The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research: Working to Increase Our Practice and Policy Evidence Base

Zlotnik, Joan Levy; Solt, Barbara E.

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“…The many and diverse successes of the profession's twenty-five year collective change effort with respect to its research capacity and infrastructure have been documented elsewhere (Jensen, Briar-Lawson, & Flanzer, 2008;McRoy, Flanzer & Zlotnik, 2012;Zlotnik, Biegel, & Solt, 2002;Zlotnik & Solt, 2006, 2008. Certainly there are enormous challenges remaining.…”

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“…Another was to increase social work's visibility in the Washington (inside the Beltway) behavioral and social science research community. IASWR pursued active involvement with the advocacy efforts undertaken by the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) and three of the coalitions COSSA leads (Coalition to Advance Health through Behavioral and Social Science Research [CAHT-BSSR]; Coalition to Protect Research [CPR]; and Collaborative for Enhancing Diversity in Science [CEDS]) (Zlotnik & Solt, 2006). IASWR's advocacy and continual presence at these meetings, along with attendance at NIH's various advisory groups, resulted in greater inclusion of social work researchers in hearings, briefings, review panels and workgroups.…”

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Building the Profession’s Research Infrastructure

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Beginning in 1988, the social work profession undertook a twenty-five year endeavor to enhance its research capacity and to assure greater representation of social work research needs, priorities and findings at the federal level, where major policy initiatives take place. Described here are some of the key processes, highlighting the efforts to achieve professional solidarity, and the interventions, by social workers, federal "insiders" and outside advocacy agents that carried the work forward. Details and accomplishments of this long-term, carefully sustained, and still incomplete professional self-strengthening change strategy provide insights for future collective professional endeavors. Twenty-five years ago the social work profession began a sustained effort to strengthen its research infrastructure in support of demonstrating practice effectiveness, advancing knowledge for critical social problems, and informing national policy. The steps and processes undertaken and the outcomes achieved by this effort have been described elsewhere (Austin, 1998; Corvo, Zlotnik, & Chen, 2008; TFSWR, 1991; Zlotnik, Biegel, & Solt, 2002; Zlotnik & Solt, 2006, 2008). What we want to capture through this, our eye-witness account, are some of the nuanced and specific actions, obstacles, and decisions involved in this effort. Recreating this case study of a profession's self-strengthening change strategy – targeted both to the external environment and its own internal one – can provide insights for future profession-wide, collective efforts.

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Section: Institute For the Advancement Of Social Work Research: 1993-mentioning

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Building the Profession’s Research Infrastructure

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“…The definition of eligible individuals is broad and includes any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research, particularly individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups or disabled persons. (NIH, 2003;Zlotnik & Solt, 2006).…”

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The NIH R03 Award

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Research on Social Work Practice

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Social workers in academic and agency settings have the opportunity to do funded research using the National Institutes of Health (NIH) R03 small grant mechanism designed for discrete, clearly defined projects that can be completed within a 1-to 2-year time period with limited funding. This article describes the R03 mechanism and provides a guide for the developmental steps in writing a successful grant application. It identifies the recent NIH program announcements titled Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health as an extraordinary opportunity for social work researchers seeking R03 funding. The R03 is ideal for new researchers, and the experience of one of the authors illustrates the decision-making and skill-development processes involved in submitting a successful grant proposal. 417In a recent issue of this journal Holleran and Thompson (2005) highlighted social work's research roots and emphasized the increasing importance of conducting rigorous research to enhance the professional practice and knowledge base. The authors recommended the Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) offered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a funding source for social work researchers. This article continues the discussion of NIH funding mechanisms by describing the R03 Small Research Grant that is available for 1 to 2 years of support for up to $50,000 a year. While the K series awards are career development grants that have as a primary aim investment and development of promising researchers, the R series awards (see Appendix A) are project-specific grants aimed at discrete, specified, circumscribed projects to be performed by the investigator or investigators in an area of their interest and competencies, based on the mission of the NIH. This article places the R03 in the context of these R series awards, describes its advantages, describes old and new pathways for social work researchers to obtain R03 funding, and provides resources and a brief guide to designing a successful study and to writing the grant application. The first author's experience as a clinician and new investigator applying for an R03 grant illustrates these processes. NIH SMALL RESEARCH GRANT (R03) MECHANISMThe R03 is one type of funding mechanism that may be identified within an NIH program announcement (PA), which is a request funding applications in a stated scientific area. Funding requests are reviewed by institute or centers (ICs) within the NIH; those that will award grants under a specific PA are listed in the PA along with the specific funding mechanisms each IC is open to using.The R03 award is smaller in scope and more time limited than the original Research Project Grant (R01) grants that are the primary support mechanism for NIH-funded health-related research. Not all ICs offer the R03 mechanism, and specifics such as length and amount of award may vary. The R03 awards are often designed to support the early stages of a research career by encouraging the applicant to use this mechanism to obtain prelimina...

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“…Perhaps most importantly, SSWR and IASWR have played a key role in shifting the culture by promoting the development, testing, and dissemination of evidence-based-practice in social work (cf. Zlotnik & Solt, 2006).…”

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The Teaching of Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work Higher Education—Living by the Charlie Parker Dictum: A Response to Papers by Shlonsky and Stern, and Soydan

Springer

2007

Research on Social Work Practice

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This article, as a response to two papers, identifies five critical issues and themes related to the teaching of evidence-based practice (EBP) in social work higher education. These five themes are: defining EBP; modeling the complexity of EBP in teaching; examining social work curriculum; coordinating social work professional organizations; and shifting the culture in social work. In response to these themes, one key recommendation is that a Task Force on the Teaching of Evidence-Based Practice be formed as a way to continue the momentum gained through the Symposium on the Teaching of Evidence-Based Practice.

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The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research: Working to Increase Our Practice and Policy Evidence Base

Cited by 9 publications

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Building the Profession’s Research Infrastructure

Building the Profession’s Research Infrastructure

The NIH R03 Award

The Teaching of Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work Higher Education—Living by the Charlie Parker Dictum: A Response to Papers by Shlonsky and Stern, and Soydan

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