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SWK 300 - Social Work Research

Ideas for Selecting and Narrowing Your Topic

TOPIC SUB-TOPIC POPULATION OTHER 
Patient abuse

nursing homes

assisted living

public hospitals

private hospitals

elderly

women

pregnant women

disabled individuals

United States

[country name]

[limit by dates]

[select "peer reviewed

journals"]
Development disabilities

social support

communication competence

parent-child relationship

socio-economic factors

longitudinal studies

children

adolescents

toddlers

teenagers

United States

[country name]

[limit by dates]

[select "peer reviewed

journals"]
Domestic Violence

substance abuse

unemployment

mental health illness

exposure to children

intimate partner

disabled individual

athletes

veterans

United States

[country name]

[limit by dates]

[select "peer reviewed

journals"]
Mental health 

social media

substance abuse

bullying

anxiety disorders

COVID-19

high school students

college students

LGBTQ

veterans

United States

[country name]

[limit by dates]

[select "peer reviewed

journals"]

Immigration status

health care

language barrier

legal assistance

COVID-19

unaccompanied minors

college students

professionals

United States

[country name]

[limit by dates]

[select "peer reviewed

journals"]