Recommended eBooks
Featured Titles:
- Research at Grass Roots : For the Social Sciences and Human Service Professions byThe purpose of Research at grass roots is to accompany the novice researcher, in both the social sciences and human service professions, step by step through the research process
- Action Research : Models, Methods, and Examples byaction research methods to accomplish everything from individual personal professional development to changing policies and practices in large organizations and systems.
- A Handbook for Action Research in Health and Social CareThis handbook offers a comprehensive guide to action research as a strategy for inquiry and development in health and social care.
- Successful Grant Writing, 4th Edition : Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals byThis fully updated and revised edition of a classic guide to grant writing for health and human service professionals reflects the two major changes in the field: new NIH application processes and an increased emphasis on interprofessional and team approaches to science.
- Helping Skills for Human Service Workers : Building Relationships and Encouraging Productive Change byThis revised third edition is a comprehensive yet easy-to-read resource for learning communication skills used in human services such as crisis intervention, mental health, case management, social services, rehabilitation, and patient care.
- Cultural Competency in Health, Social & Human Services : Directions for the 21st Century byThe latest information and techniques for improving cultural competency in the delivery of health, social, and human services to ethnic and racial minority groups in the United States.
- A Guidebook to Human Service Professions : Helping College Students Explore Opportunities in the Human Services Field byThe thoughtful, knowledgeable, practical and cutting-edge approaches in this book provide an invaluable point of embarkation on anyone's journey to a personally and professionally rewarding career as a human service professional.
Select eBooks on the History of Human Services
- The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Social Policy byPublication Date: 2015This Oxford Handbook pulls together much of our current knowledge about the origins, development, functions, and challenges of American social policy.
- Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity byISBN: 9781452287485Publication Date: 2014-09-23Alphabetized entries for topics and specific departments. Great resource for background information.
- Organizational Change in the Human Services byISBN: 9780761922506Publication Date: 2001-08-15Organizational Change: The Human Services Challenge looks at the context of organizational change, describes how individuals and systems change, and pinpoints keys to successful change.
- Strategic Alliances among Health and Human Services Organizations byISBN: 9780761913153Publication Date: 2000-05-17With a focus on relationship building, this book offers theoretical and practical information to organizations considering and negotiating this process.
eBook Databases
Use the databases below to find eBooks on your topic
- eBook Collection - EBSCO This link opens in a new windowAccess to full-text e-books in the fields of education, psychology, biology & life sciences, business, economics & management and general social sciences plus numerous e-books in the public domain. Read this FAQ to learn how to download an ebook from EBSCO. EBSCO recommends Firefox when accessing this database. If you use Safari, please use Safari 11. If you are using a IOS device, please have either IOS 9 or 11 installed as there have been reports of issues with IOS 10.
- Ebook Central - ProQuest This link opens in a new windowEbook Central offers titles from hundreds of trusted publishers on one modern, intuitive platform Its intuitive, mobile-optimized design lets researchers get “anytime access” to the content they need – from a single chapter to an entire book. Previously called "Ebrary Ebooks"
