Handbooks contain entries that summarize and define complex research and also highlight important scholars. Use handbooks to get background information, define theories and find foundational articles. These databases allow you to search multiple handbooks at once:
Routledge Handbooks Online brings together the world’s leading scholars to provide a cutting-edge overview of classic and current research from Routledge and CRC Press, in the humanities, social sciences, education, psychology, engineering, and built environment.
Defines and analyzes the major topics in the field of social work. Useful for historical, philosophical, theoretical, and practical research.
The Annual Review of Clinical Psychology is a peer reviewed academic journal that publishes review articles. These articles will summarize all of the research done on a topic up to the publication date. Use these review articles to familiarize yourself with the topic and provide a solid foundation as you begin your research.
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Looking for a definition or summary of a psychological theory? Try the encyclopedias below:
APA Handbook of Counseling Psychology
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Handbook of Counseling and Counselor Education