LibGuides: SW 6595: Research & Policy: Policy & Legislation

E-books from USU Libraries

Social policy and social justice
Edited by John L. Jackson. Published 2017.
Policy and social work practice
Edited by Tony Evans & Frank Keating. Published 2016.
Social work and social policy: Advancing the principles of economic and social justice
Edited by Ira C. Colby, Catherine N. Dulmus, Karen M. Sowers. Published 2013.
Welfare words: Critical social work and social policy
By Paul Michael Garrett. Published 2018.
Social work practice and social welfare policy in the United States: A history
By Philip R. Popple. Published 2018.
The Sage handbook of social work
Edited by Mel Gray, James Midgley and Stephen A. Webb. Published 2012. Section 1: Welfare, social policy, and social work.
Social welfare policy for a sustainable future: The U.S. in global context
By Katherine S. Van Wormer. Published 2016.
Social welfare for a global era: International perspectives on policy and practice
By James Midgley. Published 2017.
When social workers impact policy and don't just implement it: A framework for understanding policy engagement
By John Gal and Idit Weiss-Gal. Published 2023.

State-Level Resources

Utah's Custom Report Builder allows you to combine and download information about bills introduced, considered, and passed in the Utah State Legislature from 1997 to the current session.

For more information about finding information from the Utah Legislature, see this guide.

National-Level Resources

For help understanding the federal legislative process, check out this guide and graphic.

This short video discusses federal regulations, including how to distinguish between the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations.

For help researching federal legislation using Congress.gov, here's a video from another library walking you through the steps. You can also consult Congress' online search tools.