Top 50 Social Work Blogs and Websites To Follow in 2018

1. Social Work Helper

Dover, DE About Blog Social Work Helper provides news, information & resources related to social work, social justice and social good. It promotes Human Rights, Social Justice, and Social Good Globally
Frequency about 3 posts per week.
Website socialworkhelper.com
Facebook fans 199,352. Twitter followers 42,451.

2. The New Social Worker

USA About Blog The New Social Worker is a free online quarterly magazine for social work students, recent graduates, educators, and practitioners. Its focus is career development for professional social workers.It publishes articles on social work careers, education, ethics, technology, books, and more.
Frequency about 12 posts per week.
Website socialworker.com
Facebook fans 166,186. Twitter followers 9,184.

3. Social Justice Solutions

New York About Blog Social Justice Solutions is a social worker conceived and operated organization born out of the Stony Brook School of Social Welfare’s commitment to active participation in creating a socially just world. Social Justice Solutions is a forum to promote the exploration of social welfare policy, social work practice and politics in general.
Frequency about 3 posts per week.
Website socialjusticesolutions.org
Facebook fans 167,371. Twitter followers 16,547.

4. The Children's Aid Society

New York City About Blog The Children’s Aid Society helps children in poverty to succeed and thrive. We do this by providing comprehensive supports to children and their families in targeted high-needs New York City neighborhoods.
Frequency about 3 posts per month.
Website childrensaidsociety.org/blog
Facebook fans 43,031. Twitter followers 11,357.

5. Creative Social Worker

Los Angeles About Blog Creative Social Worker is a blog where creative expression and social emotional wellbeing intersect to provide a space for social workers and therapists to share useful and engaging ideas and resources.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website creativesocialworker.tumblr.com
Facebook fans 5,746. Twitter followers 184.

6. Social Workers Speak

Washington, DC About Blog Social Workers Speak gives you a chance to influence how the entertainment industry and news media depicts the social work profession and issues social workers care about.
Frequency about 1 post per week.
Website socialworkersspeak.org
Facebook fans 10,255. Twitter followers 14,251.

7. Reddit - Social Work

San Francisco, CA About Blog This community is for social workers and those interested in social work! It is a place to ask for advice, share your frustrations, receive support, and anything else you want related to social work.
Frequency about 42 posts per week.
Website reddit.com/r/socialwork
Facebook fans 1,143,070. Twitter followers 504,087.

8. Social Work News

Canada. About Blog Social Work News checks dozens of news feeds every two minutes. We automatically categorize, locate and link social work related news stories to ensure you are able to get to the information you need
Frequency about 84 posts per week.
Website socialworknews.net
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

9. The Guardian - Social life blog

London About Blog Social life blog provides a space for people working in, or with, social care to write about a personal issue relating to their work. Maybe they entered the profession in a unique way, or perhaps they have some advice to share.
Frequency about 3 posts per month.
Website theguardian.com/social-care-..
Facebook fans 8,095. Twitter followers 6,741,202.

10. The School of Social Work

Ann Arbor, Michigan About Blog The School of Social Work represents a remarkable collective of researchers, teachers, and practitioners. They draw on the most recent research, new learning innovations, and a strong interdisciplinary focus to provide a unique interdisciplinary educational experience for our students.
Frequency about 4 posts per week.
Website ssw.umich.edu
Facebook fans 5,112. Twitter followers 4,554.

11. Master of Social Work at USC

About Blog The MSW@USC blog is designed to be a forum in which people connected to the program can share their daily experiences, news, events, questions, comments or even general thoughts and opinions on the state of social work today.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website msw.usc.edu/mswusc-blog
Facebook fans 46,630. Twitter followers 3,206.

12. Social Care Workforce

About Blog Social Care Workforce is the blog of the Social Care Workforce Research Unit at King’s College London. Our writing here focuses on workforce issues in the UK social care sector
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website blogs.kcl.ac.uk/socialcarewo..
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

13. Social care Blog from the Department of Health and Social Care

England About Blog Social care blog from the Department of Health shares news, views and information updates for anyone working in - or receiving support from - the care and support sector.
Frequency about 3 posts per month.
Since Aug 2013
Also in UK Social Work Blogs
Website socialcare.blog.gov.uk
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 224,602.

14. Lyn Romeo

London, England About Blog Lyn Romeo's blog contains insights, updates, and personal reflections from Lyn Romeo, Chief Social Worker for Adults at the Department of Health.
Frequency about 3 posts per month.
Website lynromeo.blog.gov.uk
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 6,916.

15. The National Council on Aging

Arlington, VA About Blog The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is a respected national leader and trusted partner to help people aged 60 meet the challenges of aging. Explore everything NCOA has to offer for professionals, older adults, caregivers, and advocates.
Frequency about 3 posts per month.
Website ncoa.org/blog
Facebook fans 33,301. Twitter followers 22,596.

