Adoption: Surviving Your Social Worker

How to Become a Child and Family Social Worker

Are you looking to become a Child and Family Social Worker? View all career info, including what degree is needed to prepare you for your dream career.

Career Spotlight: What I Do as a Social Worker

We all like to think that we do what we can to make the world a better place and help people in need, but some people choose to make a career of it. Social workers labor tirelessly to help those who need it, without much glamor or glory.

What is an MSW Degree? Increasing your impact as a social worker

If you’re interested in making a difference as a social worker, you should know that not all social work degrees provide the same opportunities. Learn how an MSW can prepare you to serve some of the most vulnerable people in our communities.

A Birthmother, Social Worker And Author On What Makes A Successful Open Adoption

Birthmother, social worker and author Jennifer Pedley shares her advice about what makes a successful open adoption for adoptive parents and birth parents.

When caring hurts: Attrition among social workers, medicine’s unsung heroes

Medical social workers perform many tasks for patients, but the work is taking a high toll on them

Are Social Workers Missing from Your Complex Care Teams?

Many complex care programs do not take advantage of the special training of social workers as part of their interprofessional care teams.

the Next Career Step for a Social Worker

A care manager is someone that simply understands how to navigate the system and helps the family find long-term care solutions for their loved ones

What is an Adoption Social Worker?

An Adoption Social Worker can go by many names: adoption specialist or adoption agent. Names aside, these social workers all provide an easier path in the adoption process between the triad. The tr…

Why your local library might be hiring a social worker

Libraries in some cities are investing in staff members who can help patrons with complex issues such as housing insecurity, finding mental health and more.

What do social workers do?

Learn more about the professional field of social work, including what social workers do and the communities they serve.

What Does It Take to Be a Social Worker?

Social work is a psychology-related field that offers both challenges and rewards. Learn about what it takes to become a social worker.

Building resilient social workers is everybody’s business

Educators, employers, managers, colleagues and social workers themselves all have a role to play in creating resilient teams and workplaces

We need police who are also social workers

We need to humanize our police, not just in terms of image, but in terms of the actual work that they do.

What Every New Social Worker Needs To Know...Trauma Informed Care in Social Work

Social workers work with people with long histories of abuse and violence. Even when not serving the most vulnerable, we may be working with people who have experienced a traumatic event.

3 Things Your Social Worker Wants You to Know...

In the world of adoption, social workers can be your rock in a sea of uncertainty. What paperwork still needs to be done? How should I prepare to bring my child home? What about my home study? They’re there to counsel you through the hard times, and celebrate the milestones. They’ve seen it all and accumulated a wealth of knowledge along the way, so I decided to ask one of our social workers for a few words of advice. These are her three…

Social workers can do so much more than just pick up the pieces

Social work can break cycles of crisis, and help people change their lives and communities

6 Things I Wish I Knew About Being a Social Worker With a Mental Illness

Why social workers are being embedded in schools

A new project is embedding social workers in schools. How is it improving family life?

Why companies need to hire social workers

As more companies realize the demand for work-life balance and inclusion, social workers are positioned to help companies stay competitive.