Evidence-Based Practice in the Social Services

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Johnson ◽  
Michael J. Austin
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals "Critical appraisal", riktlinjer och praktikerns dilemma

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pia Nykänen
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The Social ◽  
Local Levels ◽  
Term Objective

  Critical appraisal, guidelines and the practitioner’s dilemma In 2008 a Swedish governmental report pointed out that the social services increasingly need to conduct their work based on an understanding of the effects of their services. The report stressed the development of an evidence-based practice as the long-term objective. However, the Swedish social services have been relatively slow to implement EBP. Several reasons can be given for this, including lack of contact between national, regional and local levels and tensions between state authorities, researchers and professionals regarding if and how EBP should be pursued in practice. The aim of this article is twofold; to identify and evaluate arguments for and against the critical appraisal approach and the guidelines approach with respect to how EBP ought to be conducted in the social services, and secondly, to suggest characteristics that other versions should have in order to try to avoid some of the counter-arguments that the two former approaches face. The examination of arguments shows that some arguments can be directed against both approaches and that some arguments are in need of empirical support. A hypothetical and a ”practical” dilemma for the practitioner is presented. The first arises when a hypothetical practitioner agrees with counter-arguments against the two approaches when it comes to the question of who should appraise evidence. The second might arise in today’s practical context in terms of the practitioner facing a ”contradictory environment”. Finally, ”stability and continuity”, ”sufficient proximity” and ”multi-disciplinarity” are suggested as desirable characteristics of other versions of EBP organizing.

Evidence-Based Practice in the Social Services

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 239-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Johnson ◽  
Michael J. Austin
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Evidence-based practice in social work: Who are the critics?

2020 ◽  
pp. 146801732095513
Author(s):  
Joakim Finne
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Social Sector ◽  
The Social

Summary The aim of this study is to analyse attitudes towards and the utilisation of evidence-based practice among social workers in Norway. The data were collected in 2014–2015 from social workers in four Norwegian counties. The sample consists of 2060 social workers registered as members of the Norwegian Union of Social Educators and Social Workers. Findings The main findings in this study indicate that social workers in child welfare are generally less critical of evidence-based practice than those within social welfare. Higher education and knowledge about evidence-based practice are seen as predictors for less critical attitudes towards the concept. The findings further suggest that social workers who use manuals and standardised procedures are less critical of evidence-based practice. Applications Understanding social workers’ attitudes towards evidence-based practice is important in order to facilitate the best possible practices. This study emphasises the importance of increasing knowledge of evidence-based practice in the social sector, and the need to further investigate how research methods and evidence-based practice concepts are translated into practice.

Evidence-based practice in the health and social services in China

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianbo Chang ◽  
Zhen Guan ◽  
Iris Chi ◽  
Ke-Hu Yang ◽  
Zheng-Gang Bai
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Health And Social Services

scholarly journals The Need for Evidence-Based Practice in the Foster Care Field among Social Workers in Gulf Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Hassan Arab
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Personal Perspective ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Gulf Countries ◽  
The Social ◽  
Care Field ◽  
Temporary Solution

The demand for Evidence-Based Practice "EBP" has been growing for a long-term and yet, there isn't a reply to this growth. Social Workers continue to rely on personal perspective, common sense, tradition when working with their clients in the foster care field as well as their personal beliefs in their assessment and intervention plans. Throughout a journey around the GCC countries to compare the adoption systems, and the social worker's work perspective in all the assessment stages, and tracing to intervention plans or treatment methods; it was noted that social workers still consume and revive an environment free of any evidence-based practices. In order to patch this glitch a sample of a practice sheet that consists of theoretical framework can be used as a temporary solution in order to provide an evidence-based practices in the foster care field.

scholarly journals Parent-Implemented Hanen Program It Takes Two to Talk®: An Exploratory Study in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 8214
Author(s):  
Nuria Senent-Capuz ◽  
Inmaculada Baixauli-Fortea ◽  
Carmen Moret-Tatay
Keyword(s):  
Social Communication ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Language Intervention ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Expressive Vocabulary ◽  
Late Talkers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Communication Difficulties

Parent-implemented interventions are a highly common approach for enhancing communication and linguistic abilities of late talkers, involving a population that shows a small expressive vocabulary in the absence of other deficits that could explain it. This study aimed to compare the outcomes of a parent-implemented language intervention, It Takes Two to Talk®—The Hanen Program® for Parents (ITTT), to a clinician-directed therapy. Participants were 17 families and their late-talking children: 10 families took part in ITTT and 7 in the clinician-directed modality. The outcomes in the social communication domain were more favorable for the ITTT group, but there were no significant differences between groups as regards vocabulary and syntax. In terms of parents, the research focused on examining if there were significant changes in parents’ stress and their perceptions of their children’s communication abilities. No differences were observed in the level of stress. In contrast, the group that received the ITTT program significantly altered their perceptions of their children’s communication difficulties in comparison with the clinician-directed therapy. These results have implications in the clinical management of late-talking children, and they are discussed in terms of evidence-based practice.

Research: Overview

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Tripodi ◽  
Marina Lalayants
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
The State ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Practice Based Research ◽  
International Social

This entry reviews the state of social work research from the appearance of the social work research overview in the previous encyclopedia to the early 2010s. Social work research is defined, and its purposes, contents, training, location, and auspices are briefly discussed. Continuing issues and developments, as well as the emerging developments of evidence-based practice, practice-based research, cultural competence, and international social work research, are featured.

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