1st Edition
The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Practice Research
The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Practice Research is the first international handbook to focus on practice research for social work. Bringing together leading scholars in the field from Europe, the USA and the Asia Pacific region, it provides an up-to-the minute overview of the latest thinking in practice research whilst also providing practical advice on how to undertake practice research in the field.
It is divided into five sections:
- State of the art
- Methodologies
- Pedagogies
- Applications
- Expanding the frontiers
The range of topics discussed will enhance student development as well as increase the capacity of practitioners to conduct research; develop coordinating and leadership roles; and liaise with multiple stakeholders who will strengthen the context base for practice research.
As such, this handbook will be essential reading for all social work students, practitioners and academics as well as those working in other health and social care settings.
List of contributors
Foreword: Irwin Epstein
1 Introduction
Lynette Joubert & Martin Webber
Section 1: State of the Art
2 Identifying the Conceptual Foundations of Practice Research
Michael Austin
3 Social Work Practice Research Developments – Four statements, ten years later
Lars Uggerhøj
4 From Research Question to Practice Research Methodology
Mike Fisher
5 Underlying Theoretical Positions, Perceptions and Foundations in Practice Research
Maja Lundemark Andersen, Lene Ingemann Brandt, Kirsten Henriksen, Kirsten Mejlvig, Liesanth Nirmalarajan, Mette Rømer, Lars Uggerhøj and Pernille Wisti
6 Practice Research as a Collective Enterprise
Ian Shaw
7 Philanthropic Collaboration in Practice Research: The Mrs Lee Choon Guan Endowed Research Fund Model, Singapore
Rosaleen Ow, Isabel Sim & Esther Goh
Section 2: Methodologies
8 Clinical Data Mining: a practice research methodology of choice for health social workers
Lynette Joubert, Melinda Collins, Lisa Braddy, Kathryn Turner, Alison Hocking, Denise Beovich, Sarah Blaschke, Fiona Wiseman
9 Different approaches in practice research
Maja Lundemark Andersen, Lene Ingemann Brandt, Kirsten Henriksen, Kirsten Mejlvig, Liesanth Nirmalarajan, Mette Rømer, Lars Uggerhøj and Pernille Wisti
10 Methodological pluralism in practice research
Martin Webber
11 Pragmatist knowledge production in practice research
Heidi Muurinen and Mirja Satka
12 Evaluating social work practice with single system research designs
Bruce A. Thyer
13 Measuring effectiveness in practice research
Grahame Simpson
14 The interface between qualitative research methodology and practice research
Lisa Morriss
15 Engaging service users in practice research
Maja Lundemark Andersen, Lene Ingemann Brandt, Kirsten Henriksen, Kirsten Mejlvig, Liesanth Nirmalarajan, Mette Rømer, Lars Uggerhøj and Pernille Wisti
16 Practice research in Indigenous communities
Angus Macfarlane
17 Translating ideas of practice research for a national and local child welfare reform process
Laura Yliruka, Päivi Petrelius and Pia Eriksson
18 Causal analysis for practice-based research using observational data
Arno Parolini, Wei Wu Tan, Marlena Klaic and Anna Bornemisza
Section: Pedagogies
19 Teaching practice research through partnerships with field educators, social work communities and university
Laura Yliruka, Jenika Heinonen, Maria Tapola-Haapala and Nanne Isokuortti
20 Teaching practice research through fieldwork placements: critical factors for successful trialogical learning processes
Maria Tapola-Haapala, Aino Kääriäinen, Maija Jäppinen and Mirja Satka
21 Teaching practice research: a curriculum guide for postgraduate social work training
Martin Webber
22 Academic practitioner collaboration: a state-wide social work innovation from Victoria, Australia
Lynette Joubert, Alison Hocking, Anita Morris and Lisa Braddy
23 International capacity-building for practice research in India
Saju MD, Meredith Fendt-Newlin, Lynette Joubert and Martin Webber
Section 4: Applications
24 From practice wisdom to research knowledge: the case of the development of the Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit intervention model
Margaret Xi-can Yin, Celia Hoi-yan Chan, Yat-lui Fung and Cecilia Lai-wan Chan
25 Using existing data to explore practice issues and improve service responses: application of clinical data mining methodology in a healthcare context
Alys-Marie Manguy, Lynette Joubert, Ed Oakley and Robert Gordon
26 Post-hospital caregiving experiences: an exploratory, longitudinal mixed-methods study
Geok Ling Lee, Corinne S.N. Ghoh, Gerald C.H. Koh, Soon Noi Goh, Crystal Chai-Lim, Marcus Y.L. Chiu, Nan Luo and Kai Cao
27 The role of clinical supervision within Australian Youth Cancer Services
Kate Thompson, Lucy Holland, Jeremy Lewin, Victoria Dax and Lynette Joubert
28 Narrative practice and practice-based research
Kristina Lainson
29 Co-producing practice research: The Connecting People Implementation Study
Nicola Moran, Martin Webber, Harminder Dosanjh Kaur, David Morris, Kayonda Ngamaba, Victoria Nunn, E. Thomas and Keith J. Thompson
30 Sharing lived experience in mental health services
Jonny Lovell, Alison O’Connell and Martin Webber
31 Co-creation in research with young people
Frida Westerback, Emma Murtonen, Judith Metz and Ilse Julkunen
32 Parenting Assessment Manual Software with forensic parentingassessments: from practice to research
Tracee Green and Martin Webber
33 Practice-led research: developing communities of practice to drive research and practice change in the domestic and family violence arena
Susan Heward-Belle, Cathy Humphreys, Lucy Healey, Menka Tsantefski, Jasmin Isobe, Cherie Toivonen, Erin Links, Amy Young and Tracy Wilde
34 The performance of researching with migrants and refugees
Janet Carter Anand, Chaitali Das, Csilla Veszteg and Enkhjargal Batbaatar
Section 5: Expanding the frontiers
35 Beyond knowledge transfer in practice research in social work: making sense of relations and alliances
Ilse Julkunen and Raija Koskinen
36 Results to practice: navigating complexities to create meaningful impact
Christa B. Fouché and Laura A. Chubb
37 Staying close to practice: knowledge translation in practice research
Meredith Fendt-Newlin
38 Whence and whither clinical data mining?
Irwin Epstein
39 New frontiers for practice research
Lynette Joubert and Martin Webber
Index
Biography
Lynette Joubert, Department of Social Work, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne.
Martin Webber, Professor of Social Work, Director of International Centre for Mental Health Social Research, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York.
