Career Library

The Career Library is located in the DiNitto Center for Career Services. It contains an ever-expanding collection of books and material about leadership, social work jobs, licensure test information and career development. Below is a list of available books and resources.

Career Correspondence

Complete Idiots Guide to The Perfect Resume
Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works with Words
Electronic Resumes for the New Job Market: Resumes that Work for You 24 Hours a Day.
How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae
Resumes for Social Service Careers
Resumes that Work
Slam Dunk Resumes That Score Every Time
The Perfect Cover Letter

Career Services

Career Counseling: Applied Concepts of Life Planning 5th Edition
Career Development and Systems Theory: A New Relationship
Counseling for Career Development
Guide to Multicultural Resources
Social Work Career Development
Using Assessment Results for Career Development 5th Edition

Careers

100 Jobs in Social Change
Careers in Social Work
Close to Home: Human Services and the Small Community
Days in the Lives of Social Workers
Human Services in Contemporary America
Issues in International Social Work: Global Challenges for a New Century
Marketing for Therapists: A Handbook for Success in Managed Care
New Management in Human Services 2nd Edition
Organizing: A Guide for Grassroots Leaders
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Changing Careers
The Helping Professions: A Careers Sourcebook
Working Well Living Well: Discover the Career Within You 5th Edition

Gerontology

Aging and Social Work: The Challenging Landscapes
Field of Adult Services: Social Work Practice and Administration

Higher Education

GRE Examination Preparation Software
Guide to Selecting and Applying to Master of Social Work Programs
Guide to Selecting and Applying to Master of Social Work Programs- 4th ed.
Learning Skills for College and Career 2nd Edition

Interviewing

Five Minute Interview
Sweaty Palms

Job Search

First Job Hunt Survival Guide
Guide to Internet Job Searching
Job Hunting Handbook, The
Resumes Don't Get Jobs: The Realities and Myths of Job Hunting
What Color Is your Parachute The 1996
What Color Is your Parachute The 1999

Leadership

How to be an Effective Speaker
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Interactional Supervision Shulman Lawrence Supervision
Managing the Nonprofit Organization
Mastering Public Speaking
Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
The Big Sister's Guide to the World of Work
The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels
The New Robert's Rules of Order: The Classic Manual of Parliamentary Procedure

Licensure

Licensure Study Guide
Study Guide for ACSW Certification 4th Edition
Study Guide: a guide for candidates preparing for the ASWB Social Work Examination Intermediate Examination - 4th Edition

Reference

Research Methods for Social Work, 3rd Edition
Social Workers' Desk Reference

Salary

Are You Paid What You're Worth
Negotiating Your Salary: How to Make a $1000 a Minute
Unofficial Guide to Earning What You Deserve, The

Social Work

Changing Hats Purlmutter
Controversial Issues in Multiculturalism
Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills, 3rd Edition
Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills, 4th Edition
Ethical Standards in Social Work: A Review of the NASW Code of Ethics
From the Front Lines: Student Cases in Social Work Ethics
Future Issues for Social Work Practice
Milestones
Prudent Practice: A Guide for Managing Malpractice Risk
Social Work Almanac 2nd Edition
Social Work Dictionary 4th Edition
Social Work in Private Practice
Social Work Laws and Board Regulations: a comparison guide
Social Work on the Net 2001
Social Work Speaks: NASW Policy Statements 5th Edition
Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice, 5th Edition
The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals: An A-Z Guide to Protecting Your Clients, Your Practice, and Yourself
The Social Worker's Internet Handbook
Third-Party Reimbursement for Clinical Social Work Services
Who We Are: A Second Look
Work and Well Being: The Occupational Social Work Advantage
Workplace Diversity Issues & Perspectives

Study Guide & Examination

Alcohol & Drug Supplement: Comprehensive Study Guide for Social Work License Examinations in All States
GRE Examination Preparation
SWES Study Guide for Bachelor's Level Exam
SWES Study Guide for Master's Level Exam

Video

Advancing a Profession and a Nation NASW Video
Advancing a Profession and a Nation NASW Video
Faces of Change: Social Work in the New Millennium
Social Workers: Health Care's Hidden Heroes
Start Me Up: A video designed to motivate students and others to explore careers in child welfare social work
What Social Workers Do

Writing

Professional Writing for the Human Services
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 4th Edition
The Elements of Style, 3rd Edition
Webster's Secretarial Handbook
Webster's Thesaurus

To find out more about our services and resources or to schedule an appointment, contact us by phone at (512) 232-7362 or by email at dccs@austin.utexas.edu