Selected Websites in Social Work

This list is not intended to be a comprehensive catalog of Internet-based resources in Social Work. It represents only those items we find useful in our everyday work in the Library, and other selected items of interest. If you would like to recommend a resource for inclusion please contact: Allison Sutton, Social Work Subject Specialist, Education and Social Science Library, 100 Main Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (217) 333-2305.

Social Work Libraries

• Selected Social Work Resources from the University of Michigan Library
• The Social Work Library at Columbia University

Organizations

• Alzheimers Association
• American Public Human Services Association (formerly American Public Welfare Association)
• Center for Disease Control
• Children's Defense Fund
• Clinical Social Work Federation
• Council on Social Work Education
• Family Caregiver Alliance
• Family Service of Champaign County
• International Federation of Social Workers
• National Adoption Center
• National Association for Social Workers (NASW)
• National Head Start Association
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care
• Urban Institute
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Organizational Websites with Searchable Features

• Center for Disease Control's Top Research Resources & A-Z Subject List
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
• NASW Register of Clinical Social Workers
• NIAAA Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database
• National Child Care Information Center
• PREVLINE (Prevention Online)

Statistical Sources

• America's Children Reports - Statistics in an annual series prepared by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.
• Kids Count - a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States
• State Child Care Profiles - This site created by the National Child Care Information Center provides statistics on child care by state. Information covered includes demographics and Staff/Child Ratio Requirements.

Journals with Online Access

• We now offer a separate list of electronic journals in social work.  

Educational and Career Resources

• Association of State Social Work Boards (Formerly the American Association of State Social Work Boards (AASSWB))
• Council on Social Work Education (Includes a list of accredited programs in Social Work under "Member Program Directory")
• New Social Worker Online
• Social Work Examination Services Inc.
• Social Work and Social Services Jobs Online
• Social Work History Station
• School of Social Work - University of Illlinois at Urbana-Champaign 
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Special Topics

• Assessing the New Federalism (Urban Institute project)
• Chapin Hall Center for Children (University of Chicago)
• Childwelfare.com
• ElderWeb
• Family Diversity Project (Urban Institute project)
• Influencing State Policy
• Institute of Government and Public Affairs (Social policy publications organized by subject)
• National Survey of America's Families
• Professor Schoppelrey's Supplemental Site: Student Web Resources Related to Social Policy
• University of Michigan's ongoing study on American youth

Social Policy, Public Policy Organizations

• Association of College and Research Libraries Social Policy, Public Policy Organizations Webliography