Library Class and Subject Guides: Social Work: Find Books

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SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new window
Contains electronic reference titles from Sage. Users can search and browse the full-text equivalent handbooks, encyclopedias, and other titles.

Dictionary of Social Work: the Definitive a to Z of Social Work and Social Care (ebook)
Publication Date: 2010
Describes "current issues and their implications for practice and policy help readers to get to grips with the wide range of key concepts and terms used in social work, social care, law and health services."
Social Work Dictionary, 6th Ed. (ebook)
Publication Date: 2013
Defines vocabulary of the social work profession

Congressional Research Digital Collection This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive full text collection of primary source U.S. congressional committee prints and Congressional Research Service reports covering all aspects of U.S. politics and culture, including economics, business, science and technology, international relations, social issues, finance, insurance, and medicine.

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America (ebook)
Publication Date: 2004
"Provides readers with basic information about the history of social welfare in North America, including Canada, Mexico, and the United States."
Social Work Speaks, 12 Ed. (ebook) by NASW
Publication Date: 2021
A comprehensive and unabridged collection of policies adopted and revised by the NASW Delegate Assembly.
Encyclopedia of Social Work (ebook)
Online access to short chapters on social work topics and key figures. Continuously updated.

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