LibGuides: Social Work: Overview

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Introduction

Welcome to the Thompson Library Research Guide for Social Work!

This guide will get you started on your research paper and/or project and direct you to a variety of resources in Thompson Library. It contains:

Reference books that may be useful starting points for research
Article Databases that are of particular use for your topic
All of the Library's resources related to social work.

Remember that if you get stuck and need help, the librarians are here to help you.

Frequently Used Social Work Databases

Social Services Abstracts
This database is the one to start with for current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas.

Covers 1979-present. Social Services Abstracts provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare and social policy. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,300 serial publications, and includes journal articles, dissertations and book reviews. Searches link to Community of Scholars: Social Sciences. Coverage includes community & mental health services, crisis intervention, family & social welfare, gerontology, poverty, homelessness, professional issues, policy, addiction, social work education & practice, violence, abuse, neglect, welfare services.
PsycINFO
This is perhaps the best database in the field of Psychology, which is very closely related to Social Work.
Social Science Database
This database is great for research in social science disciplines including anthropology, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work and sociology.

Includes:
• Anthropology
• Communication science
• Demography
• Economics
• Education
• Political science
• Policy studies
• Psychology
• Social work
• Sociology
Sociology Database
This is an excellent database for journal articles in sociology and social work.
Family & Society Studies Worldwide
Comprehensive resource of research, policy and practice literature in the fields of family science, human ecology and development, and social welfare.

Provides abstracts and bibliographic records from 2,000+ journals, books, reports, and other sources. 1970-present.
DSM-5
Access to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5).

Also includes access to the DSM-5™ Handbook of Differential Diagnosis and DSM-5™ Clinical Cases.