Social Work

Organized work intended to advance the social conditions of a community, and especially of the disadvantaged, by providing psychological counseling, guidance, and assistance, especially in the form of social services.

Resources in this category:

Clara Barton in Dansville NY, 1866 and 1876 -1886
http://dansville.lib.ny.us/clara.html

Read about Clara Barton's work during her years in Dansville, New York, recognized as the site of the first local Red Cross Society of the United States.

The National Center for Victims of Crime
http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/Main.aspx

The NCVC, an advocacy organization for crime victims since 1985, has worked with more than 10,000 organizations and criminal justice agencies serving millions of crime victims. The site provides resources to victims of violence. Best viewed on Internet Explorer 6.0 and above.

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
http://www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov/

"An interactive community of providers, consumers, policymakers, researchers, and public agencies at federal, state, and local levels." The website offers information for agencies for the homeless including training and best practices. It also features fact sheets for various types of people who are homeless, and a library of articles that can be browsed by keyword.

Pain Resource Center
http://prc.coh.org/

Bibliographies of print literature and links to online resources about chronic pain management, pain assessment, palliative health care, quality assurance, and ethics in nursing. Offers resources for both consumers and healthcare professionals.

World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers
http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/wwwrsw/

A search engine and web directory for social workers.