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Nov 5, 2018 · More than a decade ago, a national survey of social work faculty suggested that although the majority (73%) were favorable toward the evidence-based practice (EBP) movement, a collective definition and understanding of EBP was lacking (Rubin & Parrish, 2007).
- Danielle E. Parrish
- 2018
Research evidence includes the EBP process: asking an important question; searching for evidence; critical appraisal of evidence design and quality; synthesis of evidence quality, quantity, and consistency; practice recommendations; translation; and evaluation.
May 26, 2019 · The aim of this study is to describe and review research on EIs used to teach the process of EBP and/or ESTs to social work students and practitioners and their effects on various dependent variables (such as knowledge, motivation, and satisfaction), considering the quality of the studies.
- Florian Spensberger, Ingo Kollar, Eileen Gambrill, Christian Ghanem, Sabine Pankofer
- 2020
Social work often prioritizes practice-based knowledge and expert opinion in many situations, but it is still important to remember and consider research-based evidence when necessary - and even combining the two, such as EBP recommends, to ensure the whole picture is being considered.
- Arielle Lomness
- 2016
- Social Work Education
- Social Work Research
- Continuing Educational Challenges
- Challenges For Social Work Practice
One of the primary ways that the profession can more effectively infuse the correct definition and use of EBP is to teach EBP in all curriculum sequences within social work programs (i.e. practice, field, research, policy, human behavior in the social environment). The EBP process integrates several forms of knowledge and requires critical thinking...
One of the critiques that social workers have cited about EBP is the limited kinds of research that are currently available or valued in EBP. While EBP emphasizes using ‘the best available evidence,’ what is often summarized is solely experimental research. Experiments can document cause-effect relationships, but only if they are adequately concept...
Educators simply omit, or teach minimally, several technical aspects of the EBP literature in the typical BSW and MSWs curriculum. Systematic reviews of the research (SRs) literature based on meta-analytic statistics that are rarely taught in typical BSW and MSW programs. SRs synthesize the results of multiple studies, combining careful analysis, c...
Integrating Client Values and Preferences into EBP
Gilgun (2005) notes that client values and preferences are not well defined in EBP models, nor is how to include them in the process well explained. Prioritizing client values and preferences fits with contemporary models of patient centered practice (United States Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 2002). Gambrill (2001) argues that highlighting client choice diminishes the potentially authoritarian stance clinicians may take with clients. Further, it is a step that distinguishes EB...
Integrating Professional Expertise into EBP
Similarly, Gilgun (2005) states that the EBP literature does not define professional expertise fully, nor does it elaborate how expertise shapes the process. Professional expertise of several kinds is required in engaging clients, in completing a thorough assessment, in locating the best research evidence and in collaboratively discussing treatment options with clients. Yet it is unclear how much latitude professionals have in adapting and individualizing manualized treatments or programs. Su...
- James W. Drisko, Melissa D. Grady
- 2015
Is Social Work Evidence-based? Does Saying So Make It So? Ongoing Challenges in Integrating Research, Practice and Policy Eileen Gambrill ABSTRACT The integration of research and practice is of concern in all helping profes-sions. Has social work become an evidence-based profession as some claim?
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Apr 19, 2014 · Evidence-based practice (EBP) is increasingly emphasized in social work, yet effective approaches for translating research evidence into social work practice remain elusive.
