Social Work and Human Services
Getting Started
If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:
Handbook of international social work: human rights, development, and the global profession (online)
The Sage handbook of social work (online)
Comprehensive handbook of social work and social welfare
The handbook of community practice (online)
The handbook of human services management
Handbook of interventions for changing people and communities
Handbook of interventions that work with children and adolescents: prevention and treatment (online)
The Blackwell dictionary of modern social thought (online)
Collins dictionary of social work
Dictionary of social work (online)
National community services data dictionary
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Evaluation
Journal Articles
For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.
APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs)
APA-FT is an indexing and full text database that provides Internet access to journal articles from published material on the social sciences and humanities.
PsycINFO provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines, including social work.
Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. Subject coverage includes chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, life and health sciences, psychology, economics, social sciences, biological and agricultural sciences.
Social policy research paper online
Social policy research paper online provides access to a series of monographs from the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
Social Services Abstracts provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
This service abstracts and indexes literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioural sciences.
Web of Science provides access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals. Subject coverage includes the social sciences, arts, science and humanities, plus conference proceedings and citation indices.
Journals
Multimedia
Counseling and Therapy in Video
Counseling and Therapy in Video provides an online collection of video available for the study of social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling. The videos in this collection have been drawn from the catalogs of Microtraining Associates, Psychotherapy.net, and the University of Manchester Department of Psychiatry. Subject coverage includes material on race, family and relationships, gender, education and training, and substance abuse.
Criminal Justice and Public Safety in Video
Criminal Justice and Public Safety in Video provides a collection of documentaries, training videos and interviews about the criminal justice system.
Ethnic Studies Video Online provides a collection of documentaries and videos about the experiences of underrepresented, indigenous and immigrant communities.
Health and Society in Video explores health and wellness issues and their impact on society -- with hundreds of premium documentaries, profiles, reports, and interviews.
The Women's and Gender Studies collection addresses issues of social justice, gender/sexual identity, gay and lesbian studies, and provides insight into the contributions of women to history, culture, and society.
Specialised Resources
Statistics
Web Sites
Australian Association of Social Workers
Australian Council of Social Service
Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
Australian Council of Social Service
Australia. Department of Families, Housing, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Australian Insititute of Health & Welfare
Mental Health Council of Australia
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