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Social Work

Library guide for Social Work and Health & Social Care students.

Useful Websites

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Access All

 

A podcast from the BBC that reflects the lives and experiences of disabled people. It has articles, blogs, and information and support

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Black, Asian and minority ethnic community resources

Useful reading, guidance and resources

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Black women in Health

The BWIH allied health professional Network is comprised of a group of black female allied health professionals based all across the UK. 

They aim to provide exciting networking opportunities. Create Mentorship opportunities for students, and facilitate work experience opportunities .

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BMJ Learning

Online learning for healthcare professionals.  Unlimited access to evidence-based courses

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Community Care

Professional Social Work resource

Decolonising Social Work education

A list of resources by a broad range of authors on various Social work topics, hosted by Dr Rea Maglajlic (Senior Lecturer In Social Work And Social Care) of the University of Sussex

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The Disability Archive

Provides disabled people, students and scholars with an interest in this and related fields, access to the writings of those disability activists, writers and allies whose work may no longer be easily accessible in the public domain. 

Use the search box to type in your area of interest

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Equality and Human Rights Commission

Equality and Human Rights Commission protect people against discriminatory treatment and hold organisations, such as businesses and government, to account for what they do.

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Family Law Week

Good for keeping up to date with judgements and case law

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Fingertips

Fingertips is a large public health data collection. Data is organised into themed profiles. Start by choosing a profile from the list.

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Healtalk.org

Thousands of people have shared their experiences on film to help you understand what it's like to have a health condition such as breast cancer or arthritis. Find out more through the search bar, or the list of health conditions on the A-Z menu.

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legislation.gov.uk

Good for accessing law reports

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LGBT Health and Wellbeing

A Scottish charity working to promote the health, wellbeing and equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT+) adults (16+).  Includes archived research and reports.

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NIHR Evidence

 

NIHR Evidence offers plain language summaries of health and care research that’s funded by the NIHR

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Romany & Traveller Family History Society

British family history society for people with Romany Gypsy, Traveller and Fairground roots.  Includes census transcriptions, back issues and abstracts from Romany Routes journal, parish registers and much more.

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Sage Research Methods

Sage Research Methods supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process.

Using the Internet

There is a wealth of information to be found on the internet, some of which may be useful for your assignments.  You must learn to evaluate websites thoroughly before you use information found, and be mindful that anyone can post anything on the internet.  There are lots of tools to help you evaluate information, here are a couple:

 

Face Value

Being Critical