Research in Social Work, SWK 317
Communication Message of the Day (Last updated August, 2001)

Grades

Miscellaneous
Course Syllabus
Notes
Journals for Content Analysis

More on statistics
     Computing standard deviations Levels of measurement
Frequencies
Interpreting t-tests
t-test examples
t-tests & chi-square
Power Point Slides
The Research Process
The Logic of Social Research
Ethics
Problem Formulation
        Article Analysis Template
Evaluation
Grants & Report Writing
Single Subject Designs
Experimental Designs
Observation
Available Data Analysis
Surveys
Scales
Measurement
 Sampling

Tests-
Hints for quiz1

          Hints for quiz2 Hints for quiz3
Hints for quiz4
Hints for quiz5
Hints for quiz6
Hints for quiz on surveys
Hints for quiz on statistics
Hints for quiz on sampling
Hints for quiz 10-14
Major Assignments Assignment 1- Literature Search

Assignment 2- Data Analysis Project

Assignment 3- Single Subject or Group Design Proposal

 Example of Group Designs-Domestic Violence
 Example of Group Designs-Conduct Disorders in children
 Example of Group Designs-Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder  in children
Example of Single Subject Design-Poor Self-Care Skills
to Professional & Research Organizations
         Butler Library
  Test Locator  http://ericae.net/testcol.htm#ETSTF

Federal Statistics Sites  http://www.fedstats.org

Articles, books, discussion, cartoons about familyhttp://www.wholefamily.com

Annie E. Casey Foundation  www.aecf.org

American Psychological Association  http://www.apa.org

Current edge treatment developments  http://www.tiac.net/users/drmike/Current.shtml

          National Alliance for the Mentally Ill  http://www.nami.org/
  National Institute of Mental Health   http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

National Association of Social Workers  http://www.naswdc.org/

NASW Job Links  http://www.naswdc.org/JOB.HTM

NIH Grant Info.    http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html

US Congress  http://congress.org/main.html

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services  www.samhsa.gov/

Child Abuse Prevention Network http://child.cornell.edu/bookmarks.html
GSA's Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance--a directory of Federal programs, projects,
service and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American Public
http://www.gsa.gov/fdac

Committee on Ways and Means' GREEN BOOK of Federal Entitlements
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/wm001.html

Welfare Reform maintained by the HHS Administration of Children and Families with links to documents, research and statistics about welfare reform http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/news/welfare/

Welfare Issues links to publications and research relating to welfare is maintained by the Human Services Policy branch of the Planning and Evaluation Division of HHS http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/hspwelfare.htm

Welfare to Work contains information about the DOL's involvement with this initiative and links to other related sites http://wtw.doleta.gov/

Social Security Handbook summarizes information about the Federal Retirement, Survivors, Disability, Supplemental Security Income, Health Insurance, and Black Lung Programs
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/handbook/ssa-hbk.htm

Retirement Booklet from U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov/programs/retirement/publications/retirement.html

Medicare --our country's health insurance program for people age 65 or older, certain people with disabilities who are under 65, and people of any age who have permanent kidney failure. The Health Care Financing Administration http://www.hcfa.gov/, is the agency in charge of the Medicare program. But the people at the Social Security offices help you enroll in the program and give you general Medicare information.http://www.hcfa.gov/medicare/medicare.htm

Medicaid --Title XIX of the Social Security Act is a program which provides medical assistance for
certain individuals and families with low incomes and resources.http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/medicaid.htm

Legal Information on Public Benefits from Cornell's Legal Information Institute
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/topic2.html#public benefits

Urban Institute Studies on Social Welfare, a nonpartisan economic & social policy research organization http://www.urban.org/socwelfare.htm

New York State Sites

Welfare Reform NYS Dept. of Education http://www.nysed.gov/workforce/welfare.html

NYS Social Services Information http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ils/topics/social.htm

State Interent Sites for Health & Human Services
http://www.nasire.org/stateSearch/displayCategory.cfm?Category=health

Welfare Reform Policy-- Gives news and statistics on welfare programs for states.
http://www.stateline.org/issue.cfm?IssueID=123

Full Text Articles
 

Article on computers in mental health
Article on a cognitive behavioral intervention on self esteem
Article on teen pregnancy

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