The focus of this guide is family and child welfare as a field of practice of social work. This area of study may include :

adoption	child neglect	child development	correctional measures
child abuse	child poverty	alcoholism	child psychology
sexual abuse	adolescents	parents	the future

This guide is an introduction to comprehensive and specialized sources on family and child welfare which are in  the Howard University Libraries, and specifically the Social Work Library. Internet sources are also included. Check the Library's catalog STERLING under specific topics for additional resources.

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Indexes and Abstracts --                                                                                     
Print, Online and CD-ROM

Indexes/Abstracts, Articles--Social Work
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Other Resources

NOTE: Titles for which call numbers and location are not given are shelved in the Index/Abstract Area in the Periodicals Unit of the Undergraduate Library. For Internet and CD-Rom files, the location may be Social Work Library (SWL) or Founders Reference. Ask your Librarian for assistance.

Assessment of family violence : a clinical and legal sourcebook. 2nd ed. New York : John Wiley, c1999. WA 33 AA1 A84 1999. in Health Sciences.

Child Abuse and Neglect database. 1965-July 1995.  CD-ROM. Baltimore, MD : National Information Services Corp., c1995. in SWL

Child development abstracts and bibliography. v.46,48-50 1972,1974-1976,1988-1989. [Chicago, etc] : University of Chicago Press for the Society for Research in Child Development [etc.]

Page, Penny Booth, 1949-. Children of alcoholics : a sourcebook. New York : Garland Pub., 1991
HV5132 .P33 1991. in SWL.

Stanton, Greta W.  Children of separation : an annotated bibliography for professionals. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1994. HQ755.8 .S73 1994. in SWL.

Berkson, Gershon. Children with handicaps : a review of behavioral research. Hillsdale, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1993.  RJ506.D47 B47 1993 in Founders

Schaefer, Charles E. Family therapy techniques for problem behaviors of children and teenagers. 1st ed. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1984. RC488.5 S36 1984. in SWL.

Helping children cope with death : guidelines and resources. 2nd ed.  Washington : Hemisphere Publishing Corp., c1984. BF723 D3 H44 1984. in SWL.

Sage family studies abstracts. v. 1- Feb. 1979- 1994. [Beverly Hills, CA] Sage Publications. in SWL and University Library's Homepage EBSCOhost.

HANDBOOKS  

Feindler, Eva L. Assessment of family violence : a handbook for researchers and practitioners.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2003. HV6626 .F45 2003 in SW Reserves

Childhood sexual abuse (videorecording) Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences,
c1990.  RC569.5.A28 C44 1990 VHS. in UGL,MEDIA.

Kinnear, Karen L.  Childhood sexual abuse : a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif.: :ABC-CLIO, c1995. HV6570 .K55 1995. in SWL.

Children exposed to marital violence : theory, research, and applied issues.1st ed. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c1998. WS 105.5.F2 C5362 1998. in Health Sciences.

Handbook for child protection practice. Edited by Howard Dubowitz, Diane DePanfilis. Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, c2000. HV6626.52 .H36 2000 in SW Reserves

Handbook of early childhood intervention. Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990. WA 320 H2362 1990. in Health Sciences.

Handbook of family measurement techniques. Newbury Park, CA : Sage, c1990. REF HQ728 T68 1990. in SWL

Hardin, Mark.  How to work with your court : a guide for child welfare agency administrators. Washington, DC : ABA Center on Children and the Law, c1993. KF9780 .H37 1993. in SWL.

Hoffman, Lois Norma Wladis, 1929-. Mothers at work : effects on children's well-being.  Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999. HQ759.48 .H63 1999. in Founders.

Resource guidelines : improving court practice in child abuse & neglect cases. Reno, Nev. : National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1995. REF KF9323 .R47 1995. in SWL.

Nuba, Hannah, 1924-  Resources for early childhood : a handbook. New York : Garland Pub., 1994. HQ767.9 .N8 1994. in Founders

Children of color : research, health, and policy issues. New York : Garland Pub., 1999. HV741 .C536155 1999. in SWL.

Handbook of child and adolescent assessment. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1993. RJ50 .H36 1993. in Founders.

Handbook of clinical child psychology. 2nd ed. New York : Wiley & Sons, c1992. WS 105 H2355 1992. in Health Sciences.

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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias                                                                         

The Dictionary of family psychology and family therapy. 2nd ed. Newbury Park, CA : Sage Publications, c1993. REF WM 13 D5536 1993 in Health Sciences.

Miermont, Jacques.  A dictionary of family therapy . English ed. Cambridge, MA : Blackwell Reference, 1995. REF RC488.5 .M5313 1995. in SWL.

Encyclopedia of family life. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, c1999. REF HQ534 .E53 1999. in Founders.

DiCanio, Margaret. The encyclopedia of marriage, divorce, and the family . Lincoln, NE: ToExcel, 2000, c1989. REF HQ9 D38 2000. in Founders.

Broude, Gwen J. Marriage, family, and relationships : a cross-cultural encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1994. REF GN480 .B76 1994. in SWL.

