LibGuides: Master of Social Work: Databases & Articles

Evidence-Based Resources

Campbell Collaboration Library
An international research network that produces systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions.

Cochrane Library
An international, independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate health-care information readily available.

Joanna Briggs Institute Library
A repository for publications and information for policy makers, health professionals, health scientists in evidence based healthcare.
National Guideline Clearinghouse
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices
A searchable online registry of more than 290 interventions supporting mental health promotion, substance abuse prevention, and mental health and substance abuse treatment.
Social Programs That Work
Identifies those social interventions shown in rigorous studies to produce sizable, sustained benefits to participants and/or society.

Social Work Databases

START WITH THESE DATABASES:

SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Peer-reviewed journal articles for topics in anthropology, criminal justice, social work, and sociology. Coverage dates: 1895 - present
PsycInfo (APA PsycInfo) This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, ebooks, videos, technical reports, and dissertations covering all aspects of global behavioural and social sciences research. Coverage dates: 1887 – present

IF YOU CAN'T FIND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, TRY THESE DATABASES:

Social Work Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based resources for point-of-care social work and mental healthcare. Content includes care sheets, patient information, and images usable in all clinical settings. Topics on adolescent health, aging, end-of-life care, clinical social work, diversity and equality, and more. Coverage dates: Current
PTSDpubs
Abstracts and citations of scholarly literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of traumatic events, without disciplinary, linguistic, or geographical limitations. Formerly knows as PILOTS. Coverage dates: 1871 - present
ERIC - EBSCO
Articles and reports about education from the U.S. Department of Education. Coverage dates: 1966 - present
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
Scholarly and peer-reviewed articles for topics in criminal justice. Coverage dates: 1968 - present
Counseling and Therapy in Video
Watch a variety of therapy and counseling methods and approaches as practiced by experts in their fields. Coverage dates: 1980 - 2013

Test & Measures

PsycTests (APA PsycTESTS) This link opens in a new window
Ready-to-use research instruments; wide variety of tests and measures including aptitude tests, personality scales, and cognitive functioning measures. Structured information on scope, test implementation, test development, and reliability and validity data. Coverage dates: 1910 - present
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print This link opens in a new window
Mental Measurements Yearbook contains full-text reviews of testing instruments in psychology, education, business and leadership. Coverage dates: 1938 - present.
Tests in Print is a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language.

Last Ditch Effort Box

Off-Campus Access

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Master of Social Work: Databases & Articles

Journals and Databases

Evidence-Based Resources

Social Work Databases

Test & Measures

Last Ditch Effort Box

Off-Campus Access