Finding Background Information - SWO 4322 & SWO 5322 - Social Policy for Social Work Practice

Background Information

Policy Commons This link opens in a new window
Digital archive of global, non-partisan public policy research. Community tools allow users to upload, share, and discuss their discoveries. Individual user account required - see more for account setup information.
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Provides access to nearly 100 000 new government documents in addition to a repository of over 30 million documents.

Encyclopedia of Social Work
Provides a full-text online encyclopedia for the study of the social work profession. Co-published by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press, this new edition of the encyclopedia which has appeared in print in 20 previous editions, includes coverage of new areas such as demographic changes from immigration, technology, the implications of managed care, faith-based assistance, evidence-based practice, gerontology, and trauma and disaster. Each month new articles will be added and others will be updated. Comprehensive in coverage and international in scope.

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Offers access to over 10 000 academic works, in 20 subject areas across the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law.