E-books from USU Libraries
- Social policy and social justiceEdited by John L. Jackson. Published 2017.
- Policy and social work practiceEdited by Tony Evans & Frank Keating. Published 2016.
- Social work and social policy: Advancing the principles of economic and social justiceEdited by Ira C. Colby, Catherine N. Dulmus, Karen M. Sowers. Published 2013.
- Welfare words: Critical social work and social policyBy Paul Michael Garrett. Published 2018.
- Social work practice and social welfare policy in the United States: A historyBy Philip R. Popple. Published 2018.
- The Sage handbook of social workEdited 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 contextBy Katherine S. Van Wormer. Published 2016.
- Social welfare for a global era: International perspectives on policy and practiceBy James Midgley. Published 2017.
- When social workers impact policy and don't just implement it: A framework for understanding policy engagementBy 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.
Want more tips for policy and legal research? Check out these guides:
Policy Research Guides from Other Libraries
The following guides have additional strategies for how to stay current with (and research) policy and legislation from a social work perspective:
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