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- EBP discourages the use of pseudoscientific or harmful interventions. It encourages professional social workers to base their interventions on evidence-supported treatment. It is part of the Social Work Code of Ethics.
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Nov 5, 2018 · A common definition matters given the potential of the EBP process framework to teach students to engage in critical and reflective thinking, ethical practice rooted in client empowerment, and practice decisions that have the most promise for helping the clients they serve.
- Danielle E. Parrish
- 2018
Jul 20, 2017 · The social work profession should take action to address and further research the research-practice disconnect by establishing a clear definition and aims of social work research, and...
- Barbra Teater
Jun 3, 2024 · Practice research on social work features collaboration between academic research and social work practice involving practitioners, service users and the community. The focus is on supporting rigorous research, evaluating interventions, practice innovation and impact.
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Social workers increasingly are seeking information about evidence-based practices. Numerous resources are emerging to help connect research to practice and provide information that can be helpful to practitioners. Since the term evidence-based practice (EBP) is used in numerous ways, definitions will be provided that can help expand social workers...
The symposium attendees identified a number of issues related to the incorporation of EBP into mental health practice including the following:
Evidence-Based Practice. The term evidence-based practice (EBP) was used initially in relation to medicine, but has since been adopted by many fields including education, child welfare, mental heath, and criminal justice. The Institute of Medicine (2001) defines evidence-based medicine as the integration of best researched evidence and clinical exp...
Evaluation of Research on Practice Interventions. Randomized controlled trials (RCT) are frequently viewed as the gold standard for the evaluation of interventions. However, it is not always possible or ethical to conduct RCT in social, health, and human services, and thus there is a lack of that type of research evidence for some interventions pro...
For practitioners trying to identify EBT for the clients they serve, there are a growing number of Web sites and guidebooks available to provide some useful information to help guide practice. In identifying EBT, the practitioner must assess the extent to which the particular EBT is adoptable and adaptable for their client and specific situation. I...
The University of Minnesota School of Social Work convened a group of researchers, practitioners, educators, consumers, legislators, and judges to address this issue at a symposium on Evidence-Based Practice and Cultural Competence in the Context of Child Welfare. Read the symposium report.
California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare provides up-to-date information on evidence-based child welfare practices. It also facilitates the utilization of evidence-based practices as a method of achieving improved outcomes of safety, permanency, and well-being for children and families involved in the California public child welfar...
National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE) is a Canadian national network of researchers and practitioners involved in the care of older adults through medicine, nursing social work, and other allied health professions. The overarching goal is the dissemination of research and best practices for the care of older adults. Specifically, N...
The Ohio Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Coordinating Center of Excellence (SAMI-CCOE) is a technical-assistance organization that helps service systems, organizations, and providers implement and sustain the Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) model (an evidence-based practice), maintain fidelity to the model, and develop collaborations w...
Institute of Medicine. (2001). Crossing the quality chasm: A new health system for the 21st century. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
Jul 29, 2015 · Evidence-based practice has the potential to highlight social work’s strengths, namely our capacity to integrate sources of knowledge in our holistic and client-centered approach to clinical practice.
- James W. Drisko, Melissa D. Grady
- 2015
Sep 19, 2024 · Evidence-based practice (EBP) is not a catchphrase. It is not a cookie cutter approach to social work practice. It is a process which involves critical thinking and evaluation of information to determine the most effective and efficient treatment for your client or community.
Jul 29, 2015 · This paper aims to provide a contemporary overview of evidence-based practice (EBP) in social work. As EBP is frequently misunderstood, we will define what EBP is as well as what it is...
