Evidence-Based Practice and the Borders of Data in the Global Information ERA

Crisp, Beth R.

doi:10.1080/10437797.2004.10778480

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“…The challenges of translating research into practice have created several ongoing tensions between researchers and practitioners over: (1) the definition of evidence (Crisp, 2004;Raines, 2004;Shlonsky & Gibbs, 2004;Witkin & Harrison, 2001); (2) implementation of evidence into "best practices" (Ferlie, Fitzgerald, & Wood, 2000;Gonzales, Ringeisen, & Chambers, 2002;Hoagwood, 2002;Hoge, Huey, & O'Connell, 2004); and (3) development of empirically-based practice guidelines (Howard & Jenson, 1999;Jackson, 1999;Kirk, 1999;Nathan, 1998;Richey & Roffman, 1999;Williams & Lanigan, 1999).…”

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Integrating Evidence-Based Practice and Social Work Field Education

Edmond¹,

Megivern²,

Williams³

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Journal of Social Work Education

108

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The social work academic community is currently considering and critiquing the idea of evidence-based practice (EBP). Given the vital part that practicum education plays in the social work profession, understanding the views of field instructors on this subject is essential. The George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University surveyed 283 field instructors within 180 agencies and found that the majority (87%, N=235) viewed it as a useful practice idea. However, most of the indicators employed to assess use of scientific evidence in social work practice revealed that it occurs too infrequently. A lack of time was reported as the greatest obstacle. recently, the social work academic community has been considering and critiquing the idea of evidence-based practice (EBP), an important paradigm shift designed to promote the consistent use of scientifically validated information and effective interventions in social work practice (

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Integrating Evidence-Based Practice and Social Work Field Education

Edmond¹,

Megivern²,

Williams³

et al. 2006

Journal of Social Work Education

108

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“…Social work writers have elucidated EBP's role in the practice and research realm (Fraser 2003;Gambrill 1999;Thyer 2001), and others have focused on graduate curricula (Crisp 2004;Drake et al 2007;Zayas et al 2003). In this literature, there are many strong, eloquent arguments for evidence-based practice in social work, making it clear that EBP will increase social work's effectiveness and credibility.…”

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Overrating or Dismissing the Value of Evidence-Based Practice: Consequences for Clinical Practice

2010

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Current implementation of the evidence based practice (EBP) model in social work has focused on empirical evidence from efficacy studies, with far less attention to practitioner judgment and client values. Among many clinical social workers the opposite is often true: clinical judgment supersedes the use of scientifically tested techniques. Clinicians may reject EBP as coming out of narrowly focused, possibly irrelevant research, and adherents of EBP run the risk of discounting psychotherapy techniques derived from practice experience or the vast diversity of client situations-both positions threaten our effectiveness. Reasserting clinical judgment and the centrality of clients' experience into EBP, while enhancing traditional psychotherapy with strong treatment-effectiveness evidence, will improve clinical social work practice, especially in addressing the wide array of human problems and suffering that clients present, especially in the context of globalization and cultural diversity.

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“…Regardless of its controversial nature, a growing number of scholars support the concept of evidence-based practice (Cnaan & Dichter, 2008;Crisp, 2004;Drake, Jonson-Reid, Hovmand, & Zayas, 2007;Gambrill, 2003a;Gibbs, 2003;Proctor, 2003;Rosen, Proctor, & Staudt, 1999;Rubin, 2007). In addition, an increasing number of governments have incorporated evidence-based language into various legislative initiatives.…”

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“…Central to the evidence-based framework is the notion of selecting interventions in light of the best available research on a given intervention. Proponents of evidence-based practice argue that practice decisions should be based upon the empirical research (Crisp, 2004;Gambrill, 2003b;Gibbs, 2003;Proctor, 2003;Rosen et al, 1999).…”

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Evidence-Based Spiritual Practice: Using Research to Inform the Selection of Spiritual Interventions

Hodge

2011

Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social T

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This article defines and illustrates the concept of evidence-based spiritual practice. Research suggests many practitioners use spiritual interventions in practice, but have received little training on spirituality during their social work education. To assist practitioners enhance the effectiveness of their services, this articles discusses the process of operationalizing the evidence-based framework to inform the use of spirituality in clinical settings. Given the distinguishing role that empirical research plays in the evidence-based movement, the article focuses on the role that research can play in selecting spiritual interventions. The article concludes with a discussion of how practitioners might access relevant research on spirituality and posits that Google Scholar may be useful in this regard, particularly for practitioners unaffiliated with an academic institution.

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Evidence-Based Practice and the Borders of Data in the Global Information ERA

Cited by 21 publications

References 40 publications

Integrating Evidence-Based Practice and Social Work Field Education

Integrating Evidence-Based Practice and Social Work Field Education

Overrating or Dismissing the Value of Evidence-Based Practice: Consequences for Clinical Practice

Evidence-Based Spiritual Practice: Using Research to Inform the Selection of Spiritual Interventions

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