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An extensive reference list including:
Barry, E. and P. Higgins. 1999. Getting Off the Fence-Challenging Sectarianism in Personal Social Services. London: Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.
Bloomfield, K. 1998. We will remember them. Belfast: Northern Ireland Victims Commission.
Birrell, D. 1999. North-South Co-operation in Social Policy Areas. Administration , 47: 2, 3-30.
Bogues, S. 1998. Social Work in the Voluntary Sector. Social Work and Social Change in Northern Ireland-Issues for Contemporary Practice. London: Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.
Brewer, J. and Lockhart, B. 1997. Here Be Dragons: Crime in Ireland 1945-1995. Clarendon Studies in Criminology
Campbell, J. 1999. Mental health policy, care in the community and political conflict: the case of the integrated service in Northern Ireland. P. Bartlett and D. Wright eds. Outside the Walls of the Asylum: The History of Care in the Community 1750-2000. London: Athlone Press.
Campbell, J and R. Manktelow eds. 1998. Mental Health Social Work in Ireland; Comparative Issues in Policy and Practice. England: Avebury, Aldershot
CCETSW. 1997. Law for Social Workers in Northern Ireland. London: Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.
CCETSW. 1998. Child Law in Northern Ireland. London: Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.
CCETSW. 2000. Working in Multi-Disciplinary Settings in Northern Ireland. Belfast: Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.
CCETSW. 2000. Training to Challenge Racism in Social Work Practice in Northern Ireland. Belfast: Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.
CCETSW (NI). 1998. Social Work and Social Change in Northern Ireland: Issues for Contemporary Practice. London: Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.
CCETSW (NI). 1999. Employment Survey of Newly Qualified Social Workers in Northern Ireland 1997. Belfast: Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (Northern Ireland).
CCETSW (NI). 2000. Reflecting on Practice: Looking Back to Look Forward. Belfast: Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.
Children's Rights Development Unit. 1992. An Introduction to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. CRDU, London
Clarke, P and J. Jamison. 2001. Co-operation and Working Together: From Concept to Realisation: an Evaluation of CAWT. Armagh: Centre for Cross Border Studies.
Cost of the Troubles Study. 1999. Final Report of the Cost of the Troubles Study. Belfast: INCORE.
Craigavon and Banbridge Community Health and Social Services Trust. 2000. Community Development in Health and Social Services - the Craigavon and Banbridge Experience. Gilford: Craigavon and Banbridge Community Health and Social Services Trust.
Department of Health and Social Services (Northern Ireland). 1997. Well into 2000: A Positive Agenda for Health and Well-being. Belfast: DHSS.
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. 1998. A Review of Residential Child Care in Northern Ireland. Belfast: DHSS.
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. 1999. Mainstreaming Community Development in the health and personal social services. Belfast: DHSS.
Dickson, B. 1993. The Legal System of Northern Ireland. SLS Publications. QUB. Belfast
Diffen, C et al. 1996 Child Care in Practice Special Children Order Edition. Routledge
Dillenburger, K. (in press). Evidence-based Practice in Northern Ireland. B. Thyer and M. Kazi eds. International Perspectives on Evidence-based Practice on Social Work. Birmingham: Venture Press.
Disability Alliance. 1998. Disability Rights Handbook. London: Disability Alliance.
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Northern Ireland Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux and Comhairle. 2001. Up North-Down South: A Report into the Advice and Information Needs of Communities on both sides of the Border. Belfast and Dublin: NIACAB and Comhairle.
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While not exhaustive, this list provides a sample of material available in some of key areas of interest to social workers. Further journal titles may be accessed in libraries and on university online library catalogues.
North of Ireland /United Kingdom journals
Adoption and Fostering.
British Journal of Guidance and Counselling.
British Journal of Social Work
British Journal of Psychiatric Social Work.
Child and Family Social Work.
Child Care in Practice.
Children and Society.
Community Care.
Community Development Journal.
Critical Social Policy.
Ethnic and Racial Studies.
Groupwork.
Health Education Journal.
Issues in Social Work Education.
Journal of Family Therapy.
Journal of Practice Teaching.
Journal of Social Policy.
Medical Social Work.
Poverty.
Practice - Journal of the British Association of Social Workers.
Probation Journal.
Research on Social Work Practice.
Social Policy and Administration.
Social Work Today.
Social Work and Social Sciences Review.
Youth Justice.
General list of Journals
Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work.
Aging and Society.
Behavior and Social Issues.
Child Abuse and Neglect.
European Journal of Social Work.
Gerontologist.
International Social Work.
International Journal of Social Work Research.
Journal of Applied Gerontology.
Journal of European Social Policy.
Journal of Social Issues.
Philosophy of the Social Sciences.
Policy and Practice.
Social Problems.
Social Research.
Social Work.
Social Work in Europe.
Social Work Research.
Social Work with Groups.
Suggestions for further reading
Bateman, C. 1995. Cycle of Violence. London: HarperCollins.
Bateman, C. 1999. Cross Ma Heart. London: HarperCollins.
Coogan, T. P. 1987. Disillusioned Decades: Ireland 1966-87. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan.
Dawe, G and M. Mulreany. 2001. The Ogham Stone - an anthology of contemporary Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration.
Doyle, R. 1992. The Barrytown Trilogy. London: Minerva.
Kirkpatrick, K. ed. 2000. Border Crossings: Irish Women Writers and National Identities. Dublin: Wolfhound Press Ltd.
MacLaverty, B. 1983. Cal. London: Cape.
McCabe, P. 1993. The Butcher Boy. London: Picador.
McLiam Wilson, R. 1996. Eureka Street. London: Secker and Warburg.
Moore, B. 1970. The Emperor of Ice-cream. London: Mayflower Books.
Moore, B. 1993. The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne. London: Bloomsbury.
O'Brien, C. C. 1974. States of Ireland. London: Panther.
O'Brien, C. C. and M. O'Brien. 1972. A Concise History of Ireland. London: Thames and Hudson.
O'Brien, E. and R. Fitzgerald. 1986. Vanishing Ireland. London: Cape.
O'Brien, E. and F. Bourke. 1976. Mother Ireland. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
Trevor, W. 1995. Ireland: Selected Stories. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Trevor, W. ed. 1991. The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Uris, L. 1976. Trinity. London: Deutsch.
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