Social Work: Web Resources

The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) is the association of boards that regulates social work. ASWB develops and maintains the social work licensing examination used across the United States and in several Canadian provinces and is a central resource for information on the legal regulation of social work.

The association promotes professional counselors by providing recognition and education.

Website of the national membership association of clinical social workers.

The NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards and to advance sound social policies. The website has a career center where jobs are advertised.

The New Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is a diverse membership organization that promotes, develops and strengthens the professional practice of social work and social workers. Through advocacy and public policy, NASW-NJ affects progressive social change and social justice for individuals, families and communities.

Forensic social work applies social work issues and questions to law and legal matters.

The Social Work Association of America is dedicated to promoting the profession of school social work and the professional development of school social workers in order to enhance the educational experience of students and their families.

This society is devoted to the involvement of social workers, other social work faculty and social work students in research and to promotion of human welfare through research and research applications.

The administration develops and coordinates home- and community-based services in local communities.

The Administration on Children and Families is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.

The CDC's primary role is to provide information pertaining to public health. Their focus is both local and global, and they are best known for their publication MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report).

The site contains aggregated information about children from 22 separate agencies.

The department oversees most of the federal government's social service agencies and departments. They are responsible for a number of federal programs and programs that handle funds at local levels.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is responsible for the administration of federal prisons. The site includes a jobs portal.

Medicare is the primary health insurance provider for the aged and disabled.

Medline Plus provides information to the non health professional. The site contains a variety of encyclopedias, dictionaries, videos, drug information and health news.

The primary mission of the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse is research and its dissemination.

The focus of this organization is research and education in the area of drug abuse.

The Social Security Administration is responsible for retirement, survivors, disability and Social Security Insurance benefits. They also administer the Medicare application process.

The Department oversees a variety of social services pertaining to veterans including benefits, mental and health care and career transition.

The mission of the organization is to provide inclusive affordable housing.

This website includes national practice standards and information related to issues in advanced-practice certification (the BCD) and specialty credentials (Practice with Children & their Families, Psychoanalysis). The organization publishes reference information about board-certified clinicians.

This council accredits baccalaureate and master's degree programs in social work in the United States. It includes general information on social work education and services for social work educators.

The National League of Cities is primarily a lobbying group for 49 major urban areas. The group provides educational and networking opportunities. The site presents a number of research initiatives.

This resource describes the field of social work and the profession of social workers.

This website is self described as the place for social workers on the net.

The fund administers a program that provides for financial assistance for families where a child is faced with medical expenses not covered by insurance.

The organization is responsible for the allocation of funding for among community agencies that serve the developmentally disabled.

The family care program provides health insurance to persons with limited income.

The Commission administers programs and provides services for the visually impaired.

The department oversees and supports educational outreach and monitors treatment services.

The Division of Food and Nutrition administers food distribution programs, such as the school lunch program.

The organization focuses on the fundamentals of child welfare. They also deal with adoption, child abuse prevention and behavioral health in children and children's health care.

The agency provides financial support and technical assistance to local communities.

The Department of Corrections oversees the state's prison system. The site contains a number of corrections statistics.

The primary focus of the department is improving population health by strengthening New Jersey’s health system. It is a source of statistical information.

The department oversees a number of programs, including disaster aid, state hospitals, welfare, disability, health care, mental health and addiction services. The site contains directories, hotlines and a glossary of terminology.

The department provide labor statistics, a job locations service and administration of unemployment benefits.

The organization focuses on affordable housing, addressing the housing need of the disabled and foreclosure prevention.

This division of the Department of Military and Veteran Affairs administers three nursing homes that service disabled veterans.

The organization implements and oversees special education programs to ensure compliance with federal and state regulation.

The website provides information about how an individual may safely surrender an unwanted infant.

The Talking Book and Braille Center provides information and reading resources for persons with vision and other disabilities.