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Social Work Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Designed specifically for social work issues, abstracts more than 450 social work and human services journals dating back to 1966. Includes theory and practice.

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Format: Citations; some full-text via link resolver, Coverage: 1966-present, Truncation and Wildcard: * and ?, Search Tips: Use hyphens for subjects described with a phrase (i.e. family-violence). Clicking a link in the 'Narrow Results by Subject' adds the subject term to the previous search. Browsable help pages.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by American Psychiatric Association
Call Number: RC455.2.C4 A48 2022 (Reference)
ISBN: 9780890425756
Publication Date: 2022-03-18
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5 by American Psychiatric Association Staff; Carolyn Kernberger
Call Number: RC455.2.C4 D536 2013 (reference)
ISBN: 9780890425541
Publication Date: 2013-05-22

Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print This link opens in a new window
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A comprehensive guide to over 2,700 contemporary testing instruments (and over 7,000 reaching back to 1938) within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership.
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NASW Practice Standards and Guidelines
Standards and guidelines adopted by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

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Subjects: PSYC/SOCI/SOCW

Tags: criminal justice, education psychology, psychology, social work, sociology