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	Social work - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Social workers may also work in a variety of other settings and this is often the case in the United States, where they tend to be employed in the administration of charity, social service, welfare, and poverty agencies, advocacy, or religious outreach programs.
		Social work activity for children and young people is under the remit of the Department for Education and Skills while the same for adults remains the responsibility for the British Department of Health.
		Social workers are often criticized because they are identified with the bureaucracy of their organizations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Social_work (1095 words)

	Social workers
		Social workers with an MSW may be eligible for the Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW), the Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW), or the Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (DCSW) credential based on their professional experience.
		Social workers should be emotionally mature, objective, and sensitive to people and their problems.
		Employment of social workers is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2012.
	stats.bls.gov /oco/ocos060.htm (2330 words)

	Social Worker
		Social Workers assist individuals and families with problems such as illness, poverty, drug addiction, child and spousal abuse, homelessness, and mental health.
		Social workers form a vital link for patients between hospitalization/rehabilitation and their return to a normal and productive member of the community.
		Social workers often work independently, but they may work as part of a health care team in hospitals, schools, social service agencies, nursing homes, prisons, community mental health centers, substance abuse centers, and courts of law.
	www.mshealthcareers.com /careers/socialworker.htm (541 words)

	Social Worker Characteristics and Ethics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Social workers should never discuss their clients except in the context of working with another organization or agency to help their client overcome his or her problems.
		In all but the most extreme and dangerous cases of child abuse or neglect, the social worker's effort is to reunite the family and to keep the child in his or her home.
		Effective social workers are able to communicate to their clients that they accept them, want to be involved with them in a professional relationship, and want to maintain positive relationships with them.
	www.abacon.com /socwk/quiz/ethics.html (350 words)

	Social Worker
		Social workers in schools give students and teachers advice about learning problems, behavior problems, and social problems, like bullying or shyness.
		They also take social studies classes, including psychology (how and why people act and feel the way they do), sociology (how people act when they are in a group and problems groups have), economics (how people get and use resources and how economies work), and ethics (how people decide what is right and wrong).
		Between 2002 and 2012, jobs for social workers are expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations.
	www.bls.gov /k12/help05.htm (783 words)

	Social Worker
		Social workers spend their days helping people with complicated psychological, health, social, or financial problems.
		Social workers have to be prepared for disappointments from their clients as well.
		Social workers have a strong instinct to help people, and this often translates into positions such as therapists, guidance counselors, and not-for-profit counseling services.
	www.princetonreview.com /cte/profiles/dayInLife.asp?careerID=143 (527 words)

	Director - Continuing Temporary Approval (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Continuing temporary approval as a school social worker expires at the end of the school year for which it is issued.
		Therefore, no recommendation from a college/university is required for continuing temporary approval as a school social worker, regardless of whether the candidate was trained in the state of Michigan or out-of-state.
		A school social worker who received continuing temporary approval from the department and who has not been employed as a school social worker in an approved program in Michigan for 5 or more consecutive years must apply to the Michigan Department of Education for reapproval as a condition of reemployment.
	www.michigan.gov /documents/ssw_CTA_P&C1_23114_7.html (352 words)

	ASWB
		Once social workers become part of the Registry, these documents are held in perpetuity and confirmation information can be forwarded to jurisdictions to which they have applied for licensure.
		Interested social workers can call the Registry at 866-825-9580 or email registry staff, who will provide them with information on the service, and assist them in getting the process started.
		Social work regulatory boards in many states, provinces and territories require continuing education courses in social work ethics for license renewal.
	www.aswb.org (520 words)

	socialworkers.greatcity.us - workers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Social Workers Directory is your best resource for finding everything related to workers.
		THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER began in 1994 as a magazine and is now much more....
		If you are looking for social workers we are a professional social worker l...
	socialworkers.greatcity.us (496 words)

	Barefoot Social Worker - the voice of radical social work in Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Social work is going through a crisis caused by confusion about the values and role of social workers.
		Social workers have always had to deal with the impact of structural disadvantage on individuals and families i.e.
		Radical Social Work Study Group - USA based group which exists to radicalise the profession from within and to develop alliances with those who may not identify with the profession of social work at all.
	www.radical.org.uk /barefoot (496 words)

