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Social Work Abstracts
Provides indexing and abstracts for journals dealing with all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service and social issues and problems.
Social Services Abstracts
This database provides indexing and abstracts of journal articles, dissertations, and citations to book reviews on social work. Includes research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including welfare services, social education and practice, community and mental health services, and health policy.
Sociological Abstracts
This database provides indexing and abstracts of articles, conference papers, books, dissertations, and conference papers on theoretical and applied sociology, social science, and policy science. Covers sociological aspects of anthropology, gender studies, gerontology, family studies, health, racial interactions, social psychology, social work, and urban studies.
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Social Work Reference Center
This is a resource for social workers and mental health professionals. It covers a wide array of topics such as adolescent health, aging, end-of-life care, clinical social work and diversity. The evidence-based content is focused on systematic identification, evaluation and consolidation of the most current clinical research.

Encyclopedia of Social Problems
More than 600 entries covering such topics as aging, crime, education, family, gender, sexual orientation, health, urbanization, race and ethnicity, social movements and substance abuse.
Encyclopedia of Counseling
By covering all of the major theories, approaches, and contemporary issues in counseling, the encyclopedia includes close to 600 entries. To enable the reader to understand the major approaches and themes within the field of counseling, the current encyclopedia has been divided into four volumes: (1) changes and challenges facing counseling, (2) personal and emotional counseling, (3) cross-cultural counseling, and (4) career counseling.
Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society
Almost 600 entries on issues related to race and ethnicity around the world.

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