1st Edition

Multidimensional Evidence-Based Practice Synthesizing Knowledge, Research, and Values

Edited By Christopher G. Petr Copyright 2009
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

Multidimensional Evidence-Based Practice (MEBP) is a new and comprehensive approach to determining best practices in social services. MEBP improves upon traditional evidence-based approaches by incorporating the views of consumers and professionals, qualitative research and values. The book begins with a review of the context of best practice enquiry and goes on to present the seven steps... Read more

Foreword  Irwin Epstein  Preface  1. Best Practices Context  2. Multidimensional Evidence Based Practice  3. Best Practices for Preventing Maltreatment of Children Ages Birth to Five  Jacqueline M. Counts  4. Best Practices to Prevent Teen Pregnancy  Emily McCave  5. Best Practices for Facilitating Access to Health Care for Children of the Poor  Karen Flint Stipp  6. Best Practices to Engage Parents of Children Receiving Mental Health Services  Tara McLendon  7. Best Practices for Children and Youth in Therapeutic Foster Care to Improve Level of Functioning and Subsequent Discharge to Less Restrictive Environments  Uta M. Walter  8. Best Practices for Crime Victims and Offenders to Achieve Restorative Justice Outcomes in the United States  Jung Jin Choi  9. Best Practices for Helping Clients Diagnosed with a Serious Mental Illness Utilize Spirituality as a Recovery Tool  Vincent Starnino  Postscript

Biography

Christopher G. Petr is Professor of the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas, USA. He is also a licensed clinical social worker in Kansas, and practiced for a number of years at the local Community Mental Health Center.

"In this important book Dr Petr and his contributors demonstrate how the multidimensional evidence-based approach can be applied in a range of human services contexts. This volume represents a significant contribution to international scholarship in the field of evidence-based social work practice."

Nick Gould, Professor of Social Work, University of Bath, UK.