Skip to Main Content

Community Services, Social Work and Youth Work

Find information on community services, social work and youth work.

Social work

Organisations


Find a list of links to organisation websites relevant to Australian Social Work practices, click on the other tabs for Blogs and podcasts and Professional associations website links

Blogs and podcasts


Find a list of links to Blogs and podcasts discussing social work topics, click on the other tabs for Professional associations website links

Professional associations


Find a list of links Professional associations websites

Youth work

International organisations


Find a list of links to International organisation websites relevant to Youth work practices, click on the other tabs for Blogs and podcasts and Professional associations website links

Blogs and podcasts


Find a list of links to Blogs and podcasts discussing Youth work topics, click on the other tabs for Professional associations website links

Professional associations


Find a list of links Professional associations websites

Community services

Australian organisations


Find a list of links to organisation websites relevant to Australian Community services practices, click on the other tabs for Blogs 

Evaluating information sources

The CRAAP test

Evaluate your sources using the CRAAP test to find reliable, quality information.

Currency: when was it created?
Relevance: is it on my topic?
Authority: is it by an expert?
Accuracy: is it correct?
Purpose: why was it created?

The SIFT method

Evaluate web and social media sources in 4 moves using the SIFT method.

Stop - think before using a source.
Investigate where it is from.
Find alternative sources.
Trace claims, quotes and media.

Fact checking

Fact checking is an important skill. Find out how to assess and verify your sources with RMIT's Fact checking guide.

• Assess websites and social media.
• Lean how to spot fake news.
• Develop your media literacy skills.