	NASW Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The NASW Register of Clinical Social Workers, is compiled and published by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) as a resource for members of the public to identify social workers who are qualified by education, experience, and credentials to be providers of mental health services.
		The NASW Diplomate in Clinical Social Work is the advanced clinical specialization credential whose requirements include a minimum of five years of clinical social work experience, along with other specified criteria.
		To be listed in the NASW Register, social workers must agree to adhere to the NASW Code of Ethics, NASW Standards for the Practice of Clinical Social Work, and NASW Standards for Continuing Professional Education (90 hours every three years).
	search.socialworkers.org /default.asp?df=CSW&fn= (440 words)

	SocietyGuardian.co.uk \| Society \| Child abuse report highlights social worker failures
		Social workers and health staff failed to protect the youngsters involved in the Western Isles case, the inquiry report said.
		Social work inspectors launched an investigation after the 2003 case against nine people was dropped.
		Social work practitioners should have acted sooner to protect the children, the report said.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Society/children/story/0,1074,1587413,00.html?gusrc=rss (681 words)

	ABC News: Social Worker: Boy Denied Abuse by Jackson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SANTA MARIA, Calif. May 17, 2005 — A social worker testified Tuesday at Michael Jackson's child molestation trial that she met privately with the accuser and his family during the time they claim they were Jackson's captives, and they praised the singer and denied any sexual abuse.
		Irene Lavern Peters, a 30-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, said she met with the mother and her three children on Feb. 20, 2003, after the airing of a documentary that drew attention to Jackson's relationship with the boy who is now his accuser.
		Peters said, however, that she wanted to see where they were living, so she was invited to the home of the mother's boyfriend, who is now her husband.
	abcnews.go.com /Entertainment/wireStory?id=766332 (405 words)

	Social Worker Resources -- Traiining -
		Narrative Space - Describes the work of Greg Nooney, licensed independent social worker, the narrative therapy model which emphasises that the person is not the problem; the problem is the problem.
		Social Work Solutions - Part of the Recruitment Solutions Group, UK offers jobs for Social Workers in UK for adults with learning disabilities, adults with physical disabilities, asylum seekers.
		The Society for Social Work and Research - Professional membership society for social workers who are interested in research.
	www.edinformatics.com /careers/social_worker.htm (607 words)

	School Social Worker - Career Choices in Special Education - National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
		School social workers provide individual and group counseling, consultation to teachers, and other services which help students cope with their disabilities.
		The National Association of Social Workers has created a School Social Work Specialist (SSWS) credential that requires a master's and at least two years of post-masters supervised school social work experience as well as a passing score on the social work component of the National Teaching Examination.
		The role of the school social worker is always expanding, but the job is vulnerable to funding priorities in school districts.
	special-ed-careers.org /career_choices/profiles/professions/social.html (319 words)

	Social Work and Chaplaincy : St. Louis Children's Hospital
		Louis Children’s Hospital social workers and chaplains combine professional expertise and personal caring to help children and families with the social, financial, psychological, spiritual and family problems associated with illness, hospitalization, and outpatient treatment.
		Your social worker is available to talk one-on-one or with your family about these kinds of feelings.
		A social worker can also help find financial resources in your community for things like food, shelter and often agencies that can help with costs related to your child’s medical condition and/or hospitalization.
	www.stlouischildrens.org /articles/kids_parents.asp?ID=2710 (748 words)

	Social Workers
		Community Social Workers are involved in community organizations and coordinate the efforts of political, civic, religious, business, and union organizations to rectify social problems.
		Social Workers are employed by the state as consultants and as Licensing Program Analysts.
		Estimated number of workers in 1993 19,210 Estimated number of workers in 2005 26,820 Projected Growth Percentage 40% Estimated openings due to separations by 2005 5,640 These figures represent the occupational group Social Workers, excluding Medical and Psychiatric.
	www.calmis.cahwnet.gov /file/occguide/SOCWORK.HTM (1162 words)

	NASW Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Along with other specified criteria, the Qualified Clinical Social Worker credential recognizes social workers with a minimum of two years of post-master’s supervised experience in clinical social work.
		Although the association reserves the right to verify all statements made in social worker applications, the listings in the Register represent the statements of the social worker registrants.
		In no event shall NASW be liable for damages to any user of the Register for the voluntary selection of any particular social worker, for the services provided by any social worker listed in the NASW Register, or for any other damages or harm that might occur.
	search.socialworkers.org /?df=CSW&fn= (440 words)

