Databases \ Counselling, Human Services and Social Work

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Key databases

Google Scholar View Me » Direct Connect
Excellent multidisciplinary resource for starting your social work and counselling literature search.

Social Services Abstracts View Me » Direct Connect
Research on social work, human services and counselling, including social welfare, social policy and community development.

Social Care Online View Me » Direct Connect
Research primarily from the United Kingdom relating to social care, social work, counselling and related topics.

Index New Zealand : INNZ View Me » Direct Connect
An essential source for articles and reports from New Zealand and the South Pacific on many topics related to social work and counselling.

Families & Society Collection (Informit) View Me » Direct Connect
A useful source for social work and counselling containing Australasian publications on subjects related to family and community.

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PsycINFO View Me » Direct Connect
Scholarly material for psychological, behavioural and health sciences with social work and counselling related content.

Cochrane Library View Me » Direct Connect
An excellent resource for evidence based social work practice providing information on the effectiveness of healthcare interventions.

CINAHL Plus View Me » Direct Connect
A good source for health and medical topics relevant to social work and counselling.

MEDLINE (Ovid) View Me » Direct Connect
A major database for medicine including some social work and counselling content.

ProQuest Social Science Journals View Me » Direct Connect
Covers multiple disciplines relevant to social work and counselling such as addiction studies, family studies, gender studies, gerontology, policy studies, psychology and public welfare.

Web of Science Core Collection View Me » Direct Connect
Includes Social Sciences Citation Index which has relevant topics for social work and counselling, including family studies, health policy, psychology, public health, sociology, and women's studies.

Sociological Abstracts View Me » Direct Connect
Indexes international literature in sociology and related disciplines including social work and counselling related material.

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Video

Counseling and Therapy in Video View Me » Direct Connect
Collections of training videos and footage of therapy sessions conducted by psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers.