Social Work Student Resources

Common Social Work Resources

• PA Chapter of National Association of Social Workers
• National Association of Social Workers
• Computer use in the social services network
• Welfare Information Network Clearinghouse
• Council on Social Work Education
• ISP with Influence 7.2.

Social Work References

• American Psychological Association APA electronic reference citation format

Social Welfare Policy and Research

• Influencing State Policy — a site that assists faculty and students in learning to influence effectively the formation, implementation, and evaluation of state-level policy and legislation.
• The Research Forum — encourages collaborative research and informed policy on welfare reform, child and family well-being, and community-related issues. The website features a searchable database of summaries of large and small-scale research projects.
• Handsnet.org — building the Human Services Community online
• Thomas legislative Information on Congress

Diversity Issues

• law.harvard.edu — Harvard has launched a major ongoing assessment of the prospects for justice and equal opportunity under law for racial and ethnic minorities in the United State at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
• The Jim Crow Museum — displays many artifacts that represent racism in America

Prevention Science

• The Fast Track Project — Penn State's Prevention Science Research Center