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Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Handbooks, and Almanacs

These standard print reference tools provide extensive descriptions of key concepts in social work, statistics related to the field, and bibliographies of more resources.
  • reference book The Social Work Dictionary, 5th Edition. Barker, Robert L.. 2003.
    Location: REF HV12.B37
  • reference book Encyclopedia of Social Work, 19th Edition. Edwards, Richard. 1995, 1997 Suppl..
    Location: REF HV35.S6
  • reference book The Social Work Almanac, 2nd Edition. Ginsberg, Leon. 1995.
    Location: REF HV90.G53
  • reference book Social Workers' Desk Reference. Roberts, Albert R. (Ed.). 2002.
    Location: REF HV40.S65
  • reference book Handbook of Empirical Social Work Practice (2 vols.). Thyer, Bruce A. (Ed.). 1998.
    Location: REF HV43.H316

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