Book Links

CHAPTER 1. Introduction

Social Work Glossary
http://www.socialpolicy.ca/

This site contains Steven Hick's personal collection of over 600 definitions of social welfare terms. It also includes links to publications and on-line course materials.

Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD)
http://www.ccsd.ca/

CCSD is one of Canada's most authoritative voices promoting better social and economic security for all Canadians. A national, self-supporting, non-profit organization, the CCSD's main product is information and its main activity is research, focusing on concerns such as income security, employment, poverty, child welfare, pensions and government social policies. Check out the Internet launch pad for a variety of excellent links.

Canadian Social Research Links http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/

This is Gilles Seguin's virtual resource centre for Canadian social program information. His purpose in creating and maintaining this site is to provide a comprehensive, current and balanced collection of links to Canadian social program information for those who formulate Canadian social policies and for those who study and critique them.

Critical Social Work journal
http://www.criticalsocialwork.com/

An on-line journal with articles on how social work can contribute to social justice. In part the goal of Critical Social Work is to assist in collectively recognizing the current potentials for social justice as well as the future possibilities. They propose that through dialogue there exists the possibility of refining our ideas about the individual and community, clarifying the relationship between interpersonal relations and institutional structures, and identifying actions that promote both individual and community well-being.