Research Guides: Theory Informed Direct Practice: SSWG 5101 and SSWG 5102: Get Started

Starting Points

This guide contains resources related to Self Care and the Social Work “Helping Process” that include Engagement, Assessment, Planning, Intervention, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Termination for working with individuals, families, and groups.

Start with Temple Library Search to search and access most everything from Temple libraries. Consult background and reference materials to guide your search.

Library Search FAQs and Library Search Tutorials.
Use Subclass HV, LC Classification (Call Numbers) for Social Work
Search for LC Subject Headings (LCSH) to use in Library Search or, from the result for Books & Media Library Search, select linked terms that appear in the subject field.
- Subject Headings for Social Work
- Demographic/ethnic group terms

Use E-ZBorrow and ILLIAD (Inter-library Loan) to request materials not available at Temple.

Use WorldCat to discover and locate resources anywhere in the world.

Ask the Social Work or a subject librarian
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Background and Reference

Encyclopedia of Social Work This link opens in a new window
Concurrent user limit: 1
Encyclopedia of Social Work is a collaboration between the National Association of Social Workers (NASW Press) and Oxford University Press (OUP). This resource provides articles on topics ranging from international issues to ethical standards.

Tip: The above link provides browsing by subject with more recent articles. The 20th edition (2008) can be browsed and searched on Oxford Reference Library (unlimited users) by A to Z entries. Use "Search within work" to look up terms. View a full listing of A to Z entries on the NASW Press site.

Social Work Online This link opens in a new window
Access guaranteed through May 2027
Social Work Online pairs recently published social work textbooks along with compelling documentaries clinical demonstration videos, and engaging lectures that illustrate the complex and challenging realities social work students will face as practitioners.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Concurrent user limit: unlimited
Credo Reference provides access to a large number of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and other reference books. Subjects covered include art, biography, history, literature, music, religion, and science and technology.

The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies
The Social Work Dictionary 6th ed. (2014)
Oxford English Dictionary
May be useful to locate additional terms or synonyms.
More background references on the Social Work guide

Database and Cited Reference Searching

ProQuest Social Science Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
Social Science Premium Collection contains international literature in social sciences, including politics, public policy, sociology, social work, anthropology, criminology, linguistics, library science, and education.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Note: Follow these instructions to link Google Scholar with Temple's resources.
Google Scholar provides search for scholarly literature. It covers disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Web of Science indexes core journal articles, conference proceedings, data sets, and other resources in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. It also includes access to EndNote Online.

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