Evidence-based Practice in Social Work

<p>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. </p><p>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: </p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Why evidence-based practice is relevant to social work.</li> <li>The challenges that the realities of social work practice present to models of evidence-based practice.</li> <li>Concepts of evidence-based practice as a process and professional culture. </li> <li>The role and nature of evidence. </li> <li>How evidence-based practice can be implemented and the importance of the organisational context.</li> <li>The globalization of evidence-based practice including issues of cultural diversity and adaptability of evidence-based interventions.</li> <li>Controversies and criticism of evidence-based practice.</li> </ul><p>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. </p>