SWK 222 - Historical and Contemporary Social Welfare Policy and Programs

Available online and in print at the call number Reference HV 35 S6 20th 2008 Floor 2 Reference shelves.
Four Volumes of lengthy articles on all aspects of Social Work, human behavior in the social environment, social work practice and social policy & policy practice.

Covers public and professional policy statements on topic areas such adolescents, child welfare, families & children, health, substance abuse and violence.

Search in the Milner Catalog using the name of the social program, such as SSI, SNAP, WIC - also try the full name of the program Supplemental Security Income, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Women, Infants, and Children. Also try searching for the broader term of the social problem such as housing, poverty, education, etc.

The major source for general statistics on the U.S. Includes sections on education, health, income, and employment, as well as social insurance and human services.

The 'Topics' tab provides links to statistics on poverty, income, housing, education, employment, etc. "QuickFacts" offers basic statistics by state, county and city. "American Factfinder" offers more in-depth analysis.

Includes national and state data with option to create custom data by city, county, school district and Congressional district.