Research Guides: #Social Work: Videos, Podcasts &amp; More

Videos

Social Work Careers in 2020 | What To Expect As A Social Worker

8 Tips to Help Find your Social Work Niche

6 High Paying AND In Demand Social Work Jobs In 2021: Including Jobs W/ $60k-100k Annual Salaries!

Social workers as super-heroes | Anna Scheyett

Defying the Odds| Navigating the Challenges of Social Work

What I HATE about being a SOCIAL WORKER || Social Work Struggles

TEDxMileHigh - Bobby Lefebre - Social Worker

Is Social Work REALLY for you? Let’s be VERY HONEST! + common misconceptions about the field

Why People Quit Social Work, And Leave The Field: The Truth

Quitting Social Work: What I Wish I Knew Beforehand

Films on Demand
High-quality, educational streaming video from companies such as Films for the Humanities, BBC, and PBS.

YouTube Channel - Mind Your Society
I make Youtube videos focused on helping people to clarify their goals around living a fulfilling life with society good in mind. #socialwork #macrosocialworker #travel #financialsuccess
YouTube Channel - Social Work Scrapbook
I am a clinical social worker with a passion for sharing my knowledge + insight in an easy -to- understand way! Follow along for lots of social work tips, Day in the Life videos, intervention ideas, and some lifestyle videos where I share my passion for beauty and style!

Podcasts

NASW Social Work Talks
NASW Social Work Talks seeks to inform, educate and inspire by talking with experts and exploring issues that social work professionals care about.
Social Work Discoveries
A podcast on social work, research, and making the world a better place. Go to swdiscoveries.com for more info.
The Social Work Podcast
Provides information on all things social work, including direct practice (both clinical and community organizing), research, policy, education... and everything in between.
The Social Work Stories Podcast
A podcast exploring Social Work practice through stories & critical reflection.
Podcasts by Social Workers for Social Workers
A list of some newer podcasts hosted by social workers.
Top 25 Podcasts for Social Workers
There are a huge number of podcasts that are relevant for aspiring and practicing social workers. Here are 25 of the best, ranging in scope from the humorous and weird to therapists “talking shop” about a wide array of issues. What they all have in common, though, is that they are all highly relevant for today’s social workers.

Blogs

National Association of Social Work Blog
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.
Social Work Tech
The author of the Social Work Tech blog hopes to demystify technology as it relates to social work. Learn how technology can be instrumental in personal and professional development.
The Masked AMHP
Curious how mental health professionals and social workers operate in other countries? Peek inside this British blogger’s world.
5 Informative Blogs About Social Work
From Social Work Degree Guide- Reading blogs about social work can be a great way to learn more about a career in the field from on-the-ground professionals working in a number of different areas. These five blogs all help enhance readers' understanding of the scope of the profession and what working in the field is like.
Top 35 Social Work Blogs and Websites To Follow in 2025
Feedspot has a team of over 25 experts whose goal is to discover and rank popular blogs, podcasts and youtube channels in several niche categories. With millions of blogs on the web, finding influential bloggers in a niche industry is a hard problem to address. Our experience leads us to believe that a thoughtful combination of both algorithmic and human editing offers the best means of curation.
50 Blogs for Social Work Professionals
This list of 50 blogs for social workers offers exhaustive resources for social workers of all levels. Compiled by University of Southern California and their Master's of Social Work Program.