From “Producing” to “Consuming” Research: Incorporating Evidence-Based Practice Into Advanced Research Courses in a Master of Social Work Program

The challenges of including evidence-based practice (EBP) and evidence-based treatments (EBTs) in social work education continue to be discussed in the literature. As the behavioral health system moves toward greater practitioner accountability and expanded implementation of EBTs, it becomes increasingly important to prepare students for this type of practice. A successful provider-developed curriculum, designed to prepare students for extensive EBT job opportunities in Connecticut, was disseminated to local graduate schools through a faculty fellowship. This article discusses provider and faculty perspectives about course design elements that contributed to its effectiveness, as well as how the course was subsequently adapted to online learning for Master of Social Work (MSW) students, with evidence of positive impact on clinician development.

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Views of Evidence-Based Practice Among Faculty in Master of Social Work Programs: A National Survey

Research on Social Work Practice ◽

10.1177/1049731506293059 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 110-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 82

Author(s):

Allen Rubin ◽

Danielle Parrish

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

National Survey ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Master Of Social Work ◽

Work Programs ◽

Social Work Programs

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Anthropological Contributions for Social Work Education

Practicing Anthropology ◽

10.17730/praa.11.3.d1341v2594528301 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 4-11

Author(s):

George Esber

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Program Planning ◽

Master Of Social Work ◽

Work Program ◽

Teen Parent ◽

Teen Parent Program ◽

Work Education ◽

Social Work Program ◽

Goals And Objectives ◽

Parent Program

A few years ago, as a student in a Master of Social work program, I listened to a presentation given by the former director of a two-year "Teen-parent" program. The talk was intended to provide insights into the process of program planning and implementation, which it did. At the conclusion, and really more as an off-the-record remark, the speaker said she had come to realize that the program, in spite of its having met its goals and objectives, was not really needed. The teens had little difficulty during their pregnancies and, as time showed, they were capable of doing a reasonably adequate job of mothering.

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Evidence-based Practice – Modernising the Knowledge Base of Social Work?

10.2307/j.ctvdf08q1 ◽

2009 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Knowledge Base ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Evidence Based

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The Promotion of Avoidable Ignorance in the British Journal of Social Work

Research on Social Work Practice ◽

10.1177/1049731518763953 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 455-469 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Eileen Gambrill

Keyword(s):

British Journal ◽

Social Work ◽

Social Workers ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Status Quo ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Professional Journals ◽

The Status ◽

Dangerous Knowledge

The manifest purpose of professional journals is to share important knowledge. Increasing revelations of flaws in the peer-reviewed literature shows that this purpose is often not honored and that inflated claims of knowledge as well as other concerns such as misrepresentations of disliked or misunderstood views are rife. In this article, avoidable misunderstandings of science and evidence-based practice (EBP) in publications in the British Journal of Social Work 2005–2016 are described as well as strategies used to forward misinformation. Such discourse misinforms rather than informs readers and decreases opportunities to accurately inform social workers about possibilities to help clients and to avoid harming them and to involve clients as informed participants. Those writing about avoidable ignorance highlight how it is used strategically, perhaps to neutralize what is viewed as dangerous knowledge—the process of EBP and science generally, which may threaten the status quo.

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