Search the catalog to find books, media, print periodicals, and other items in Lovejoy Library.
The Library of Congress call numbers for social work begin with HV. Subject areas that overlap into the realm of social work, include:
Common Call Numbers:
Example topics: Sexuality, parenthood, children, the aged, relationships, marriage, divorce, life skills, coping skills
Example topics: social case work, rural social work, international social work, charity, public and private relief, emergency management
Example topics: protection of families, children, young adults, women, the poor, people with disabilities, and protection of people of different races, sexuality, occupations, ethnic groups
Medicine: R - RZ
Example topics: Medicine and society, public health, home health care services
Example topics: personality disorders, behavior problems including child abuse, mental retardation, developmental disabilities
To search for a person, as AUTHOR or SUBJECT, search by last name, first name without punctuation, for example: Addams, Jane or Sanger, Margaret
Some suggested subject areas include:
If you are unsure of the subject heading, use the KEYWORD search identifying two or three of the most significant terms from your research topic.
A Dream Deferred: How Social Work Education Lost Its Way and What Can Be Done
An Introduction to Family Social Work by 
Backlash Against Welfare Mothers [electronic resource]: Past and Present
Becoming Visible: Counseling Bisexuals Across the Lifespan by 
Best Practice in Social Work : Critical Perspectives
Beyond the Foster Care System: The Future for Teens by 
Case Studies on Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression in Social Work Practice
Categorically Unequal : The American Stratification System by 
Child Law for Social Work by 
Child Poverty in America Today by 
Childhood, Youth, and Social Work in Transformation: Implications for Policy and Practice
Community Disability Services: An Evidence-Based Approach to Practice
Creating an Opportunity Society by 
Culture and Child Protection: Reflexive Responses by 
Differences That Matter: Social Policy and the Working Poor in the United States and Canada by 
Disability on Equal Terms by 
Early Intervention with Multi-Risk Families: An Integrative Approach / by 
Empowering People with Severe Mental Illness: A Practical Guide by 
Empowerment Practice with Families in Distress by 
Encyclopedia of Disability by 
Encyclopedia of Social Work with Groups
Essential Skills of Social Work Practice: Assessment, Intervention, Evaluation by 
Essentials of Social Work Policy Practice / by 
Ethics in Social Work: A Context of Caring by 
Exploring Child Welfare : A Practice Perspective by 
Foundations of Evidence-Based Social Work Practice
Gay Life and Culture : A World History by 
Generation in Waiting : The Unfulfilled Promise of Young People in the Middle East
Gerontological Practice for the Twenty-First Century: A Social Work Perspective by 
In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State by 
International Perspectives on Social Work: Global Conditions and Local Practice by 
Making A Way Out of No Way : African American Women and the Second Great Migration by 
Mental Disorders, Medications, and Clinical Social Work by 
Organizing Relationships : Traditional and Emerging Perspectives on Workplace Relationships by 
Race Matters in Child Welfare: The Overrepresentation of African American Children in the System
Research Methods for Social Work by 
Research Techniques for Clinical Social Workers by 
Rural Social Work Practice
Safeguarding and Promoting the Well-Being of Children, Families and Their Communities
School Social Work : Theory to Practice
Sexual Inequalities and Social Justice by 
Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression in Social Work Practice: Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People
Social Work Diagnosis in Contemporary Practice
Social Work for the Twenty-First Century: Challenges and Opportunities by Social work in the 21st century: An introduction to social welfare, social issues, and the profession
Social work in the health field: A care perspective
Social Work Practice with Children and Families: A Family Health Approach
Social Work Practice with Ethnically and Racially Diverse Nursing hHome Residents and Their Families by 
Social Work Practice with Latinos: Key Issues and Emerging Themes by 
Social Work Practice: Concepts, Processes, and Interviewing by 
Social Work Theories in Action
Social Work Values and Ethics by 
Social Work with African American Males: Health, Mental Health, and Social Policy
Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees : Legal Issues, Clinical Skills and Advocacy by 
Social Workers' Desk Reference
Solving Latino Psychosocial and Health Problems : Theory, Practice, and Populations by 
Stayin' Alive : The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class by 
The Structural Approach to Direct Practice in Social Work: A Social Constructionist Perspective by 
The Work and Family Handbook: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives, Methods, and approaches by 
There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster: Race, Class, and Hurricane Katrina
Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect by 
Understanding Social Work: Preparing for Practice
Work over Welfare: The Inside Story of the 1996 Welfare Reform Law by 
Working and Poor: How Economic and Policy Changes Are Affecting Low-Wage Workers
Working with Families: An Integrative Model by Level of Need by 
Working with Loss, Death and Bereavement : A Guide for Social Workers by 
The practicum companion for Social Work : Integrating Class and Field Work by 
Working with Traumatized Youth in Child Welfare by 
