Getting you Connected to the World Beyond Minnesota State University, Mankato & the Department of Social Work
We hope you find these web links useful in your social work courses and professional development activities. If you have information about other useful web pages or have a problem with any of these links, please email the Minnesota State Mankato Department of Social Work at social-work@mnsu.edu.
Websites of general interest for Minnesota State Mankato Students
Social Work Organizations and Professional Development
Professional Writing
- The American Psychological Association website contains specific links to electronic references can be found at http://apastyle.org/elecref.html
- In addition, Guidelines for Non-Handicapping Language in APA Journals developed by the Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology can be found at http://apastyle.org/disabilities.html
- Avoiding Heterosexual Bias in Language developed by the Committee on Lesbian and Gay Concern of the American Psychological Association can be found at http://apastyle.org/sexuality.html
- Guidelines for Avoiding Racial/Ethnic Bias in Language developed by the Board of Ethnic Minority Affairs and Publications and Communications Board American Psychological Association can be found at http://apastyle.org/race.html
General WebPages for Course Related activities
Websites from several classes
- UNICEF - Convention on the Rights of the Child
- United Nations – Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Family Education Network's Information Please
- Combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas and several up-to-the minute almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records, Infoplease places the resources of an entire reference information center at your fingertips.
- CIA World Factbook 2001
- Despite the controversy that surrounds the CIA, they do compile a tremendous amount of information about countries around the world. You will find succinct descriptions on this site.
- Save The Children
- This organization works worldwide to address issues relevant to the education, safety, and development of children.
- UNICEF
- In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations system, its task being to help children living in poverty in developing countries get the care and stimulation they need in the early years of life and encourages families to educate girls as well as boys. It strives to reduce childhood death and illness and to protect children in the midst of war and natural disaster. UNICEF supports young people, wherever they are, in making informed decisions about their own lives, and strives to build a world in which all children live in dignity and security.
- World Bank
- The World Bank Group is one of the world's largest sources of development assistance. In Fiscal Year 2001, the institution provided more than US$17 billion in loans to its client countries. It works in more than 100 developing economies with the primary focus of helping the poorest people and the poorest countries.
- International Monetary Fund Homepage
- The IMF is an international organization of 184 member countries. It was established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment.
- The International AIDS Trust
- The International AIDS Trust was established to create strategic opportunities for galvanizing leadership, mobilizing resources, and promoting effective interventions in the global battle against AIDS. The International AIDS Trust is a single-focused non-governmental organization (NGO).
- The World Revolution
- The World Revolution is an idea for a new, global grassroots social movement for progressive social change. It attempts to resolve in a definitive and comprehensive manner the major social problems of our world and our era.
- THE Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) DEBT INITIATIVE
- The principal objective of the Debt Initiative for the heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs) is to bring the country's debt burden to sustainable levels, subject to satisfactory policy performance, so as to ensure that adjustment and reform efforts are not put at risk by continued high debt and debt service burdens. The HIPC DEBT INITIATIVE was proposed by the World Bank and IMF and agreed by governments around the world in the fall of 1996. It was the first comprehensive approach to reduce the external debt of the world's poorest, most heavily indebted countries, and represented an important step forward in placing debt relief within an overall framework of poverty reduction.
- Third World Network
- The Third World Network is an independent non-profit international network of organizations and individuals involved in issues relating to development, the Third World and North- South issues. Its objectives are to conduct research on economic, social and environmental issues pertaining to the South; to publish books and magazines; to organize and participate in seminars; and to provide a platform representing broadly Southern interests and perspectives at international fora such as the UN conferences and processes.
- Newsweek Magazine
- Major news source. SEARCHABLE for current information regarding international issues.
- Mother Jones
- Established in 1975 the Foundation for National Progress seeks to advance public understanding of, and engagement with, important issues through exemplary journalism and reporting. Our various media projects include Mother Jones magazine, MotherJones.com, and the Mother Jones International Fund for Documentary Photography. In a news world dominated by giant entertainment companies, Mother Jones provides an intelligent and provocative alternative to the homogenous and often hollow mainstream. Our work provides the base for informed and democratic change.
- The United Nations
- The United Nations was established on 24 October 1945 by 51 countries committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security. Today, nearly every nation in the world belongs to the UN: membership now totals 189 countries.
- African History Powered by the History Net
- This sites related specifically to the issue The Future of Children
- The Future of Children
- Disseminates timely information on children's well-being, with special emphasis on objective analysis and evaluation, translating existing knowledge into effective programs and policy, and promoting constructive institutional change.
- The Urban Institute
- The Urban Institute is a nonprofit nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation. It provides information and analysis to public and private decision makers to help them address these challenges and strives to raise citizen understanding of these issues and tradeoffs in policy making.
- MN Children/Kids Initiative
- This is not KIDSCOUNT, but is related. Has statistics on the children in MN.
- Built on varied legal systems and cultural traditions, the Convention on the Rights of the Child is a universally agreed set of non negotiable standards and obligations. It spells out the basic human rights that children everywhere – without discrimination – have: the right to survival; to develop to the fullest; to protection from harmful influences, abuse and exploitation; and to participate fully in family, cultural and social life.
- National Education Association
- Learn more about the 2.7 million men and women working in schools and colleges across the United States to help all students achieve.
- Child Welfare League of America
- One of the more powerful child advocacy groups in America. The NDAS website is housed here and contains a STATE SUMMARY for each U.S. State.
- The AFCARS Report: Adoption and Foster Care
- Statistics for adoption and foster in each state and nationally.
- Children's Defense Fund
- One of the other most powerful groups in this nation advocating for the rights and well-being of children in the United States. Excellent site for national and state data.
- ACLU and Parents Right
- Information about a court case related to a states efforts to let non custodial parents have visitation rights.
- Yahoo links to Foster Parenting
- Yahoo has gathered several links to foster parent.
- Forum on Child and Family Statistics
- This web site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.
- The New Social Worker Online
- It started as a magazine, and has grown to include this Web site, our specialty sites, our free e-mail newsletter, and a vibrant interactive community of social work professionals where you can share, learn, and grow. All of this is The New Social Worker.
- Census Data
- Information about children, families, household, race, poverty, etc. for counties, states, and the nation.
- NCCANDS
- National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect Data Services. The numbers of cases of abuse and neglect by state and category can be found here. You will need to scroll down the webpage to find the abuse and neglect data. This is the Children's Bureau website and is the same as for AFCARS.
