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Social Work - Selected Internet Resources
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Websites
- Aging/Gerontology
- AIDS
- Children/Families
- Community Organizing
- Crime
- Death & Dying
- Diversity
- Men & Masculinity
- Mental Health
- Meta-Indexes
- National Organizations
- Policy
- Research Methods/Statistics
- Sexuality
- State Agencies & Organizations
- Violence
- Welfare
- Women's Issues
Association
of Social Work Boards (ASWB) - association of state bodies that regulate
social work. ASWB
develops and maintains the social work licensing examination used across the
country, and is a central resource for
information on the legal regulation of social work.
Council on Social Work Education (CWSE)
Founded in 1952, this partnership of educational and professional institutions,
social welfare agencies, and private citizens is recognized by the Council
for Higher Education Accreditation as the sole accrediting agency for social
work education in this country.
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
- largest organization of professional social workers in the world. Please see
the NASW Code of Ethics.
Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) -
Journal: Research on Social Work Practice
North
Carolina Chapter of NASW - state chapter for the National Association of
Social Workers. Good place for social-work related job postings in North
Carolina.
North Carolina Certification and Licensure
Board for Social Work - official regulatory agency for licensing social
workers in North Carolina. A good site for state licensure information.
NC Child Advocacy Institute choose [County
Data] for statistical data for key indicators of children's health, education,
safety & security by county across North Carolina.
North Carolina Department of Social
Services - largest agency in NC state government, responsible for ensuring
the health, safety and well being of all North Carolinians, providing the human
service needs for fragile populations like the mentally ill, deaf, blind and
developmentally disabled, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic
independence.
National Institute on Aging (NIA) - In
1974, Congress granted authority to form the NIA to provide leadership in aging
research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs
relevant to aging and older people. Subsequent amendments to this legislation
designated the NIA as the primary federal agency on Alzheimer’s disease
research.
Gerontological Society of America (GSA) - founded in 1945, it is the oldest
and largest national multidisciplinary scientific organization devoted to the
advancement of gerontological research. Its membership includes some 5,000
researchers, educators, practitioners, and other professionals in the field of
aging. The Society's principal missions are to promote research and education in
aging and to encourage the dissemination of research results to other
scientists, decision makers, and practitioners. Refereed publications include
the Journals of Gerontology (four journals of original research in the
biological, medical, behavioral, and social sciences) and The Gerontologist (a
multidisciplinary applied research journal).
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
- the only national membership organization devoted primarily to gerontological
and geriatrics education. An educational unit of GSA.
National Academy on an Aging Society
- a non-partisan policy institute that fosters critical thinking about the
implications of an aging society. The Academy studies the impact of demographic
changes on public and private institutions and families of all ages. It is the
policy institute of GSA.
American Association of Retired Persons
(AARP) -
Social Gerontology & the
Aging Revolution -
U.S.Census
Bureau: Age Data -
Aegis
- one of the largest sources of HIV/AIDS information on the web.
CDCNPIN - The CDC National Prevention
Information Network (NPIN) provides information about HIV/AIDS, sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB) to people and organizations
working in prevention, health care, research, and support services. All of
NPIN's services are designed to facilitate the sharing of information about
education, prevention, published materials, and research findings and news about
HIV/AIDS-, STD-, and TB-related trends.
HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service -
provides information about federally
approved treatment guidelines for HIV and AIDS. It is a U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services project managed by the National
Library of Medicine.
HIV Insite - a peer-reviewed web
site that contains information on AIDS and HIV research and treatment topics,
edited by scientists, physicians and other AIDS workers. (Taken from BIOSites).
It was created by the same
organization that brought you the AIDS Knowledge Base, a searchable textbook
about HIV.
MEDLINEplus - extensive information from
the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 500 diseases
and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical
encyclopedia and dictionaries, health information in Spanish, extensive
information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from
the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. Also includes an excellent
section on AIDS.
Administration
for Children and Families (ACF) - federal agency funding state, local, and
tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care,
Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.
Child Welfare League of America
Child Welfare
Children Now
National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
National
Partnership for Women & Families A non-profit organization that focuses
on issues relating to work and family, health care, and workplace fairness.
National Survey of
America's Families from the Urban Institute
Criminal
Justice Links. An excellent website for criminal justice related
information. Created and maintained by Dr. Cecil Greek at the School
of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Florida State University.
National Archive of Criminal Justice
Data (NACJD) - is a special topic archive of the Inter-university Consortium
for
Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
at the University of Michigan. NACJD
acquires, archives, processes, and provides access to electronic criminal
justice data collections for research and instruction. The NACJD web site
provides downloadable access to hundreds of criminal justice data collections
free of charge.
