Social Work

The Association of Social Work Boards offers a variety of materials for candidates, educators and the public regarding licensing requirements, including examination study guides and an online practice test.

"The sole accrediting agency for social work education" in the United States. Links to their latest Directory of Accredited Programs.

Licenses, permits, and certificates in the field of Social Work, from the Washington State Department of Health.

Links to a good variety of proprietary and open-access resources relating to health, including mental health. The proprietary databases are restricted to licensed health professionals in this state, including social workers. Registration is required before first use.

Highlights the latest news and research from professional journals, e-journals, systematic reviews and grey literature; includes images, videos, and guidelines for practice.

"Links to hundreds of web sites containing child development research and practical advice" from Tufts University.

A searchable directory of mental health services in the United States.

Sophisticated software from the U.S. Census Bureau enables production of customized statistical reports and maps based on data from population, housing, and economic census products, plus the American Community Survey.

State level comparative data on child well-being presented in an interactive report-generating format.

The statistics portal for the Washington State Department of Social & Health Services.

Includes data on adoption, foster care, child abuse and child welfare in the U.S.

The Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics

Web portal for U.S. disability statistics, from the U.S. Department of Labor.

A combined data and publications portal from three Social Security Administration offices.

Sources useful for finding statistics and data on social work and social welfare topics: Statistics and Data: Aged and Aging, Statistics and Data: Children, Youth, and Families, Statistics and Data: Comprehensive, Statistics and Data: Criminal Justice and Violence, Statistics and Data: Education, Statistics and Data: Health and Mental Health, Statistics and Data: Homelessness and Housing, Statistics and Data: Immigration, Statistics and Data: Nonprofits, Statistics and Data: Poverty, Statistics and Data: Public Assistance.

Sources of data sets on issues related to social welfare. It includes: Data Sets: Comprehensive, Data Sets: Topical or Subject