DiNitto Center: 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