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Encyclopedia of Human Services: Master Review and Tutorial for the Human Services-Board Certified Practitioner Examination (HS-BCPE) by Howard Rosenthal
Call Number: EBSCO eBook Collection
ISBN: 9780415707695
Publication Date: 2014
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Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

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Finding Reference Materials
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Books on Campus

List of Human Services titles available on campus
Here you will find a current selection of titles on Human Services topics available at the Valparaiso and/or Michigan City campus.

Electronic Books

List of Human Services ebook titles
Here you will find a sample list of electronic books available in the library catalog.

Finding eBooks
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Library Databases for Social Sciences

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Finding Articles
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DSM-5 Library This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive and up-to-date resource used for clinical practice by mental health professionals, this resource includes the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition), the DSM-5 Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, the DSM-5 Clinical Cases, the DSM-5 Handbook on the Cultural Formulation Interview, and the Spanish edition of Diagnostic Criteria from the DSM-5.
PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
Full text, peer reviewed, scholarly, and scientific journals on all aspects of psychology.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Academic journals related to psychology and behavioral sciences
Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
Social Sciences Full Text provides sources covering a wide array of subjects, including addiction studies, ethics, public welfare, urban studies and more. Covering the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences, this full-text resource provides access to the most important -language social science journals.

Select Journal Titles for Human Services

Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice
Original empirical articles, theoretical analyses, literature reviews, and brief reports dealing with basic and applied topics in the field of group research and application.Full Text from 1997 to present.
Journal of Human Services
The official journal of the National Organization for Human Services. JHS is an open access journal, committed to the timely distribution of peer-reviewed, relevant, scholarship across a wide range of disciplines, theories, and methodological traditions that focus on important issues in the field of human services.
Journal of Mental Health Counseling
Addresses concerns of mental health counselors who deal with issues such as family counseling and substance abuse. Full Text from 1994 to present.
Social Work
Publishes articles on all aspects of social work and social welfare. Full Text 1975 to present (with 12 month delay)