Author's Links

Listserv/Newsgroups/Support Groups for Social Workers

For general information on Listserv Lists and USENET Newsgroups, visit this site.

http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/I/training/listserv/lists.htm

To search for other Listserv topics, click here

http://www.liszt.com/

To search for other Newsgroups, click here

http://wwwdejanews.com/

The Social Work Access Network 

Initiated by the University of South Carolina's College of Social Work, the Social Workers Access Network (SWAN) Information Clearinghouse is a centralized starting point for social work related issues on the Internet. In addition to information on information on specific subjects, there are also listservs, newsgroups, national organizations, global organizations, the US government and on schools of social work.

http://www.sc.edu/swan/about.html

Psych Central: PSYCHOLOGY & SUPPORT MAILING LIST POINTER 

A comprehensive website that provides numerous mailing lists by topic and explains how you can subscribe using your email address.

http://www.grohol.com/mail.htm

Psych Central: PSYCHOLOGY & SUPPORT GROUPS NEWSGROUP POINTER 

A comprehensive website which provides numerous newsgroups by topic That will help you find the information you need much more quickly than if simply cross-posting to every psychology or support newsgroup on the www.

http://www.grohol.com/news.htm

Social policy mailing list archive 

A discussion list set up by the Social Policy Association for social policy specialists in the UK and abroad.

http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists-p-t/social-policy/

GAYNET 

A list focusing on gay and lesbian concerns on college campuses. To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE GAYNET to MAJORDOMO@QUEERNET.ORG

SOCWORK 

SOCWORK is the Internet's oldest general social work discussion group for social workers. To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE SOCWORK to MAJORDOMO@UWRF.EDU.

http://www.interlog.com/~rory/

Part of the Child Welfare Resource Centre

This is an email discussion group for anyone involved in the child welfare community. Social Workers, Foster Parents, Former Clients and anyone else are welcome to join. 

Subscribe by sending the message in the body (not subject line) SUBSCRIBE CHILDWELFARE to MAJORDOMO@LISTSERVICE.NET or type in your e-mail address in the one-line box at http://www.interlog.com/~rory/#mailing

CSOCWORK 

Canadian Social Work Discussion List. A forum for Canadian social workers to discuss issues pertaining to Canadian social policy, program, services and social work practice in the Canadian context. Also provides an opportunity for professional networking and sharing of information and expertise. 

For more information, send the message INFO CSOCWORK to LISTSERV@PDOMAIN.UWINDSOR.CA  

Feminist Social Work 

To subscribe to the mailing list, send the message SUBSCRIBE FEMSW-L to LISTSERV@LIST.UVM.EDU 

Technology and Social Work Discussion 

To subscribe to the mailing list, send the message SUBSCRIBE SOCTECH to LISTSERV@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU 

HIV-AIDS Social Work Education Canadian Network 

To subscribe to the mailing list, send the message SUBSCRIBE SWEAIDS-NET to LISTSERV@MORGAN.UCS.MUN.CA

SCWK-L 

This is an open, unmoderated discussion list on the topic of Social Work professionals. Discussion topics include such items as job openings, latest legal changes, stress management, problem solving, student concerns and anything relevant to social workers and their profession. 

To subscribe, send a message to LISTSERV@IST01.FERRIS.EDU 

INTSOCWORK 

Aimed at those who have an interest in international or comparative social work. This site offers a forum to exchange messages with other members of the list and provides an Electronic Contents Page Service, mailing out contents pages from a wide range of social work journals throughout the world. 

To subscribe to the mailing list, send the message SUBSCRIBE INTSOCWORK your name to LISTSERV@NISW.ORG.UK

Cussnet-List 

Computer Users in the Social Sciences (CUSS) is a discussion group devoted to issues of interest to social workers, counselors, and human service workers of all disciplines. The Computer Use in Social Services Network (CUSSN) is a nonprofit association of professionals interested in exchanging information and experiences on using computers in the human services. 

Type in the keywords Social Work _Computers in the subject heading to CUSSNET-LIST-REQUEST@STAT.COM

Community-youth-work mailing

The list will be used to share information, ideas, skills and resources of relevance to the study and the practice of community and youth work.

http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists-a-e/community-youth-work

GRANITE 

A list which seeks to generate research in the field of gender and information technologies, and to provide a platform for discussions about theories and research from a feminist/women's studies perspective. 

To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE GRANITE to LISTSERV@NIC.SURFNET.NL

GENDERPHIL-NEWBOOKS. 

This list is for discussion of new Feminist and Gender Philosophy titles by Routledge. 

To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE GENDERPHIL-NEWBOOKS to MAJORDOMO@ZELDA.THOMSON.COM 

LESBIAN-STUDIES, 

Open only to women, this is an academic list for discussion of research in the field of lesbian studies. 

For information and subscription instructions, send the message INFO LESBIAN-STUDIES to MAJORDOMO@QUEERNET.ORG 

THIRD-WORLD-WOMEN 

This is for discussions of 'Third World Women', and how representations of these women affect their lives." 

To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE THIRD-WORLD-WOMEN to MAJORDOMO@JEFFERSON.VILLAGE.VIRGINIA.EDU 

soc.feminism 

A moderated news group, the only group on the whole of Usenet that explicitly prohibits anti-feminist posts. 

alt.feminism 

An unmoderated news group dedicated to the discussion of feminist topics, created as an alternative to the moderated soc.feminism because of disagreements over moderation style and disapproval of treatment of issues. 

FEMISA is a list for discussion of feminism, gender, women and international relations. More information and archives of past messages can be found at the Feminist Theory and Gender Studies web site. 

Send subscription messages to LISTPROC@CSF.COLORADO.EDU

WOMENWORK deals with the issues of women and work in the context of economic empowerment of women in developing countries or areas of economic hardship and crisis. To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE WOMENWORK to MAJORDOMO@HUMANISM.ORG

SAWNET (South Asian Women's Net) is a discussion group for women from the south Asian countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) as well as women from other parts of the world interested in the concerns of south Asian women. This forum is open only to women. 

To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE to AWNET@CS.CONCORDIA.CA

TW-WOMEN addresses various feminist issues faced by Taiwanese women. It advocates equality between genders, solicits the involvement of male feminists, and seeks to establish links between TW-WOMEN and other women's movement groups in Taiwan. 

To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE TW-WOMEN Your Name to MAILSERV@UTARLG.UTA.EDU

New Social Movement Network listserv.

http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jamesher/


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