Social Work 110
Instructor: Ms.
A. Stirling
PURPOSE:
This research guide is designed to help you complete your
assignment
on fields of study in clinical social work and
community/administrative leadership.
DIRECTIONS:
Your assignment is to select
one field of service. What field of service interests you? Why?
What is the target population? What are the practice methods
that social workers use in this field? Indicate micro and/or
macro practice methods. Your assignment also
requires you to choose one book on the selected topic and three
professional social work or social service journal articles.
Read
full description of your assignment
Library Research Tip#1:
To find career information, use these
books in print and online to find your career information.
1. Go to the Cuyamaca College Library Catalog in
order to find a book.
2. Encyclopedia of
Careers and Vocational Guidance 11th ed.
Four volume set includes v.1 Career guidance and
career field profiles -- v.2 Career articles, A-E --
v.3 Career articles, F-O -- v.4 Career articles,
P-Z.
3. Occupational
Outlook Handbook / Bureau of Labor
Statistics is an annual publication of job
descriptions, requirements, salaries, trends.
Electronic
version: http://www.bls.gov/oco/
4. Occupational
Outlook Quarterly / Bureau of Labor
Statistics supplements handbook with updated
information.
Electronic version:http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
5. Magazines such as
US
News and World Report
is a magazine that reviews current job trends.
6.
Careers in Psychology for the 21st Century by
the American Psychological Association.
Library Research Tip#2:
To find a book, use Library Catalog and search terms "social
work".
See library call number sections:
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Social work, HV1-HV696
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Social work education, HV11
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Social work with criminals, HV7428
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Social work with gay youth, HV1426 - HV1449
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Social work with juvenile delinquents, HV9051-HV9230.7
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Social work with teenagers, HV1421-HV1441
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Social work with the terminally ill, HV3000-HV3003
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Social work with youth, HV1421-HV1441
Library Research Tip#3:
To find journal articles,
use Academic Onefile database or General Onefile database.
You can access these two databases from the Cuyamaca College
Library homepage. Try these subjects:
- Social Work
- Social work administration
- Family social work
- Medical social work
- Police social work
- Psychiatric social work
Professional organizations
El Cajon,
California
92019
