| Description |
217 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Andy Bilson -- 1. A pre-post empirical study of obstacles to, and opportunities for, evidence-based practice in social care / Brian Sheldon, Rupatharshini Chilvers, Annemarie Ellis, Alice Moseley and Stephanie Tierney -- 2. Evidence based social work practice : a reachable goal? / Frank Ainsworth and Patricia Hansen -- 3. Reframing an evidence-based approach to practice / Stephanie Tierney -- 4. What works about what works? : fashion, fad and EBP / Carolyn Taylor and Susan White -- 5. The limits of positivism revisited / David Smith -- 6. A problematic relationship? : evidence and practice in the workplace / Nick Frost -- 7. The Social Care Institute for Excellence : the role of a national institute in developing knowledge and practice in social care / Mike Fisher -- 8. Promoting evidence based practice in a child care charity : the Barnardo's experience / Tony Newman and Di McNeish -- 9. Towards a more reflexive research aware practice : the influence and potential of professional and team culture / John Lawler and Andy Bilson |
| Summary |
"Evidence-based Practice in Social Work provides a comprehensive overview of developments in this field and highlight many important debates and dilemmas. Writers give clear pointers to the need for a new partnership between research, policy and practice, able to promote effective services. They suggest a more inclusive version of EBP that is better able to respond to the uncertainties of social work practice in the real world."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Social service.
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| Author |
Bilson, Andy.
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| ISBN |
1861770472 |
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