American Correctional Association. Directory, juvenile & adult correctional departments,
institutions, agencies & paroling authorities. REF HV9463 .D572 1992- in SWL.

National directory of children, youth & families services. Longmont, CO : Marion L. Peterson.  REF HV741 .N47 1992- in SWL.

Statistical Sources                                                                                                

Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. America's children : key national indicators of well-being. Merrifield, VA : U.S. Govt. Printing Office in cooperation with the National Center for Health Statistics, 2005. HQ792.U5 A44 2005. in SWL.

Every kid counts in the District of Columbia : ... annual fact book.  Washington, DC : DC Kids Count Collaborative, c1994- REF HQ792.D4 E93 in SWL

Annie E. Casey Foundation. Kids count data book 2004 : state profiles of child well-being. Baltimore, Md: The Annie E. Casey Foundation., c2004. HQ792.U5 K54 2004 in Founders

Ginsberg, Leon H.  Social work almanac. Washington, DC : NASW Press, c1995. HV90 .G53 1995 in SWL Reserves.
Basic demographic data on the population of the United States-- Children -- Crimes, corrections, and delinquency --Education -- Health and mortality statistics -- Mental illness and developmental disabilities -- Older adults -- Social welfare, economic assistance, housing, and homelessness -- Social work: professional issues.

Statistical handbook on adolescents in America.  Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 1996.
REF HQ796 .S8237 1996 in SWL.

The state of America's children yearbook. Washington, DC : Children's Defense Fund, c1994-
1994- REF HV741 .C5375 1994- in SWL.

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect acquires, preserves and disseminates high quality datasets relevant to the study of child abuse and neglect. The Archive facilitates secondary analysis by distributing data in ready-to-use formats for microcomputers and mainframes, providing technical support to data users, and sponsoring training programs for researchers.

ChildStats.gov
The website of Federal Interagency Forum on  Child and Family Statistics.

U. S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. Administration for Children and families. Statistics & Research

Electronic Journals                                                                                                      

BUBL Journals: Child Development Access to the tables of contents and abstracts of articles from selected journals related to work with children and adolescents. (BUBL is a national information service for the higher education community, funded by JISC.)

Child Poverty News and Issues
From the National Center for Children In Poverty at Columbia University's Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, this newsletter appears three times a year. Full text of current and back issues is fully searchable.

The Future of Children
A publication of the Center for the Future of Children  is published three times a year by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Los Altos, CA. Issues have included: adoption, health, school finance and school-linked services, special education, sexual abuse, low birth weight, early childhood program outcomes, juvenile court, welfare to work, and others. This site includes links to the full text of the foundation's many journals that are available the web.

Internet Sources

General

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System

U.S.Census Bureau: Children

Youth Info
A website developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide the latest information about America's adolescents. YouthInfo currently includes the following: a statistical profile of America's teenagers; the latest reports and publications about adolescents; information for parents of teens; speeches by federal officials on youth topics; links to youth-related websites at HHS, other federal agencies, private foundations and research organizations.

Adoption                                                                                                                         

Alliance for Children International Adoption Agency

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse.

National Child Welfare ResourceCenter for Adoption

U. S. State Department. International Adoption Safeguards

Child Abuse

The Child Abuse Prevention Network

Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement

Agencies, Centers & Organizations

Center for Community Alternatives  :   not-for-profit agency providing direct services to professionals and clients in the criminal and juvenile justice and related human service systems, as well as research, training and technical assistance in those fields.

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Casa Alianza

Child Welfare League of America

Children With AIDS Project

Children's Defense Fund

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System

Parents Helping Parents

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Administration for Children and Families

Research Methods                                                                                                                                                                               
Bausell, R. Barker. Advanced Research Methodology: An Annotated Guide to Sources. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1991.REF H62.B38 1991 in Founders.
An annotated bibliography covering research methods in the social sciences. Organized
topically with an author index at the back of the volume.

Miller, Delbert C. Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement. 5th ed.
Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1991.  REF H62.M44 1991 in Founders and Social Work.
A guide to research methods in the social sciences, including sociology. Divided into seven
sections which include, (1) General Description of the Guides to Research Design and
Sampling, (2) Basic Research Design, (3) Applied and Evaluation Research, (4) Guides to
Methods and Techniques of Collecting Data in Library, Field, and Laboratory, (5) Guides to
Statistical Analysis and Computer Resources, (6) Selected Sociometric Scales and Indexes,
and (7) Research Proposal, Funding, Costing, Reporting, and Career Utilization.

Evaluating and Citing Sources

• APA Style Guide – Footnoting of Electronic On-line Information

• Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals

• How to Evaluate a Web Page.

• Guide for Writing Research Papers based on the Modern Language Association Style Manual. 

• Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Styles Recommended by
  The American Psychological Association

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001. REF BF76.7 P83 2001 in Social Work

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This research guide was compiled by
Audrey Thompson, Librarian, Social Work Library, Howard University Libraries.