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Social Work

Key information resources for research in clinical social work, social policy, child welfare, gerontology, mental and behavioral health, military behavioral health, leadership, and social work education. Expanded resources for conducting systematic review

Social Workers' Desk Reference

Background Information about Social Work Topics

Use these databases to locate general, introductory information about topics. These are a good place to get started if you need background information.

If you have questions about how to best use any of them, please contact the Reference Desk for help.

Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society

Encyclopedia of Social Work

 

Encyclopedia of Social Work eBook Essential resources for all concepts in social work practice, including evidence-based practice, trauma, disaster, and demographic changes. Co-published by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press.