LibGuides: Behavioral Sciences: Social Work

Available in the Library:

These books, along with many other titles, can be found in both the Reference and circulating sections of the Library.

Ethics and Values in Social Work: An Integrated Approach for a Comprehensive Curriculum by Allan Edward Barsky
Call Number: HV 10.5 .B345 2010
Indigenous Social Work Around the World: Towards Culturally Relevant Education and Practice by Mel Gray, John Coates and Michael Yellow Bird
Call Number: HV 3176 .G713 2010
Radical Social Work in Practice: Making a Difference by Iain Ferguson and Rona Woodward
Call Number: HV 40 .F42 2009
ISBN: 1861349920
Social Work Practice with Families: A Resiliency-Based Approach by Mary Patricia Van Hook
Call Number: HV 697 .V36 2008
Spirituality and Social Work by Beth Crisp
Call Number: HV 530 .C75 2010
The Social Work Dictionary by Robert L. Barker
Call Number: REF HV 12 .B37 2014
Publication Date: 2013-05-01

Library Databases

SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Features more than 2.1 million records including full text for more than 860 journals. Also includes full text for more than 830 books and monographs, and full text for over 16,800 conference papers.
Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies This link opens in a new window
Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.

Social Work Research Websites

These websites will be useful to you when doing research for Social Work:

Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
The ACF is a federal agency that provides family assistance, child support, child care, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families. Their website had many resources, including research and statistics, fact sheets, laws and more.
USA.gov - Disability Programs
This website is the federal government's gateway to comprehensive information on disability programs and services in communities nationwide. The site links to more than 14,000 resources from federal, state and local government agencies; academic institutions; and nonprofit organizations.
NASW Code of Ethics
The NASW Code of Ethics is intended to serve as a guide to the everyday professional conduct of social workers.
National Academies Press - Behavioral and Social Sciences
The National Academies Press publishes reports issued from the National Research Council, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Academy of the Sciences. Their books are not only available for sale, but you can also download free PDFs of chapters and entire books.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. THeir website includes statistics, research information, and educational resources.
National Poverty Center
The National Poverty Center is charged with promoting high-quality research on the causes and consequences of poverty, developing and analyzing policies to alleviate poverty, and training the next generation of poverty researchers.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
This website provides prevention support, training, and resources to assist organizations and individuals to develop suicide prevention programs, interventions and policies.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
HHS is the 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. Their website has lots of resources on all different topics.
Urban Institute
The Urban Institute gathers data, conducts research, evaluates programs, offers technical assistance overseas, and educates Americans on social and economic issues — to foster sound public policy and effective government. Their website has resources like data tools and fact sheets.
Census Bureau
The Census Bureau is a great place to find reliable federal statistics dealing with demographics.

International Social Work

Innocenti Research Centre
This Centre is the research branch of UNICEF, and provides studies in the areas of child rights and well-being around the world.
Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence
This site is a database dedicated to offering reliable historical description and interdisciplinary analysis on massacres and genocides. Resources provided include chronological indexes, case studies, analytical contributions on socio-political violence in a given country, a glossary of the terms most often used in the field of genocide studies as well as theoretical papers written by the most representative authors in the field.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
UNICEF works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. They are active in more than 190 countries and territories.
United Nations Global Issues
While conflict resolution and peacekeeping continue to be among its most visible efforts, the UN is also engaged in a wide array of activities to improve people’s lives around the world – from disaster relief, through education and advancement of women, to peaceful uses of atomic energy. This website offers an overview of some of these global issues, and links to other resources where you can get additional information.

Open Access Social Work Online Journals

These websites will be useful to you when doing research for Social Work:

Advances in Social Work
This online journal addresses current issues, challenges, and responses facing social work practice and education. Issues back to 2000 are available full-text.
Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics
This bi-annual, peer reviewed journal examines the ethical and values issues that impact and are interwoven with social work practice, research, and theory development.
Social Work and Society
This online peer-reviewed journal is published by an international network of social scientists and political activists in the fields of social work and social policy. It is dedicated to critical analysis of the relationship between social work, social policy, the state and economic forces.

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Professional Associations

Visit these sites for information on professional associations in the the Social Work field:

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
CSWE is a nonprofit national association representing more than 3,000 individual members, as well as graduate and undergraduate programs of professional social work education.
International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)
IFSW is a global organisation striving for social justice, human rights and social development through the development of social work, best practices and international cooperation between social workers and their professional organizations.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness.
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
NASW is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world.
North American Association of Christians in Social Work (NACSW)
NACSW equips its members to integrate Christian faith and professional social work practice.

U.S. Government Statistical Websites

The following provide excellent information on governmental agencies and statistics.

US Statistics
Locate statistics by searching agencies, organizations or standards.
USA.gov
Find information through searching by topic or agency.