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Basic Library Resources

Call Number: Dewey Library Reference HV 40 C635 2008

ISBN: 9780471769972

The Comprehensive Handbook of Social Welfare is a four volume set which contains a substantive overview of the essential components of social work practice, theory and policy.

Vol. 1: The Profession of Social Work

Vol. 2: Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Vol. 3: Social Work Practice

Vol. 4: Social Policy and Policy Practice

Encyclopedia of Social Psychology - Roy F. Baumeister

Call Number: Online (click book cover image here to access) and Dewey Library / Reference: HM 1007 E53 2007

Publication Date: 2007

Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology - Irving B. Weiner

Call Number: Dewey Library / Reference: BF 31 E52 2010

ISBN: 9780470170243

Publication Date: 2010

This "classic" psychology encyclopedia has information on theories and interventions.

Searching for Background Information

Sometimes, the best resources for finding underlying theories to various interventions are books. Check some of the basic reference books to the left to get overview entries on the various theories and then use the entry's list of references to identify original sources for theoretical information.

Keyword searches in the library catalog, MINERVA will help you locate more in-depth material on your topic. If you can't find a book by searching the specific theory, try searching for the therapies or interventions, and look for books that incorporate both theory and practice.

For example: search "cognitive behavioral therapy" and look for books that include a chapter on theory.

When searching Minerva, you may wish to use the asterisk * to find the variations of a word that you are searching. For example: theor* will search theory, theories, theoretical, etc.

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