Social Work Subject Guide

Databases

• Academic Search Elite
  Multi-disciplinary database offers full-text, dating from 1985 to present, for nearly 1,850 scholarly journals, including more than 1,250 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area of academic study- EBSCOhost
• ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts on the Web
  ASSIA is an indexing and abstracting tool covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Updated monthly, ASSIA provides a comprehensive source of social science and health information for the practical and academic professional.
• Encyclopedia of Social Work
  Co-published by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press, the 20th edition of the Encyclopedia of Social Work is widely considered the cornerstone of reference in its field.
• ERIC
  Contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals- EBSCOhost
• Social Services Abstracts
  Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. Contains abstracts and indexes over 1,500 serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews- CSA
• Social Work Abstracts
  Contains more than records, spanning 1977 to the present, from social work and other related journals on topics such as homelessness, AIDS, child and family welfare, aging, substance abuse, legislation, community organization, and more- Ebsco
• Sociological Abstracts
  Provides abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Contains abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews and abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers- CSA

• Books

  • Child Welfare Case Studies / by Venessa A. Brown 
    (HV741 .B815)
    Consists of actual cases of child welfare selected to introduce the variety of social problems facing families within the child welfare system. Each case is diverse and consists of multiple problems to ensure that readers are challenged to think critically through the problem-solving process- Publisher
  • Encyclopedia of Social Work / by Richard L. Edwards (Editor), June Gary Hopps (Editor)
    (HV35 .S6)
    Database of bibliographic citations in the field of social work. Each entry is structured to help the reader find information easily, beginning with a brief summary & ending with biographical information on the contributing editor.
  • Urban Social Work: An Introduction to Policy and Practice in the Cities / by Norma Kolko Phillips, Shulamith Lala Straussner 
    (HV40 .P48)
    Features cases to illustrate the impact of social welfare policies on the day-to-day lives of people living in the cities and to stress the relationship between policy and practice. Present how policy defines practice and how social workers can have an impact on policy. Covers social work practice from an urban social problems perspective- Publisher
  • Social Work Services in Schools / by Paula Allen-Meares, Robert O. Washington, Betty L. Welsh
    (LB3013.4 .A45)
    Widely used resource for those practicing social work in the schools, containing references to recent literature, legislation, court decisions, and current issues. Provides a conceptual framework for understanding social work services in educational settings, as well as broad coverage of educational policy and social work practice, and current topics such as pupil rights and dealing with violence- Publisher
  • Additional Books

  Journals

  • American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuses
    Medically oriented forum for interchange of ideas between pre-clinical, clinical and social modalities involved in the study and treatment of drug abuse and alcoholism- EBSCOhost
  • Child Welfare
    Articles on any aspect of administration, supervision, casework, group work, community organization, teaching, research or interpretation that extends knowledge in any child-family welfare or related service- EBSCOhost
  • Critical Public Health
    Covers political & economical issues relating to & affecting public health & health services. Aims to change health policy & practice- EBSCOhost
  • Social Work in Education
    Articles, review articles and commentary on various aspects relevant to social work services in education at all stages of life- EBSCOhost
  • Social Work Research & Abstracts
    Articles, reviews articles and commentary focusing on social work and practice based research evaluation and research studies contributing to knowledge about social work issues and problems- EBSCOhost

  Websites

  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    The United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
  • World-Wide-Web Resources for Social Work
    Facilitates access to professionally relevant information on the Web.
  • Socialworkbooks.Info 
    First specialized book review site focusing on social work books.
  • Social Worker.com
    Developed in 1995 as an avenue to disseminate information to social workers and those interested in social work careers.