16. Social Work Career

About Blog This blog by Dorlee Michaeli , an LMSW, covers mental health, social work resources, interviews with professionals on modalities and practices, licensing exam tips and more
Frequency about 3 posts per month.
Website socialwork.career
Facebook fans 2,171. Twitter followers n/a.

17. School Social Work

About Blog School Social Work is a free online resource and community dedicated to supporting the professional practice of school social workers and other school mental health professionals.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website schoolsocialwork.net
Facebook fans 1,636. Twitter followers 354.

18. The Social Work Podcast

Chicago, IL About Blog The Social Work Podcast provides information on all things social work, including direct practice (both clinical and community organizing), research, policy, education... and everything in between.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com
Facebook fans 14,193. Twitter followers 12,151.

19. Social Work Tech

Monterey, CA About Blog Social Work Tech is intended to help practioners, psychotherapists, students, and visionaries in social work (and related fields) to understand how technology tools can help them to be better organized, reach clients in a novel way, and better disseminate/process information.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website socialworktech.com
Facebook fans 2,851. Twitter followers 5,617.

20. Social Work Tutor

England About Blog Social Work Tutor provides Social Work News,, Jobs and ResourceNews, comment, debate, education and humour for the worldwide Social Work community.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website socialworktutor.com
Facebook fans 401,806. Twitter followers 5,081.

21. Gary Direnfeld

Hamilton About Blog Gary Direnfeld is a social worker with more than 34 years of experience working with parents, teens and young children. With a private practice located in Dundas and Georgina, Ontario, he provides counseling, mediation and assessment services on most matters of family life
Frequency about 1 post per week.
Website garydirenfeld.wordpress.com
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 1,357.

22. Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Birmingham, AL About Blog The purpose of Teaching & Learning in Social Work is to write about my work with BSW students, creating a record of different pedagogical approaches, success stories (and failures) and new ideas. I also hope to provide a space for BSW students to share about their learning and journey to becoming a social work professional.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website laureliversonhitchcock.org
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 2,922.

23. Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian - Social Work

About Blog Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian (N.A.H.) will be a platform for my writings on issues of equity and social justice. By exploring social identities through written word, film & video, I hope to continue to expand and enrich conversations about social issues that face our society, and to find ways to take social action while encouraging others to do so as so as well in their own ways.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website notesfromanaspiringhumanitar..
Facebook fans 658. Twitter followers 871.

24. Social Work Action Network

UK About Blog Social Work Action Network is a network of social work practitioners, academics, students and social welfare service users united in their concern that social work activity is being undermined by managerialism and marketisation, by the stigmatisation of service users and by welfare cuts and restrictions.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website socialworkfuture.org
Facebook fans 3,155. Twitter followers 6,985.

25. 4 Social Work

London About Blog Established in 2005, 4Social Work is a specialist recruitment consultancy providing outstanding customer and candidate care to Social Workers, professional Care Workers and Occupational Therapists.
Frequency about 13 posts per week.
Website 4socialwork.com
Facebook fans 938. Twitter followers 4,158.

26. Social Work Synergy

New York About Blog Social Work Synergy (SWS) is a biweekly blog from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, created to be a forum of information and discussion for you on trauma, human rights, trauma-informed care and practice, and related topics in social work.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website socialworksynergy.org
Facebook fans 3,400. Twitter followers 4,615.

27. Social Worker Success

About Blog Welcome to Social Worker Success where you learn the habits, tools, and strategies social workers use to be personally and professionally successful.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website socialworkersuccess.com
Facebook fans 585. Twitter followers n/a.

28. Re-Imagining Social Work

Aotearoa New Zealand About Blog Re-Imagining Social Work (RSW) is a collective of social workers, social work academics, researchers and others who share a passion for, and a commitment to the development of modern, progressive, inclusive, democratic, and culturally responsive social work services in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Frequency about 3 posts per month.
Website reimaginingsocialwork.nz
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 431.

29. The Political Social Worker

NY About Blog Hello, I'm Rachel. My goal was to create a blog focused on macro social work because there was a lack information about community practice on the web. The Political Social Worker serves as a platform for me to share information related to macro practice, politics, and to showcase my work as a consultant.
Frequency about 3 posts per month.
Website politicalsocialworker.org/bl..
Facebook fans 1,281. Twitter followers 3,061.

30. The Social Worker Blog

About Blog My name is Lucy and I've been a child protection social worker for a number of years now. I've created this blog in order to help others who have any questions related to social work, struggling to find a job or are just wanting to find out some information about what it's like being a social worker.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website socialworkerblog.co.uk/blog
Facebook fans 136. Twitter followers n/a.

