SW 354: Macro Social Work: Professional Blogs & Social Media

Here you'll find blogs written by social workers from all areas of the field, from hospitals, mental health, social policy, therapy, child welfare and beyond.

Its goal is to help social service professionals throughout the world conveniently maintain an awareness of news regarding the profession and emerging scholarship.

Written by professors, students, and recent graduates on their experiences of being social work professionals.

A list of 14 important social work blogs that can help you stay on top of your game and hopefully land you the job or promotion you’ve been seeking.

Here are 13 Social Work Blogs that deliver valuable content, while telling stories and sharing sides of themselves that add a human connection to a technical space, a feat that is not easy to accomplish.

Topics range beyond just social work; some useful examples of formats and topics.

An easy way to create a free website or blog, great customer support.

Google's blog platform - either use it through your Simmons account or a personal Google account.

Takes pride in being simple to use for any kind of content - stories, photos, GIFs, videos, etc.

Started by the founders of Twitter, it's a platform that has a 'social layer' - users can edit and annotate other people’s work, while it obviously integrates well with Twitter.

This article walks you through the process of getting your blog up and running - it suggests giving yourself about 30 minutes and a cup of coffee.

The 20 recommendations for your blog may be especially helpful - the focus is on how to create meaningful content.

Some things to know in order to maintain and grow your blog.

Straightforward, matter-of-fact advice. Learn from these mistakes and don't make them!