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Social workers are on Twitter just like everyone else. Along with celebrities and friends, there are some special Twitter accounts that social workers should be following on this inescapable web site. Here are 10 of those Twitter accounts that every social worker should follow.

NPSW

This account comes from the Network of Professional Social Workers with the goal of linking social workers across the globe. On this account you will find links to articles on social work news topics and other topics that relate back to social work somehow.

CrazyworldofSW

This Twitter feed has a playful and accurate name. This feed is a personal look at a social worker who focuses on Child Protection. This intimate look at one social worker’s life and emotions makes you feel a lot closer to this field.

GetSocWorkeJobs

This Twitter account connects you with all kinds of social worker job openings in the United States. Keeping tabs on job openings is always a good thing to do because you want to know where the openings are and what specific openings there are.

UofASocialWork

This is the University of Arkansas Social Work Twitter feed. This feed gives you information on community forums and everything else that is going on with this school. It helps you see what social work students are learning these days.

SteveBorgman

This Twitter stream supplies you with one interesting Tweet after another. He provides information on dealing with life and low self-esteem which is especially important for those in social work. It’s hard enough without being torn down from the inside.

USCsocialwork

Check out this Twitter stream for the live web chats on pertinent topics like mental illness in children. It also directs you to resources on how to navigate the often confusing healthcare system. Social work month is covered here too.

FatSocialWorker

This is one person on Twitter who has a lot to say. She is a social work student, a feminist, and she proudly declares that she is fat. Her intelligent, uncompromising viewpoint is one that no one, social worker or not, should miss.

SWSpeak

This is a Twitter account where social workers speak out about news and media. If there is anything about social work in the new or in the media then it’s a safe bet that it will be mentioned here.

UMSocialWork

This account focuses on activities of the school and continuing education opportunities as well as plenty of social work information spread amongst these Tweets.

Secretsw

This secret social worker talks about how hard it is to protect children and families. Mistakes get made. This individual has no problem questioning the effectiveness of the whole social work system. To put it in other words, this individual isn’t afraid to care.

These are 10 Twitter accounts that every social worker should follow. This is one profession that makes it difficult to leave who you are at home. These accounts show how social workers deal with their work and show that struggling is just part of the gig sometimes.

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