Social workers benefit from accessing magazines and journals that focus on news and information directly relevant to their profession. There exist a number of helpful, respected magazines and journals for social workers. These include an array of publications from magazines devoted to social worker career development to scholarly journals.
The New Social Worker
The New Social Worker launched in 1994 and is published four times a year in January, April, July and October. Up until 2007, the magazine was a print publication. As is the case with an ever-growing number of publications of all types, The New Social Worker converted to a digital-only format and is available for free. The New Social Worker advises that it focuses coverage on social worker career development. The magazine focuses on presenting information of interest to social work students, recent graduates, and social workers interested in career enrichment and advancement.
Social Work Today
Social Work Today is a publication for social workers that covers a comprehensive range of issues of interest to people in the profession. The scope of coverage includes:
- Behavior Health
- Addictions
- Family
- Children
- Healthcare
- Professional Practice
- Ethics
- Education
- Tech
- Social Justice
Social Work Today is a print publication with a digital component. It is published monthly. Throughout the year, Social Work Today offers materials that qualify for social worker continuing education credit.
Clinical Social Work Journal
Clinical Social Work Journal is a print and digital journal with a global reach. Clinical Social Work Journal publishes four times a year. The journal focuses on academic and research articles of interest to individuals in the social work profession. Clinical Social Work Journal specifically publishes peer reviewed articles relevant to contemporary clinical practice involving:
- Individuals
- Couples
- Families
- Groups
Social Work & Society
Social Work & Society is an international digital journal. According to Social Work & Society, the publication focuses on the growing inequality in the manner in which wealth, resources, and opportunities are distributed. The focus is not only on perceived global inequalities, but those that appear to exist in specific nations the world over.
Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics
The Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics is a publication devoted to examining ethical and value-related issues that are interwoven or impact the social work practice. Each issue of the Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics presents material on social work practice, theoretical developments, and impactful research.
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Because different magazines and journals take varying approaches to the materials presented, a social worker truly can benefit from taking advantage of multiple publications. In this day and age, a good many magazines and journals are available online, in some cases at no or very little cost.