Resources
Bureau of Labor
Statistics
The U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statics
provides information on (1) the nature of social work; (2)
working conditions; (3) educational requirements, (4)
employment patterns, and (5) job outlook.
Council on Social Work Education
(CSWE)
CSWE
is the sole accrediting organization for social work
education in the United States. They represent more
than 600 graduate and undergraduate social work
programs in colleges and universities throughout the United
States and more than 3,000 social work educators,
students, administrators, and practitioners. The website
includes a PDF of their Directory of Accredited Social Work
Degree Programs.
ExploreHealthCareers.org
Click
on "Mental Health"
Indian Health Service: Behavioral
Health
Under "Medical
and Professional Programs", click on "Behavioral Health".
National Association of Social Workers
(NASW)
The
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the
largest membership organization of professional social
workers in the world, with 150,000 members. NASW works to
enhance the professional growth and development of its
members, to create and maintain professional standards, and
to advance sound social policies. Information about career
opportunities is available on this
website.
National Center for American Indian and
Alaska Native Mental Health
Research
This National
Center is based in the Department of Psychiatry and the
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences
Center.
The NCAIANMHR is sponsored by the National Institute of
Mental Health and is the only program of this type in the
country focusing specifically on American Indian and Alaska
Native populations.
National Institute of Mental Health
(NIMH)
NIMH is one of
27 components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
the Federal government's principal biomedical and
behavioral research agency. NIMH’s mission is to reduce the
burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through
research on mind, brain, and behavior. NIMH supports the
training of more than 1,000 scientists to carry out basic
and clinical research.
The Social Work Portal
(NASW)
Created
by the National Association of Social Workers this portal
features brief descriptions of and links to some schools of
social work and some social work
organizations.
Winds of Change
An American
Indian-published magazine focusing on careers and
educational advancement for Native people. The magazine is
published quarterly by AISES Publishing Inc. In addition,
the
Annual College Guide for American Indians & Native
Alaskans/Hawaiians is published
annually.