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Encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks are excellent sources to get an introduction or overview on a topic, and to find search terms.

101 Careers in Social Work, Third Edition by Jessica A. Ritter; Ann Obermann; Kristin Danhoff
Call Number: E-Book

ISBN: 9780826143259

Publication Date: 2019-12-28
Biographical Dictionary of Social Welfare in America by Trattner, Walter
Call Number: HV27 .B57 1986

ISBN: 0313230013

Publication Date: 1986

This biographical dictionary features essays on approximately 330 people in the field of welfare, social insurance, public and mental health, and child welfare in America.
Careers in Social and Rehabilitation Services by Geraldine Garner
Call Number: E-Book; HV10.5 .G39 2008

ISBN: 9780071493130

Publication Date: 2008-03-21
Comprehensive handbook of social work and social welfare
Call Number: E-Book; HV40 .C635 2008

ISBN: 9780471769972

Publication Date: 2008

Presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of this constantly evolving field, featuring contributions from renowned national and international experts.
4 volumes - Available online as E-book and in Quick Reference (Print)
The Encyclopedia of Social Work by Terry Mizrahi; Larry E. Davis
Call Number: E-Book and print: HV35 .S6

ISBN: 9780195306613

Publication Date: 2008-04-17

Available in Quick and Ready Reference and Reserve; also available online as EBook and as Database.

The field's most comprehensive reference work for the general knowledge base of the profession; especially good for historical aspects. Four volumes provide nearly 3,000 pages of information on virtually every aspect of Social Work.
Handbook of Social Work Practice with Vulnerable and Resilient Populations by Alex Gitterman (Editor)
Call Number: E-Book; HV91 .H265 2014

ISBN: 9780231163620

Publication Date: 2014-05-06

Copies in Ready Reference; also available online in EBSCO E-Books Academic Collection - click title to access
Research Techniques for Clinical Social Workers by M. Elizabeth Vonk; Tony Tripodi; Irwin Epstein
Call Number: E-Book

ISBN: 0231508549

Publication Date: 2006-10-23

Also available through Gale Virtual Reference Library and in print HV11 .T747 2007.
Social Work: a Profession of Many Faces by Bradford W. Sheafor; Malcolm E. Scott; Armando T. Morales
Call Number: HV91 .M67 2012

ISBN: 9780205034673

Publication Date: 2011-01-26

Available Third Floor North
A Dictionary of Social Work and Social Care by John Harris; Vicky White
Call Number: E-Book

ISBN: 0198796684

Publication Date: 2018-03-18
The Social Work Dictionary - 6th Edition by Robert L. Barker
Call Number: HV12 .B37 2014

ISBN: 9780871014764

Publication Date: 2014

Sixth Edition available as E-Book and in Ready Reference
Social Workers' Desk Reference by Kevin Corcoran (Editor-In-Chief); Albert R. Roberts (Editor-In-Chief)
Call Number: E-Book; HV40 .S6464 2015

ISBN: 9780199329649

Publication Date: 2015-05-18

Third edition available as E-book and in Ready Reference
What Social Workers Do by Margaret Gibelman
Call Number: HV91 .G447 2004

ISBN: 0871013649

Publication Date: 2004-12-01