Print and Web resources on various aspects of social work.
The social work directory lists 159 programs nationwide that offer a master of social work program and are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Format: Website
Provider: U.S News & World Report
ASWB develops and maintains the social work licensing examination used across the country and is a central resource for information on the legal regulation of social work.
Format: Website
Provider: Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Full-Text Social Work Journals
- Academic Search Elite titles via EBSCO include: Affilia:Journal of Women and Social Work, American Journal of Family Therapy, The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, Child Maltreatment -- Journal of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Child Welfare, Death Studies, Hastings Center Report, Health & Social Work, Health Care Financing Review, Journal of Aging Studies, Journal of Black Studies, Journal of Drug Issues, Journal of Family Issues, The Journal of General Psychology, Journal of Genetic Psychology, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Journal of Marriage & the Family, The Journal of Social Psychology, Research on Social Work Practice, Small Group Research, Social Policy, Social Service Review, Social Work, Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, and Violence Against Women.
- ProQuest titles include: American Sociological Review, Clinical Social Work Journal, Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, Health Affairs, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, and Migration World.
Format: Database
Use of this resource is restricted to Duke faculty, staff, and students.
The Handbook of Social Work Direct Practice
Includes context of practice, frameworks for practice, approaches to change, fields of practice, research & empirical and professional issues.
Format: Book
HV40 H19
Use this resource to find a clinical social worker online. The
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Clinical Register is available and searchable by last name, zip code, city, and state. Searching is also available by type of practice, client group, and by languages spoken. Also available in print - the Library has the 2001 version - REF 16: HV89 N21
Format: Website
Provider: National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Protects the public by setting high standards of professional performance for those engaged in the practice of social work in North Carolina.
Format: Website
Provider: North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board (NCSWCLB)
SWES has been a leader in providing on-site review courses and home study programs, which are specifically designed by teams of academic and practice consultants to prepare social workers for license examinations throughout the United States.
Format: Website
Provider: Social Work Examination Services (SWES), Inc.
Understanding Narrative Therapy: A Guidebook for the Social Worker
Covers the psychological aspects of social work.
Format: Book
HV41 Ab35u
Provider: Abels, Paul and Sonia L. Abels