We have selected the following links to web-based resources because they have been useful to us in our practice. We think you will find helpful information here too. We have categorised the links by type and subject area. Please click on the Bookmarks above to go to the relevant category on this page.
Every effort is made to keep the links updated on a regular basis. If, however, you discover a broken link or new resource you would like us to add, please e-mail us with your suggestions or comments.
Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers Inc. (ANZASW)The NZ professional association of social workers. Includes information on the association, a national directory, policies and code of ethics, and links to others associations and training providers. http://www.anzasw.org.nz/
Australian Association of Social Workers Contains extensive links to many sites and social work courses in Australia as well as information about the AASW. It also has a section on the assessment of overseas qualifications.
British Association of Social Workers The professional association of social workers in the U.K. The site includes information about the BASW, job vacancies, their Code of Ethics, a list of publications, the text of press releases, and policy responses of the BASW Parliamentary Liaison.
National Association for Social Workers (USA) The professional association of American social workers. This site includes a catalogue of publications, the NASW Code of Ethics, accreditation information and links to job resources. It is also a useful tool for keeping up to date with social issues of current concern in the United States.
Canadian Association of Social Workers. Information about social work training and practice in Canada. It also contains papers from the joint IFSW and IASSW conference held in Montreal in July 2000.
International Federation of Social Workers The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is a global organisation striving for social justice, human rights and social development through the development of social work, best practices and international cooperation between social workers and their professional organisations. Included are links to publications of the IFSW such as the Ethics of Social Work: Standards and Principles and to associations in most of the 76 member countries.
Critical Social Work - an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to social justice (full text)
Social Work Now - the professional practice journal of Child, Youth and Family, published in April, August, December. Its focus is on articles about social work practice and theory as they relate to children, young people, families and whanau.
Social Service Review - electronic edition of the journal published by the University of Chicago
National Guideline Clearinghouse - a comprehensive, searchable database of objective, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents for health professionals.
World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers - a site designed to facilitate access to professionally relevant information on the WWW by providing over 60,000 links. Sponsored by the Ehrenkranz School. of Social Work at NYU and the Mount Sinai-NYU Medical Center and Health System.
Social Work Search - a search engine dedicated to social work related topics. It also contains a discussion board and a chat room.