Useful Links

Irish colleges providing Social Work training

University of Dublin, Trinity College, School of Social Work and Social Policy: www.socialwork-socialpolicy.tcd.ie
University College Dublin, School of Applied Social Science: www.ucd.ie/appsocsc/
National University Ireland, Galway: Dept of Political Science and Sociology, Galway www.nuigalway.ie/soc/
University College Cork, School of Applied Social Studies: http://www.ucc.ie/en/appsoc/

Professional organisations

Irish Association of Social Workers: http://www.iasw.ie/
British Association of Social Workers: www.basw.co.uk
Australian Association of Social Workers: www.aasw.asn.au
National Association of Social Workers (USA): www.naswdc.org
The Finnish Society of Social Work Research: http://www.sosiaalityontutkimuksenseura.fi/engl.htm
German Association (Deutscher Berufsverband für Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik): www.dbsh.de
Austrian Association of Professional Social Workers (Österreichisher Berufsverband Diplomierter Sozialarbeiter/innen): www.sozialarbeit.at
Canadian Association of Social Workers: www.casw-acts.ca
Danish Association of Social Workers (Dansk Socialrådgiverforening): www.socialrdg.dk
Federal Council of Social Workers, Brazil (Conselho Federal de Serviço Social): www.cfess.org.br

Social work agencies

Northern Ireland Social Care Council: www.niscc.info
Council on Social Work Education (USA): www.cswe.org
Association of Social Work Boards (USA): www.aswb.org
Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE): http://www.caswe-acfts.ca/en/20/items/1.html

International social work organisations

International Federation of Social Workers: www.ifsw.org
International Association of Schools of Social Work: http://www.iassw-aiets.org/

Health and Social Care Regulatory Forum Members (Ireland)

Other

Irish Government (links to Government departments, health and social services and other agencies relevant to Irish social work): www.irlgov.ie
Citizens Information Board: http://www.citizensinformationboard.ie/
European Union: http://europa.eu
Information for Practice: http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/ip/
Cooperation and Working Together: http://www.cawt.com/