Evidence-Based Practice In Social Work: Development Of A New Professional Culture (Core Concepts In Health And Social Care)

The role of evidence-based practice is one of most central and controversial issues in social work today. This concise text introduces key concepts and processes of evidence-based practice whilst engaging with contemporary debates about its relevance and practicality. Evidence-based Practice in Social Work provides both an argument for the importance of evidence-based practice in social work and fresh perspectives on its controversies and organizational prerequisites. It gives an accessible overview of: Why evidence-based practice is relevant to social work. The challenges that the realities of social work practice present to models of evidence-based practice. Concepts of evidence-based practice as a process and professional culture. The role and nature of evidence. How evidence-based practice can be implemented and the importance of the organisational context. The globalization of evidence-based practice, including issues of cultural diversity and adaptability of evidence-based interventions. Controversies and criticism of evidence-based practice. Written by internationally well-respected experts, this text is an important read for all those with an interest in the area, from social work students to academics and researchers.

• | Author: Haluk Soydan|Lawrence A. Palinkas
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Aug 20, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 180 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0415657342
• | ISBN-13: 9780415657341