Five Great Blogs for Social Workers

Blogs for Social Workers

Social Work Helper
The New Social Worker
Social Life Blog
Social Work Career
Creative Social Worker

Those pursuing a career in social work may be interested to know that there are great blogs available relating to the field. These blogs provide valuable and up-to-date information about social work and career advancement in the field that often cannot be found anywhere else. Here are five great blogs for social workers:

Social Work Helper

This blog edited by professional social worker Deona Hooper has won multiple awards, and it offers news, information and resources related to social work. It further breaks all this down into specific categories, such as technology, health and education. They publish posts multiple times a week and have hundreds of thousands of followers on the leading social media platforms. They also currently accept article submissions from people working in the field.

The blog further offers a mobile app that provides more up-to-information on important resources, for both those working in the field and those who need help. The United States Department of Health and Human Services has listed the app as an important community resource.

The New Social Worker

This blog published by social worker Linda May Grobman is specifically geared to new social workers who have graduated school and either are looking to enter or have just entered the field. They publish new posts about a dozen times a week, and they also publish an award-winning quarterly magazine that is now in its third decade. The blog not only provides the latest news in the field, but it also provides valuable resources relating to jobs, graduate schools and important events.

Social Life Blog

Published by the acclaimed British newspaper The Guardian, this blog gives practicing social workers from around the world the ability to share their stories and the issues they care about. Because of the very nature of the blog, postings are sporadic, but the information provided in these articles is invaluable to practicing social workers, and they have extensive archives. They also actively seek article submissions from those working in the field.

Social Work Career

This blog published by Dorlee Michaeli — who went from being an MBA-educated market researcher to a trained and experienced social worker — focuses on developing a career in social work. The blog, which posts new articles a few times a month, helps readers prepare for their LMSW exams, and it provides new social workers with career guidance. It also offers in-depth interviews with industry professionals, roundups of conferences, workshops and webinars, and it reviews important books in the field.

Creative Social Worker

This blog is published by Lauren Stockly, who is a licensed social worker who runs the Soultenders Children’s Center in Los Angeles. The blog is unique in that it provides social workers with a creative platform for sharing their experiences, ideas and resources. It has kind of Pinterest feel that combines imagery and text in a pin-like interface. It also allows readers to ask questions relevant to the field. Like with the Social Life Blog, postings to the blog are sporadic, but its archives provide a wealth of terrific information.

In conclusion, the blogs listed here can greatly supplement formal education and academic journals, by providing social workers with practical and up-to-date information that can help them advance in their careers. Future social workers should strongly consider reading one or more of these wonderful blogs on a regular basis.