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Social Work: Professional & Career Resources

A General Guide for Social Work Research.

Career Resources

Social Services - Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
Provides information on a career in social work.
Social Workers - Occupational Outlook Handbook
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, provides information on social workers including the job outlook, what they do, work environment, etc.
The Social Work Career Center
Search for job listings and find professional development and career resources. Maintained by the NASW.

Recommended ebooks

The Changing Face of Health Care Social Work by Sophia F. Dziegielewski
ISBN: 9780826119438
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Social Work Values and Ethics by Frederic G. Reamer
ISBN: 9780231535342
Publication Date: 2013-05-28

Oxford Bibliographies Online - Social Work This link opens in a new window
Oxford Bibliographies Social Work Online provides students and researchers an up-to-date place to start their research. Unlike traditional bibliographies and the online abstracting & indexing services, OBO: Social Work provides a much-needed filter to the avalanche of scholarly information now available.

TED Talk on Social Work

Reference: Lefebre, B (2011). Social Worker. TEDxMileHigh. Retreived from: https://youtu.be/Uw5qLiQERBg

Professional Associations for Social Workers

American Psychological Association
Psychological topics from A-Z, and offers an area especially for students.
Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA)
NASW - South Carolina Chapter
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

APA Style - Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association Staff
ISBN: 1433805618
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
In addition to providing guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style, this manual offers an authoritative reference and citation system. It also covers the treatment of numbers, statistical and mathematical data, tables and figures.

Professional Standards for Social Work

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