	UNCW Student Affairs: Career Services
		Social Workers help individuals and families cope with mental illness and problems such as inadequate housing, unemployment, lack of job skills, financial mismanagement, serious illness, disability, substance abuse, unwanted pregnancy, or antisocial behavior.
		Approximately 600,000 Social Workers work in the U.S. Nearly 40 percent of those jobs are in State, county, or municipal government agencies, primarily in departments of human resources, social services, child welfare, mental health, health, housing, education, and corrections.
		Employment of Social Workers is expected to increase faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2005.
	www.uncwil.edu /stuaff/career/Majors/socialwork.htm (480 words)

	SOCIAL WORKER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Social workers strive to help people function to the best of their capabilities.
		Modern social workers can be found helping individuals cope with a wide variety of problems, including unemployment, lack of job skills, financial management, physical and mental illnesses, criminal behavior, substance abuse, family and marital problems, developmental and educational problems, and aging.
		Clinical social work positions are expected to expand as health insurance and public-sector contracts continue to increase funding for master's level clinicians.
	www.lemoyne.edu /OTRP/otrpresources/helping/helping-socialworker.html (900 words)

	4152 Social Workers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Social workers help individuals, couples, families, groups, communities and organizations develop the skills and resources they need to enhance social functioning and provide counselling, therapy and referral to other supportive social services.
		Social workers may specialize in fields of practice such as child welfare, family services, corrections, gerontology or addictions.
		Registration with a provincial governing body is mandatory to practise as a social worker in Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Alberta.
	www23.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca /2001/e/groups/4152.shtml (391 words)

	Social Worker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Social workers are specially trained in locating community resources to solve problems such as child abuse, homelessness, drug abuse, and poverty.
		Social workers ensure that people have the resources to solve financial, health care, family, and other problems.
		The Master of Social Work is usually pursued after gaining some work experience and is often necessary to work in hospitals.
	www.sowega-ahec.org /career_guide/SocialWorker.htm (177 words)

	Clinical Social Worker
		A clinical social worker is a mental health professional with training in the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of emotional disorders and mental illness.
		Clinical social workers are skilled in helping with problems of living and facilitating personal growth and development.
		Clinical social workers specialize in, but are not limited to, addressing such individual, interpersonal and social problems as:
	www.ncscsw.org /id36.htm (119 words)

	THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER Online--The Magazine for Social Work Students and Recent Graduates--Articles, Jobs, & More
		Then visit the career center to read articles about social work job search, education to become a social worker, and more.
		We at THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER would like to express our sincere concern and sadness for those affected by the devastation brought on by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
		Social workers and others are needed to volunteer their time, skills, monetary, and concrete resources to help those in need at this time.
	www.socialworker.com /home/menu/Social_Work_Jobs_&_Career_Development (1631 words)

	SSWLHC - Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care
		This is a wonderful opportunity to meet and to market to 300 health care social work leaders eager to find out what advancements have been made in the past year.
		The Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care is an association, 1300 members strong, dedicated to promoting the universal availability, accessibility, coordination, and effectiveness of health care that addresses the psychosocial components of health and illness.
		The Society for Social Work in Health Care is the national community of social workers committed to fostering the mission and value of the social work profession in healthcare.
	www.sswlhc.org (855 words)

	National Association of Social Workers
		Social workers are the largest providers of mental health services in the country.
		In order to rebuild the social services needed for these devastated areas, we first have to help the social workers get back on their feet.
		The National Association of Social Workers has endorsed the Campaign to End AIDS (C2EA), a nationwide coalition of individuals, groups, and organizations working to ensure an effective government response to end the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
	www.socialworkers.org (474 words)

	OLR - Social Work
		An applicant who receives a conditional social work license on or after January 1, 2004 must complete 6 hours of social work ethics and 6 hours of psychosocial assessment within the first two years of licensure.
		This license is for Master Social Workers who are engaged in clinical practice who have not yet completed the consultation hours required for LCSW (independant licensure).
		The State Board of Social Worker Licensure was established to provide for the regulation of persons offering social work services to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, to protect the public from incompetent and unauthorized persons and to ensure high standards of practice by social workers.
	www.state.me.us /pfr/olr/categories/cat40.htm (2950 words)

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