1st Edition

Evidence-based Practice in Social Work Development of a New Professional Culture

By Haluk Soydan, Lawrence Palinkas Copyright 2014
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

Preface  Chapter 1. Introduction  Chapter 2. Evidence-Based Practice  Chapter 3. Evidence and Its Sources  Chapter 4. Supporting Evidence-Based Practice  Chapter 5. Challenges of using EBP in Social Work Practice  Chapter 6. Controversies  Chapter 7. Globalization of Evidence-Based Practice  Chapter 8. Creating a Professional Culture for Evidence-Based Practice References

Biography

Haluk Soydan is Associate Dean of Research and Director of the Hamovitch Center for Science in the Human Services at the University of Southern California, USA.

Lawrence A. Palinkas is the Albert G. and Frances Lomas Feldman Professor of Social Policy and Health at the University of Southern California, USA.