Uniform Crime Reports: County
Data - "consists of four county-level data files. The first three
provide arrests for Part offenses (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary,
larceny, auto theft, and arson) and for Part II offenses (forgery, fraud,
embezzlement, vandalism, wea pons violations, sex offenses, drug and alcohol
abuse violations, gambling, vagrancy, curfew violations, and runaways). The
fourth file provides reported offenses (as opposed to arrests) for Part I crimes
only. Two county population variables are included : one for total county
population and the other for counties reporting six months or more of data.
Other crime data is available in spreadsheet format from the Bureau
of Justice Statistics."
Bisexual
& Lesbian Resources - available from Ibiblio.org
Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity (SPSMM) - founded in 1990 and became a permanent division of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1997. SPSMM consists of men and women dedicated to promoting the critical study of how gender shapes and constricts men's lives and committed to the enhancement of men's capacity to experience their full human potential. Journal: Psychology of Men & Masculinity.
An
Introduction to Social Policy - offers a brief outline of key topics and
issues in Social Policy. The material is of the kind which would be tackled in a
university course in the subject.
The Brookings Institute - The Brookings
Institution is an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research,
analysis, education, and publication focused on public policy issues in the
areas of economics, foreign policy, and governance.
The Heritage Foundation - formulates and
promotes conservative public policies based on the principles of free
enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values,
and a strong national defense.
Hoover
Institution on War, Revolution and Peace - By collecting knowledge,
generating ideas, and disseminating both, the Institution seeks to secure and
safeguard peace, improve the human condition, and limit government intrusion
into the lives of individuals.
Institute for Research on
Policy - a national, university-based center for research into the causes
and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States. It
is nonprofit and nonpartisan.
Manhattan Institute for Policy
Research
Moving Ideas - The Electronic Policy
Network. News and Resources from more than 130
Research and Advocacy Organizations
Thomas - Full text access
to current bills in U.S. Congress.
The
Urban Institute nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization
The US Census Bureau
The World Bank Group
Center
for Social Research Methods (Bill Trochim) -
Statistical
Resources on the Web - a comprehensive topical directory of links to
statistical information available on the Web. Maintained by the University
of Michigan Documents Center.
SIECUS
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States.
Society for Human Sexuality - a social
and educational organization whose purpose is to promote understanding and
appreciation for the many forms of adult intimate relationships and consensual
sexual expression..
A
Resource Center for the Falsely Accused
Abuse Excuse
Child Abuse Prevention
Ending
Violence Against Women - report from John Hopkins Institute
False Rape, Abuse and Molest
Reports
Fathers Rights Helpline
Caliber - National Resources
Mothers Against Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Allegations
Childabuse.com
Institute
for Research on Poverty - a national, university-based center for research
into the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United
States. Website includes both technical and non-technical reports, discussion
papers, article reprints, book abstracts, along with links to other
poverty-related websites. Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Joint Center for Poverty Research (JCPR) -
concentrates on the causes and consequences of poverty in America and the
effectiveness of policies aimed at reducing poverty; goal is to advance what is
known about the economic, social and behavioral factors that cause poverty, and
to establish the actual effects of interventions designed to alleviate poverty.
Sponsored by Northwestern University and the University of Chicago.
Female
Genital Mutilation Education & Networking Project -
National Organization of Circumcision
Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC) - the first national clearinghouse in
the United States for information about circumcision.
National Organization for Women (NOW) - The National
Organization for Women is the largest organization of feminist activists in
the United States. Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been "to take
action" to bring about equality for all women.
Women in Higher Education -
Women of Color Web -
provides access to writings by and about women of color in the U.S. with a focus
on issues related to feminisms, sexualities, and reproductive health and rights.
The site also provides links to organizations, discussion lists, and academic
tools concerned specifically with women of color.
Global Reproductive Health Forum
- provides interactive electronic forums, global discussions, distributes
reproductive health and rights materials from a variety of perspectives through
a clearinghouse as well as maintaining an extensive, up-to-date research library.
Center for the Historical Study of
Women and Gender - from Binghamton University, SUNY.
Social
Work Access Network (SWAN) - available from the College of Social Work at
the University of South Carolina. One of the most frequently used social work
websites, it is the "site of choice for professionals, educators, and
students searching the web for resources related to social work."
Social Issues & Social Services from the Michigan Electronic Library
(MEL)
Social Work and Social Services Web from
the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington
University in St. Louis.
Social Work Resources and
Educational Sites from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Trends
in Marital Status of U.S. Women at First Birth: 1930 to 1994 - examines the
trend from 1930 to 1994 in the marital status of U.S. women at the time of their
first birth, using data from June 1980 and 1995 Current Population Surveys
(CPS). A report from the U.S. Census Bureau
The websites above are suggestions to aid in your research. They are not intended to be a specific endorsement of content, other than that the Randall Library believes it to be a useful research resource. They are not a comprehensive list of resources for this topic and should not be the reseracher's only resource. The Randall Library is not responsible for the validity or relevance of content on the websites above, nor does it purposefully mean to mislead the researcher towards a specific topic, philosophy, or concept.
Last Update: December 12, 2005