Are you looking for some helpful job search optimization tools? Since my prior post on resources for social workers, I have found some more career development tools/sites to help you advance your career.
Below are some tools to help you manage the job search process, know what salary you should be earning and other links to associations and organizations that you may find useful.
Job Search Optimization Tools
Jibber Jobber – free tool that helps you keep track of the companies you apply to
JobScan – analyzes how well your resume matches a job description
O*NET online – online job description search tool
Salary Calculators – use these to know what to expect
National Wage Data
PayScale
Salary
Salary Expert
Employment/Salary Information
Bureau of Labor Statistics – includes information on employment and industry trends
Career One Stop – general job search site that includes salary information
Glassdoor – includes salary, reviews about employer and more
How Much Do Social Workers Earn – post based upon NASW survey results
Vault – includes industry information
Associations/Educational Resources
American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work (AAPCSW) – promotes and disseminates the understanding of psychoanalytic theory and knowledge within the social work profession.
Association of Oncology Social Work – an international organization with 20 years of service and over 1000 members who are committed to advancing excellence in psychosocial care of persons with cancer, their families and their caregivers.
Boston University School of Social Work – is rather unique in that it has a program that allows individuals to earn their MSW degree online.
Classroom to Capitol– a social justice tool for community organizing, policy analysis and advocacy, and organizational development. This is a resource for social workers, instructors and students.
Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA) – a national individual membership organization dedicated to providing services and professional support for clinical social workers.
Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education (GADE) – an organization whose membership is comprised of directors of established social work/social welfare doctoral programs located in accredited universities. It provides a forum for sharing ideas and strategies, and strengthens doctoral education.
International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) – a global organization 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 organizations.
National Organization of Forensic Social Work – provides training programs, conferences, newsletter, networking opportunities and more in the field of forensic social work.
The National Network for Social Work Managers – is comprised of social workers, working at all levels of management, across a broad and diverse range of human services organizations.
The Social Work Policy Institute – examines issues that relate to the work of social workers, including how to serve people who have multiple or complex needs and how public agencies and other structures deliver health and human services.
Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care – an association with 1300 members dedicated to promoting the universal availability, accessibility, coordination and effectiveness of health care that addresses the psychosocial components of health and illness.
Society for Spirituality and Social Work – a network dedicated to spiritually sensitive practice and education that honors the diverse spiritual paths, resources, and traditions which offer meaning and support to people.
Federal Government Agencies
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – provides essential services for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
Office of the Surgeon General – the Surgeon General serves as America’s doctor by providing Americans with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention – works to improve the quality of substance abuse prevention practices nationwide.
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) – promotes the quality and availability of community-based substance abuse treatment services for individuals and families.
Funding Information/Sources
The Foundation Center
The Grantsmanship Center
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts – official publication for NIH medical and behavioral research grant policies, guidelines and funding opportunities.
Journals/Magazines/Newsletters
Current Psychiatry Online
The New Social Worker
The Psychotherapy Networker
Social Justice Solutions
Social Work Helper
Social Work Today
Weekly Mental Health Newsletter
Lastly, don’t forget to check out 34 Social Work Career Development Resources !
I hope you find these additional links are useful. Do you know of any additional helpful resources?
Last updated: July 4, 2015
Between this post and your prior one (34 Social Work Career Development Resources) you have really done a remarkable job of documenting the Social Work Landscape!
I only have a couple of recommendations that I would add:
1) Society for Social Work and Research (http://www.sswr.org), an especially important resource now that so many agencies are looking to do some of their own research on client outcomes. SSWR has an annual conference, holds workshops on research methods, and has just started to publish their own journal.
2) National Association of Black Social Workers (http://www.nabsw.org. NABSW is an important advocacy and networking organization and they have national and international conferences.
3) While I am less familiar with the parallel organizations for other diverse social work professional organizations, a quick web search identified these two resources: Latino social workers (http://www.lswo.org) and Puerto Rican Hispanic social workers (http://www.naprhsw.com).
4) Finally, there is the Social Work Research Network (http://www.bu.edu/swrnet/) that is currently maintained by Boston University School of Social Work. This network is a weekly listserv which alerts social workers about a range of social work-related conferences, information resources and funding opportunities. It’s a great source of information.
Thanks so much, Nancy, for sharing these additional resources!
These sound like particularly valuable organizations for social workers to become familiar with.
Thanks again,
Dorlee
I want to do a social worker job please help me
Hi Rabab,
Please see this post for sites that post social work openings https://www.socialwork.career/2010/07/34-social-work-career-development-resources.html
Wishing you the best of luck!