Social Work Pathfinder
Indicated are resources, such as databases, websites, catalog items, etc., relevant to Social Work.
Madonna University Library Databases
Facts.com: Issues & Controversies Excellent source for topic ideas, current news, credible web sites and keywords.
ProQuest Many full text articles, including peer-reviewed/professional.
Gale Databases Many full text articles, including peer-reviewed/professional.
EBSCOhost Many full text articles, including peer-reviewed/professional. Search: CINAHL Plus (health care), Behavioral & Social Sciences, Religion & Philosophy and Social Work Abstracts (some full-text).
WilsonWeb Many full text articles, including peer-reviewed/professional. Search: Social Sciences.
E-Books
E-Reserves (Docutek ERes) E-Reserves allow remote access to reserve materials. An instructor-assigned password is needed.
Journal Titles Online
British journal of social work
Canadian social work review
Child & adolescent social work journal
Child & family social work
Clinical social work journal
Health & social work
Journal of Baccalaureate social work
Journal of social work education
Journal of social work practice
Journal of social work values and ethics
Research on social work practice
School social work journal
Smith College studies in social work
Social work (New York)
Social work and Christianity
Social work & society
Social work research
Journal Titles in Library
Journal of education for social work
Journal of ethnic & cultural diversity in social work
Journal of gerontological social work
Journal of multicultural social work
Journal of social work education
Perspectives in psychiatric care
“Library Catalog” terms that may be interest to social work include: abuse, bullying, social work administration, etc.
Library materials using “Subject” searches for:
Reference Materials (limited to use in the library)
2-1-1 directory of community services (See: The help book.)
The Blackwell companion to social work / edited by Martin Davies. 2nd ed. Oxford, UK; Malden Mass.: Blackwell, 2002. REF HV245 .B53 2002
The first measured century: an illustrated guide to trends in America, 1900-2000 / Theodore Caplow, Louis Hicks, Ben J. Wattenberg. Washington, DC: AEI Press, c2001. REF HN60 .C38 2001
Handbook for working with children and youth: pathways to resilience across cultures and contexts / edited by Michael Ungar. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, c 2005. REF BF723 .R46 H357 2005
Handbook of community-based clinical practice / edited by Anita Lightburn, Phebe Sessions. New York: Oxford University Press, c2006. REF RA790.55 .H35 2006
Handbook of empirical social work practice / edited by Bruce A. Thyer and John S. Wodarski. New York: J. Wiley, c1998; 2v. REF HV43 .H316 1998
Handbook of evaluation: policies, programs and practices / edited by Ian F. Shaw, Jennifer C. Greene, Melvin M. Mark. London; Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE, 2006. REF AZ191 .H36 2006
Handbook of population / edited by Dudley L. Poston, Michael Micklin. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum, c2005. REF HB871 .H3447 2005
Handbook of social work practice with vulnerable and resilient populations / Alex Gitterman, editor. 2nd ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. REF HV91 .H265 2001
The help book. Publisher: Detroit: United Way for Southeastern Michigan, 2005.
Title also: 2-1-1 directory of community services, United Way 2-1-1 directory of community services, Directory of community services. REF HV99 .D59 U55 2005
United Way agencies for Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. Information on the population served, state and federal offices, related professional organizations, etc.
International handbook on social work education / Thomas D. Watts, Doreen Elliott, and Nazneen S. Mayadas; foreword by Katherine A. Kendall. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995. REF HV11 .I565 1995
The social work dictionary / Robert L. Barker. 5th ed. Washington, DC: NASW Press, 2003. REF HV12 .B37 2003
Social work speaks: National Association of Social Workers policy statements, 2006-2009. 7th ed. Washington, DC: NASW Press, c2006. REF HV88 .N686 2006
Websites
Associations
Association of Social Work Boards ASWB Practice licensing exams (fee).
Council on Social Work Education Accredited social work baccalaureate and master’s degree programs.
NASW National Association of Social Workers
NASW – Michigan: National Association of Social Workers – Michigan Chapter
Careers
Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) Federal government site providing information on occupation income ranges, projected need, etc. Link for the Occupational Outlook Handbook Social Workers
See also individual organizations.
Certification
Michigan Board of Social Work Official site of the Michigan Board of Social Work. Includes licensing requirements, licensing application, CE requirements, etc.
Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau Data and statistical information broken down by state, race, income level, etc.
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Developed by C Vandenberg, Librarian & Archivist, Social Work Collection,
Madonna University Library, Livonia, Michigan 48150
Contact ; Revised: August 26, 2009