Top 30 Blogs for Social Workers 2012

 

In this month's blog I would like to issue a special thank you to Best Social Work Programs (bestsocialworkprograms.com) for their acknowledgement of social workers that take time each day, week, and month to share their professional training and thoughts through  Blogging. 

Cyber Social Worker was acknowledged in the News, Resources, and Editorial Blogs section. Please take time and visit http://www.bestsocialworkprograms.com/top-30-blogs-for-social-workers-2012/ to learn more about the work of other social workers that Blog on a variety of interesting and unique topics. The Bloggers range in experience from seasoned professionals to students enrolled in social work degree programs. I have personally enjoyed reading many of these Blogs for several years, while others I have only recently learned about.

For your convenience, I have cut and pasted directly from the Best Social Work Programs' website others in the category in which Cyber Social Worker appears. The live links will allow you to go directly to the Blogs of those honored. Happy reading, and do leave a comment on our Blogs, we would love to interact with you and expand our network of social workers across the world.

News, Resources, and Editorial Blogs

1.National Association of Social Workers Blog is the blog of one of the primary advocacy organizations for those in the social work profession. The blog posts are written by highly regarded practitioners and academics in the social work field.
Highlight: The School Social Work Toolkit

2. The New Social Worker is the companion blog of the magazine that shares its name. The blog focuses on updating the readers of the magazine with news, information, and articles in between the issues.
Highlight: How to Bring Conversations to a Screeching Halt

3. The Social Work Blog is a collaborative effort featuring articles from some of the top practitioners and thinkers in British social work. Though British, this blog contains content that can be applied internationally.
Highlight: Should Civil Servants be Required to Spend Five Days With a Social Worker?

4. Everyone Needs Therapy is a multidisciplinary blog that focuses on posting in depth articles that have to do with some of the most prevalent mental health issues of the day. The blog is editorial in style and not meant as a replacement for therapy, but to help people understand that they are not alone.
Highlight: Marissa Mayer and Employee Morale

5. Social Work World features editorial style posts that consider the implications of current events from a social worker’s perspective. The blog is designed to be appealing to social workers at all levels, from students to retirees.
Highlight: Mental Health and Gun Control: Anything New?

6. Christina’s Considerations features articles focused on the major issues facing hospital social workers, including issues of workplace effectiveness, enhancing the patient experience, and keeping up with the innovations in health information technology.
Highlight: Changes to HIPAA Impacting Healthcare Covered Entities and Business Associates

7. Theravive is the editorial style blog about life and living, written by multiple M.A, M.S.W, and Phd contributors, who are primarily marriage therapists but deal with a broad range of issues such as parenting, anxiety, depression, conflict, boundaries and more, most of which will be very helpful to social workers on several levels.
Highlight: Saying “I’m Sorry” Can Be a Powerful Parenting Tool

8. Social Work Tech Blog features the writings of social worker Ignacio Pacheco and is a great resource for anyone interested in integrating technology into their jobs as social workers and other related fields. Most of the resources he shares are free or low cost.
Highlight: DSM-5: Five Things to Hope For

9. Cyber Social Worker deals with the challenges of new technology and personal use of social media facing social workers. The blog also covers innovations, and strategies for keeping your private life private on the internet.
Highlight: Is Online Privacy an Oxymoron?