Materials on human services can be found in the HV section. Click the links below to view the human services/social work books available at Lakeland Library.

Family Social Work
Group Work
Nonprofit Organizations
People with Disabilities
Public Welfare
Social Case Work
Social Workers
Substance Abuse

The Encyclopedia of Social Work
Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Social Work
Handbook of International Social Work
School-based practice with children and youth experiencing homelessness

To find articles about social work, substance abuse, motivational interviewing, and other human services topics, try searching in the databases listed below:

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Provides abstracts and full text on psychiatry and psychological topics.

SocINDEX
Provides indexing, abstracts, and full text for articles and other publications in sociology.

Digital Resource Commons - Child Abuse
Educational videos from Ohio universities on child abuse.

Digital Resource Commons - Human Services
Educational videos from Ohio universities on human services topics.

Sociology Film Collection
Films on Demand collection of educational videos on topics concerning human services.

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Below are a few recommended websites. Remember that information you find on the web needs to be evaluated carefully. For more information on evaluating websites, check out the Evaluating Sources Research Guide.

American Public Human Services Association
http://www.aphsa.org/content/APHSA/en/home.html

National Association of Social Workers
http://www.socialworkers.org/

America's Children
http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/

National Institute of Corrections
http://nicic.gov/motivationalinterviewing

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
http://jfs.ohio.gov/

Statistical Abstract of the United States
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

US Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/

Social Issues, Brookings Institution
http://www.brookings.edu/research/topics/children-and-families

Social and Demographic Trends, Pew Research Center
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/

Lakeland librarians offer personal help with research for assignments, projects and papers. Schedule an appointment for a 20, 30 or 40 minute session.  Click here to complete a Request Form.

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