General Resources

Resources for Social Workers

• Vermont Secretary of State, Office of Professional Regulation
• Quick Guide to Licensure in VT
• Practice Standards
• Best Practice Standards in Social Work Supervision
• Instructions for CSW Licensing
• Opening up a private practice
• Recent Legislative Actions Impacting Clinical Practice
• Resource Guide for Developing Integrated Strategies to Support the Social and Emotional Wellness of Children

NASW Resources

Benefits for students

Exploring social work

Credentials and certifications

NASW Assurance Prof Liability Insurance

Job Seeking Resources

Interviewing tips

Resumes and cover letters

Anti-Racism Resources

• My Grandmother’s Hands Resmaa Menakem  MSW, LICSW, SEP, Author, Consultant

• Be Bridge Latasha Morrison Author, Historian, Consultant

• How to Be An Antiracist Ibram X Kendi Author, Historian, Consultant 

• Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Dr. Joy Degruy Author,

Articles by Dr. Degruy

•  Reparations & Healthcare for African Americans: Repairing the Damage from the Legacy of Slavery
• Breaking the Chains – Interview with Essence Magazine
• Self Enhancement (SEI) Standards – Dr. Joy DeGruy

Racial Justice Resources

I Am Here

First Light

Professional Will

With recent Vermont legislation, it is required you have a professional will set up in case of disability or death. These plans must be in place by July 1, 2019.

• Tips for Preparing a Professional Will for your Practice

Ethics Resources

Online Code of Ethics

History & NASW Ethics training

Licensure

Information

Advocacy Resources

• Direct Practice Bargaining Group (download as PDF)

Legal Assistance

• About the Legal Defense Fund
• Application for the Legal Defense Fund
• HIPPA Help
• Liability Insurance for NASW Members

LGBTQIA Resources

• A Blueprint for Equality: A Federal Agenda for Transgender People (2015)
• Pride Center Support Groups
• Outright VT- Resources by County
• Parents for Lesbians and Gays
• Movement Advance Project Vermont
  

Racism Resources

• Achieving Racial Equity: Calling the Social Work Profession to Action
• Achieving Racial Equality: Action Brief
• Moving Toward Racial Equity: The Undoing Racism Workshop and Organizational Change

Community Resources

• Washington County Survivors Guide

Publications

Social Work Advocates

Social Work Journal

Encyclopedia of Social Work

Social Work Today

Other

Directory of Accreddited MSW programs

CSWE website