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Preus Library classifies its print collection using the Library of Congress Classification System. The areas listed below are good places to browse to discover items that pertain to social work. This list is not exhaustive.
Library of Congress Classification: Social Work
HN 1-995 Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
41-46 Community centers. Social centers
50-995 By region or country
HV 40-69.2 Social work
43-43.5 Practice of social work, including casework
689-690 Psychiatric social work
701-1420.52 Children and youth (through age 17)
1450-1494 Adults aged 65 and over
5001-5720.5 Alcoholism
5800-5840 Addictions
RA 997-999 Services of long-term care facilities
Note: some interdisciplinary sources may be shelved in other subject areas.
Advanced Research
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Developing and Delivering Practice-Based Evidence
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Call Number: Ebook (multi-user)Publication Date: 2010Covers qualitative research methods and data collection, thematic analysis approaches, efficacy research, monitoring strategies, measurement systems, determining impact of interventions, and more. -
Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society
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Call Number: Ebook (multi-user)Publication Date: 2022A 2nd edition covering progress on stated "grand challenges" in the field. It includes measurable outcomes, policy recommendations, and research needs. -
Practice-Based Research in Social Work
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Call Number: Ebook (multi-user)Publication Date: 2012Uses examples for students to engage in practice-based research. The intervention as the independent variable. How to identify the research question; design a study; review literature; gather, analyze, and interpret data. -
Researching Psychotherapy and Counselling
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Call Number: Ebook (multi-user)Publication Date: 2005Offers a guide to choosing the right method of qualitative research and discusses each type of study. Includes also observational analysis and interview methodology. -
Research Methods in Clinical Psychology
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Call Number: Ebook (multi-user)Publication Date: 2015It covers foundations of design, methods, and measurements; observation; participant sampling and ethics; and statistical analysis. -
Social Work Research Using Arts-Based Methods
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Call Number: Ebook (multi-user)Publication Date: 2022A wide variety of arts-based methods for use in building community, working with the aging, with children after disasters, with marginalized populations, and more. -
Transforming Social Work Field Education: New Insights from Practice Research and Scholarship
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Call Number: Ebook (multi-user)Publication Date: 2022Covers the theory of field education, anti-racist methodologies, advocacy, and new approaches.
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