Library and Academic Success: Developmental Services Worker: Welcome to DSW!

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Barrie Campus Library, K112C
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Subjects: Child and Youth Care

Getting started

This Research Guide is designed to help DSW students and faculty as they search for relevant information in the field of Developmental Services.

This guide includes instructions on how to access library materials as well as suggestions for books, videos, ebooks, articles and other resources.

When searching the catalogue, databases or the web, please:

Know that language which describes the article or book may not reflect current sensitive language practices
Be aware of other terms you may need to use to get results
Be aware that terms change over time

Some suggested search terms:

Search both versions of a term for the strongest results. For example:

Down Syndrome OR Down's syndrome
Asperger OR Asperger's

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Constitution Act, 1982
Bill 77, Services to Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008
This bill enacts new legislation relating to the provision of services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Services and Supports to promote the social inclusion of persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008
This Act applies with respect to persons with developmental disabilities who reside in Ontario and are at least 18 years of age.

Community Living Ontario
It is a non-profit, provincial association that advocates for people who have an intellectual disability to be fully included in all aspects of community life.
Ontario Agencides Supporting Individuals with Special Needs
OASIS provides leadership through sharing ideas, information and knowledge and interacts with government and other organizations on issues affecting its members.

DSW Databases

MultiSearch
Looking for information for an assignment? Enter your keywords below to find books, journal & newspaper articles, streaming video & more in one click.

Nursing and Allied Health Source
Indexes over 250 leading full-text journals covering nursing and allied health. Plus 130 Medcom Video Training programs. Also includes Culture Competency Briefs by ethnicity and religion.
Permitted Uses: License Info
RxTx
Compendium of Pharmaceuticals & Specialties (CPS), E-CPS, drug therapy & patient care. Please note, your browser must allow pop ups. Database times out after 30 min. Not Mac compatible.
Permitted Uses: License Info
PubMed
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Open access medical, biomedical, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pre-clinical sciences database. Please note: PubMed is currently working best with PC browsers.
Natural Medicines (formerly known as Natural Standard)
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Provides high-quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative medicine including dietary supplements and integrative therapies.
Permitted Uses: License Info

SocINDEX with Full Text
Comprehensive sociology research database including its many sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. Full text available for over 700 journals (back to 1908), 800 books and thousands of conference papers.
Permitted Uses: License Info

DSM-5 (Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
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DSM-V-TR (Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and several textbooks from the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Use Firefox to search this tool. Search will not work with Internet Explorer.
Permitted Uses: License Info
NORD
Searchable database for reports on more than 1,150 diseases and syndromes.

Films on Demand
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Contains over 5,000 videos on topics in business, nursing, social sciences, health, science and technical education. Available on and off campus.
Permitted Uses: License Info

Older link - http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?cid=2006&aid=7939
National Film Board (NFB) (search in MultiSearch)
Watch documentaries, animations and more available from the National Film Board (NFB). Users can access any online NFB or CAMPUS title. Search for NFB titles in either the Library Catalogue or MultiSearch.
To obtain a token/link to set up an account, teachers can contact library@georgiancollege.ca for information. Teachers can create a playlist to share with students.
Open Future Learning
Covers a broad range of subject areas while remaining 100% dedicated to the field of intellectual disabilities, with modules on subjects such as Active Support, Person-Centered Approaches Thinking and Planning, Challenging Behavior, and Supported Employment, just to name a few. We collaborate with revolutionary thinkers, the leaders in our field, and incredible storytellers, including: Dave Hingsburger, Beth Mount, Simon Duffy, Bernard Carabellow, Jack Pearpoint, Patti Scott, David Pitonyak, John Raffaele, Dave Hasbury, Linda Kahn, Kathie Snow, Janice Bartley, Joseph Macbeth, Peter Leidy, Julie Beadle-Brown, Myles Himmelreich, and many more!

To obtain access information please contact library@georgiancollege.ca

Helpful eBooks

Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions
ISBN: 9780323080842
The 2018 edition is available on the Orillia campus reference shelf
Psychotropic Drugs and Medical Conditions
ISBN: 9781536119589
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
ISBN: 9781416062578
Pediatric Psychopharmacology for Primary Care
ISBN: 9781610021999
TOPICS INCLUDE Conceptual framework for prescribing psychotropic drugs Medications for specific diagnoses: ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression US Food and Drug Administration-Approved antipsychotics and mood stabilizers and all other medications

Recommended DSW e-Resources

Journal on Developmental Disabilities
Published by the Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities
Closing the gap: changing lives with assistive technology
2001-2004 issues available online
This is a sound and practical resource covering the latest assistive technology news, how to's and ever-changing technologies and implementation strategies
Canadian Abilities Foundation
Database of non-governmental disability related programs, services and info. Online access to Abilities magazine.
The International Journal for Direct Support Professionals
The International Journal for Direct Support Professionals contains easy to-read, practical articles for Direct Support Professionals on a variety of topics that are pertinent to their role in supporting people with intellectual disabilities.

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Earning a loyal and growing following of readers across the globe, every year VITA publishes 12 issues of The International Journal for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) in English, French and Spanish.

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