INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK ON THE WEB

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European courses

MA CESS Master in Comparative European Social Studies. This master course is a specialisation in European Social Studies. For more info see the website

Social Work and Social Policy in Europe. Initiated in 1997 by staff from a group of academic institutions in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Portugal and the UK.:European Modules

The Virtual Classroom for Social Work in Europe –
the VIRCLASS project is a result of cooperation within the Thematic Network EUSW – European Social Work Commonalities and Differences. http://home.hib.no/ahs/virclass/

Social Work in an international Perspective.A module of 6 ECTS of SW department of Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen Geel Belgium European module

International Course on Intercultural Compenteces (ICIC). Contact: Filip De Jonckheere

Community Development: Community - Care is an international pilot project devoted to develop a community oriented curriculum for training field practice teachers of social work educational programs.

Journal of Comparative Social Work about International Comparative studies and Single site studies that may be repeated in different geographical/cultural settings.

European Journal of Social Work
The European Journal of Social Work provides a forum for the social professions in all parts of Europe and beyond. It analyses and promotes European and international developments in social work, social policy, social service institutions, and strategies for social change by publishing refereed papers on contemporary key issues.

SOCIAL WORK & SOCIETY is an international network, who publishes the SW&S-Online-Journal
and the SW&S-Online-Magazine.
SW&S is an open access and non-profit network, which focusses on the connection between Social Work and Society from a critical perspective.

IFSW - International Journal of Social Work International Social Work (ISW) is a scholarly refereed journal designed to extend knowledge and promote communication in the fields of social development, social welfare and human services. Its major focus is on international themes in the delivery of services, the functions of social work professionals and the education of social workers. Social policy and social service provision provide the context for this focus. The ISW is owned by IFSW, IASSW and ICSW and published by Sage Publications, London.

The Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics examines the ethical and values issues that impact and are interwoven with social work practice, research and theory development.

The British Journal of Social Work
Published for the British Association of Social Workers, this is the leading academic social work journal in the UK. It covers every aspect of social work, with papers reporting research, discussing practice, and examining principles and theories.

THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK The Indian Journal of Social Work (IJSW) is a pioneering publication of the social work profession in India , by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

Families in Society is the oldest and one of the most respected journals in North America on social work and related social and human services. Founded by social casework pioneer Mary Richmond in 1920, the journal has had four titles: The Family (1920-1946), The Journal of Social Casework (1947-1949), Social Casework (1950-1989), and Families in Society (1990 to present).

BASW Links
British Association of Social Workers' Social Work resources on the web
Carrières sociale
ESWIN
European Social Welfare Information Network
EU-STREET-EX
Die Europäische Streetwork-Explorationsstudie - links to streetwork sites
ICSW
International Council of Social Welfare
Links for Social Studies
Links on the website of The University of Dublin, Trinity College, Department of Social studies
Nordisk Forskernetværk
Network of Nordic Researchers in Social Work - Nordic Committee of Schools of Social Work
Social Work on the Web
Useful sites with lots of social work links on the website of the Department of Social Work, University of Central Lancashire, Preston
SWAP
SWAP is the Social Policy and Social Work subject centre with the Higher Education Academy - one of 24 discipline-based centres, which form the UK-wide academy with the main aim of promoting high quality learning, teaching and assessment in our subject areas. It was formerly part of the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN).

BPD
- Subject-based Internet Resources Social Work Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors
Carleton University Ottawa Canada
- Introduction to Social Welfare And Social Work
"Gateways to Social Work/Welfare on the Net"
- Article written by Ed H. Summers (the Education and Social Science Library, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), published in C&RL NEWS Net, March 1998 vol. 59 No. 3 - many good links - american web-sites
IFSW
- International Federation of Social Workers
Social Work and Social Services Web Sites
- George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis
Social Work Cafe
Social Work Search Engine
Socialwork.de
The Web based information portal which informs the english speaking visitors about social work in Germany.
Web Resources for Social Workers
- Colorado State University, Department of Social Work
World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers
- More than 12.000 links into the following sections: Government, Higher Education, Journals/Newsletters, Professional Associations, Reference, Search & General Indexes, Social Work and Telehealth

Many more links on the Schools of Social Work page!