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Social Workers: NASW-MA is here to help! 

NASW supports social workers professionally and personally. The NASW Code of Ethics was revised in 2021 to address the importance of self-care. NASW-MA provides these resources to help social workers to care for themselves in their professional and personal realms.

Do you have questions that are not addressed in the list here? Feel free to reach out to Barbara Burka, Director of Clinical Practice for a confidential consult: bburka.naswma@socialworkers.org

Please note that resources noted below with an asterisk* are available only to NASW members. 

Are you in need of assistance with a referral for mental health or substance use issues - for yourself, a family member, colleague, or client? Check out these resources.

• Statewide resources

  • NASW-MA Therapy Matcher
    Personalized and confidential referrals to LICSWs
    Free resource available to providers and general public

  • Massachusetts Behavioral Health HelpLine

  • Massachusetts Substance Abuse Hotline

  • Network of Care Massachusetts

• Referral networks local to some areas of MA

  • Interface Referral Service

  • Metrowest Navigation Line

  • South Shore Coalition of Independent Therapists

  • Private Practice Colloquium

  • Berkshire Psychotherapy Network

• National referral networks

  • Psychology Today

  • Zencare

  • TherapyDen

• Resources for BIPOC referrals 

  • Pure Spark

  • Beloved Community

  • InnoPsych

  • Inclusive Therapists

Looking for resources regarding Legal or Ethical issues

• National NASW Ethics Consultation Line*

• Legal Resources

• NASW Professional Reviews

• NASW Code of Ethics

In need of career resources?

• NASW-MA Career Services

• coaching sessions*

• NASW-MA Employment Ads

• National NASW Career Center

Do you need resources for supervision, consultation or mentorship?

• NASW-MA Professional Mentor Program*

• NASW-MA Member-to-Member Supervision Program*

• NASW-MA supervision classified ads

• Therapy Matcher

Questions about Social Work Licensing in Massachusetts?

• MA Board of Registration of Social Workers

• Social Work Statutes and Regulations

• NASW-MA licensing information

• Barbara Burka, NASW-MA Director of Clinical Practice

Looking for information and resources for Continuing Education?

• NASW-MA Continuing Education information

• NASW-MA Continuing Education programs 

• National NASW Online Institute

Are you a Private Practitioner or considering Private Practice? NASW offers a number of resources. 

• Private Practice Shared Interest Groups*

• Private Practice Google Group: contact chapter to be added*

• Join Therapy Matcher*

• NASW-MA Private Practice Manual

Planning for retirement? 

• Retired and Retiring Shared Interest Group*

• Resources for retiring from Private Practice

  • Tips on Closing a Practice

  • Drafting a Professional Will

A selection of Self-care Resources:

• Read

  • Help Starts Here

  • NASW article: Did You Know Burnout is Real?

  • Self-Care Tools

  • The A-to-Z self-care handbook for social workers and other helping professionals

  • Wherever you go, there you are: Mindfulness meditation in everyday life

• Listen

  • NASW Self-Care podcast

  • NASW Burnout podcast