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Social Work Reference
Journals and Newsletters, Online and Open Access
- Academic Psychiatry
- Peer-reviewed
- Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice
- Peer-reviewed
- Association for Psychological Science Journals
- Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology
- Peer-reviewed
- Bangladesh Journal of Sociology
- Peer-reviewed
- BioMed Central
- Open Access publisher, mostly peer-reviewed
- Cato Journal
- Peer-reviewed
- Current Psychiatry Online
- Peer-reviewed
- Current Research in Social Psychology, CRISP
- Families in Society
- Some free-text
- Friday’s Progress Notes
- The @ Health’s online mental health practitioners community newsletter.
- Harm Reduction Journal
- Peer-reviewed
- Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
- Peer-reviewed
- Health Research Policy and Systems
- Peer-reviewed
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Peer-reviewed
- International Journal of Mental Health Systems
- Peer-reviewed
- International Journal of Multicultural Studies, Standards
- Journal of Statistics Education
- Peer-reviewed
- New Social Worker Online
- An online journal/newsletter and community web-forum.
- Nutrition Journal
- Peer-reviewed
- Population Health Metrics
- Peer-reviewed
- Princeton-Brookings Journals
- Qualitative Report
- Social Policy
- Social Research Update
- Social Work and Society
- Peer-reviewed
- Social Work Today
- An online newsletter and magazine.
- SPIN: APA’s Science Policy Insider News
- Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
- Peer-reviewed
- Trials
- Peer-reviewed
- Urban Institute Journals
- Women’s health and Urban Life
- Peer-reviewed
Media & Blogs
- Information for Practice
- An informational blog by Dr. Gary Holden of NYU’s School of Social Work.
- Social Work Podcast and Blog
- Produced and maintained by Jonathan B Singer, LCSW.
- University of Buffalo School of Social Work Living Podcast
- Interviews with professionals and researchers about current issues, best practices.
Online Communities and Forums
- Community Care
- One of the UK’s most important social work websites and online communities.
- Facebook Network of Professional Social Workers
- Psychotherapy Networker
- Online community, journal, symposium.
- Social Work Access Network
- University of South Carolina’s online community.
- Social Work Café
- An international virtual community.
- Social Work Chat
- A virtual IM community sponsored by the NASW.
- Social Work International Platform
- An international multi-language discussion forum.
Professional Organizations
- Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups
- Association for Community Organization and Social Administration
- Association of Social Work Boards
- Council on Social Work Education
- This is the organization that accredits social work degree programs. Information about research, policy, and publications can be found here.
- International Association of Social Work Research
- International Federation of Social Workers
- The largest international professional organization.
- National Association of Social Workers
- The largest professional organization. Includes everything from publications to job listings to current social work issues in the news.
- Society for Social Work Research
- A non-profit professional organization that promotes human welfare through research.
- USC Directory of Professional Organizations
Websites, General Information
- BUBL LINK Social Work Listing
- A UK-based website/internet indexing service.
- DMOZ Social Work Directory
- Librarian’s Internet Index, Society and Social Science Directory
- Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Practice Skills
- Provided by Northwestern State University’s Social Work Department.
- Social Work History Station
- Boise State School of Social Work project.
- Social Work Search
- This website has a good deal of information. However, it is a commercial website with ads and links to pay services. Be cautious and double-check all facts for accuracy with another source.
- WWW Virtual Library Social Sciences Directory
Websites, Government
- Center for Disease Control
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute of Health
- National Library of Medicine
- PubMed
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Part of the US Dept of health and Human Services.
- SAMHSA Information Clearinghouse
- Thomas
- The Library of Congress