31. Stuck on Social Work

Saratoga Springs, NY About Blog My name is Sean Erreger and I am Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, MSW) in New York State. We often brainstorm resources, cases, anecdotes, and things we have read to help ourselves and our clients make progress.
Frequency about 3 posts per month.
Website stuckonsocialwork.wordpress.com
Facebook fans 371. Twitter followers 8,769.

32. Karen Zgoda

Boston, MA About Blog Karen Zgoda is a wide-topic range blog, from a social worker and writer who occasional food-blogs, and points out that she’s an ISFJ personality (introverted, sensing, feeling, judging).
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website karenzgoda.org
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 3,469.

33. The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam

About Blog The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam is a blog for those who are taking or considering taking the National Social Worker Clinical Exam.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website lcsw.blogspot.com
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

34. The Social Issue

London/South East UK About Blog The Social Issue is run by journalist and commissioning editor Saba Salman. It covers people, places and projects making a difference in society, and issues ranging from community to social enterprise, charity, social care, housing and families.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Since Sep 2010
Website thesocialissue.com
Facebook fans 361. Twitter followers 4,566.

35. Kmareka

About Blog Kmareka provides views on the news and life from two authors – a social worker and a nurse – with emphasis on environmental issues, health, social justice, and the influence of corporations.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website kmareka.com
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

36. Macro Social Worker

About Blog Macro Social Worker is a Minnesota-based association that aims to provide opportunities for macro practitioners to network, support new macro graduates, encourage the study of macro practice knowledge and skills, and represent macro practice social workers in the community.
Frequency about 4 posts per month.
Website macrosw.com
Facebook fans 181. Twitter followers 2,673.

37. The How to Social Worker Blog

About Blog The How to Social Worker offers coaching, blogs, consulting, and dialogue for professionals. Posts range from professional development, program development, case management struggles, substance abuse, resistance, crisis intervention, and nearly any ‘how to’ in-between.
Frequency about 1 post per week.
Website thehowtosocialworker.com/blog
Facebook fans 33. Twitter followers 21.

38. (not so) CHEAP SOCIAL WORKER

About Blog Hello, and welcome to (not so) Cheap Social Worker! I am a medical social worker living in the expensive Bay Area simply trying to make the most out of life. On this blog, you'll find my ramblings on a variety of topics including social work, money, product reviews, and life in general.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website cheapsocialworker.blogspot.com
Facebook fans 15. Twitter followers 276.

39. The Masked AMHP

United Kingdom About Blog The Masked AMHP is a Approved Mental Health Professional social worker working in a rural England area who tries to explain his work in a variety of interesting and often humorous ways.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Since Mar 2009
Website themaskedamhp.blogspot.com
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 2,830.

40. Nicole Clark Consulting

Brooklyn, NY About Blog Hi I'm Nicole Clark. I'm a social worker, and I work with nonprofits, schools, government agencies and social services to create engaging and impactful programming and services for that honor the lived experiences of women and girls of color.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website nicoleclarkconsulting.com
Facebook fans 530. Twitter followers 3,133.

41. Social Worker's Companion

About Blog For those who have chosen to take the part of society’s most vulnerable. Who, like myself, are challenged to work through how that lifestyle choice coincides with personal values and personal goals. We can only go so far by ourselves. True growth comes through connection-so please drop me a line and let me know your thoughts/challenges/joys. Let me know if I can support you in any way. Let’s make a stronger Social Work community together.
Frequency about 2 posts per month.
Website swcompanion.blog
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

42. The Vintage Social Worker

Cornwall and Norfolk About Blog My name is Jenni. I have been a social worker for nearly fifty years. My passion for all these years and now the subject of my blog. I now write and run occasional training courses about working with children in public care together with my friend David Akinsanya
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website thevintagesocialworker.blog
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 278.

43. JaeRan Kim

About Blog JaeRan Kim is a place to explore, discover, and think aloud about social work practice, research, ethics, theory, education and policy.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website jaerankim.com/blog
Facebook fans 241. Twitter followers n/a.

44. Intersections: Reflections on the Personal and the Professional

Chapel Hill, NC About Blog Intersections: Reflections on the Personal and the Professional is written by Laurel Hitchcock, an assistant professor in the University of Alabama – Birmingham Department of Social Work, which focuses on the learning facet of professional social work practice.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website mimichapman.wordpress.com
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 145.

45. Melanie Sage, Social Work Geek

About Blog I blog about the things I breathe: social work, technology, family-centered child welfare practice, the Indian Child Welfare Act, Motivational Interviewing, and social work education.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website melaniesagephd.blogspot.com
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

46. Michigan Girl's Cafe

About Blog Michigan Girl's Cafe is a macro-practice social worker's blog reflecting on graduate school, careers, and social justice issues.
Frequency about 1 post per month.
Website michgirlcafe.blogspot.com
Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.