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 Work Abstracts Plus View Me » Direct Connect

  Produced by the National Association of Social Workers, this database contains research on all areas of social work, counselling and human services.

• 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.