Research Guides: Social Work: Find Scholarly Articles

Social Work Databases

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Social Services Abstracts
(Proquest) Covers current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. Abstracts of journal articles and links to full text available. Coverage: 1979-Current.
Social Work Abstracts
(EBSCO) A database produced in conjunction with the NASW, it covers hundreds of social work and human services journals and topics such as theory, practice, & social issues. Full text and links provided. Coverage: 1977-Current.

Social Science Databases

SocINDEX with Full Text
(EBSCO) Records providing comprehensive coverage of sociology and all sub-disciplines such as: criminology, criminal justice, etc.) Full text and full text linking available. Coverage: 1895-Current.
Sociological Abstracts
(Proquest) Abstracts and citations to journal articles and reviews from over 1,800 international publications in sociology and related fields. Some books and conference papers included. Coverage: Backfile to 1952.
Sociology Database
(Proquest) Covers a wide range of international literature on sociology and social work topics from over 310 full text journals. Coverage: 1985-present

Social Science Database
(Proquest) Database provides information on hundreds of topics, including: Addiction studies, Urban studies, Family studies, International relations. Full text and linking. Coverage: 1994-Current.
Academic Search Complete
(EBSCO) An important resource for many academic subjects including the social sciences, humanities, education and more. It includes full text and abstracts for thousands of academic journals.

More databases from SSU Library
Depending on your topic a number of other databases may be useful such as ones covering Education, Criminal Justice, and more!

Mental Health & Health Databases

APA PsycARTICLES
(EBSCO and APA) Database containing articles published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations. Full-text, peer-reviewed articles. Coverage: 1894-Current
APA PsycINFO
(EBSCO and APA) Database containing millions of citations and abstracts of scholarly journal articles, books, and other formats focusing on psychology and psychological aspects of related fields. Some full text & full text linking. Coverage 1887-Current
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
(EBSCO) Database covering such topics as emotional & behavioral characterisitics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, & observational & experimental methods. Full text & abstracts. Coverage 1965-Current

Psychology Database
(Proquest) Database covers a range of psychology disciplines inlcuding behavioral, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, industrial, personality, physiological, psychobiology, psychometrics and social psychology. Includes abstracts, indexing and full text. Coverage: 1971-Current.

CINAHL Plus with Full Text
(EBSCO) Database with journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. Includes Evidence-Based Care Sheets, journals, legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials. Full text and linking. Coverage 1937-Current.
U.S. History in Context
(Gale) Database provides an overview of our nation's past.

Specialized Databases

Databases with very specific focus

Ageline (EBSCO)
A database focusing exclusively on the population aged 50+ and issues of aging. Coverage 1978-Current
Child Welfare Information Gateway
A service of the Children’s Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. Access to print & electronic publications, websites, & online databases covering various topics. Full text available.

GenderWatch
(Proquest) GenderWatch enhances gender and women's studies, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) research by providing authoritative perspectives from 1970 to present.

Military & Government Collection
(EBSCO) Publications covering all branches of the military and government
NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
Alcohol and alcohol abuse
PTSDpubs
(Proquest) Formerly PILOTS. Contains literature on PTSD, without disciplinary, linguistic, or geographical limitations. Coverage: 1990s-present

Helpful Links

How to Read a Scholarly Article | Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Counseling Resources

Counseling and Therapy in Video I, II, and III
From Alexander Street Press, an online collection of video available for the study of social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling. Featuring more than 800 videos.
Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcipts, Client Narratives, & Reference Works
From Alexander Street Press, a searchable collection of real transcripts of therapy & counseling sessions & first-person narratives illuminating the experience of mental illness & its treatment, as well as reference works to contextualize the primary material.
psychotherapy.net
Videos for teaching, training, self-study and continuing education in psychotherapy, psychology and addictions

Review Literature / Meta-analyses / Systematic Reviews

Searching Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Education, and other databases for journal articles containing reviews of literature or meta-analysis may yield some results.

You may also search EBSCO's Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews available through the SSU Library's subscription.

It is also suggested to search the Websites listed below:

Campbell Collaboration Search the Campbell Library for systematic reviews in the areas of education, criminal justice and social welfare.

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination University of York, Unite Kingdom. CRD focuses on high quality systematic reviews that evaluate the effects of health and social care interventions and the delivery & organization of health care.

Cochrane Collaboration Search the Cochrane Library, or browse by topic, for systematic reviews of the world's best medical/health care research studies. Full text is often available through Wiley. A further search of Salem State College resources can be done if full text is not readily available.

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