Research and Course Guides: + Social Work: Articles

Social Work Databases

Start your research by searching for your topic in these databases:

Social Work Abstracts This link opens in a new window
When you want the Social Work perspective.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Research on people and groups in the context of society. Its "subject terms" can help you develop your search terms.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Research on individual, group, and family therapy. Perspective is more on the individual, but does include research on individuals in society.Its thesaurus can help you choose subject terms.
PTSDpubs This link opens in a new window
Sponsored by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, includes research on war-related trauma, military families, and trauma in general.
Psychiatry Online (Including the DSM) This link opens in a new window
Access to the DSM 5 online and all the previous DSMs as well. Includes comparisons to the ICD.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Scopus includes all disciplines, Helps you follow the scholarly discussion buy linking related and more recent articles.

These are other databases which also include Social Work information:

ERIC This link opens in a new window
Good sources for social work in schools and with children. Includes information about learning and child development, especially within the context of schools.
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Research in cxriminal justice, including policing, jails, prisons, recidivism, and prevention.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive collection of newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. All articles are full-text. Updated quarterly. 1990- .
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Covers all areas of study, so especailly nice for interdiscipliary fields like Social Work. Allows you to see how more recent research answers questions posed by older research.

America: History & Life (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
research on the history of the United States and Canada from 1450 to the present
Historical Abstracts (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Research on history of everywhere in the world except the United States and Canada. From 1450 to the present.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Reports of political issues of interest, written by political scientists and journalists. Good place to look to see the history of policies