Social Work Subject Guide

Special Interest Web Sites

 

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Child Welfare Information Gateway

http://www.childwelfare.gov/
Sponsored by the Children's Bureau Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Provides access to information and resources to help protect children and for the benefits of families. Covered topics include  child welfare, child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption.

Information for Practice

http://blogs.nyu.edu/socialwork/ip/
Provides a place where social care/social welfare/social work students or professionals can obtain a quick sense of what is happening in the news and other literature in these related fields.  Information about funding opportunities, professional guidelines, calls for papers, etc., is also included.  Sponsored by the New York University School of Social Work and the Division of Social Work and Behavioural Science, Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Social Work Examination Services (SWES)

http://www.swes.net/
The Social Work Examination Services publish licensing review and study guides for social workers. Includes contact information, ordering information for SWES publications, sample questions, schedules of review lectures, state social work license boards, and general information on licensing. Links to other sites for social workers are also included.

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Last updated: January 2009