Cultural competence and evidence-based practice in mental health: Epistemic communities and the politics of pluralism

LJ Kirmayer - Social science & medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
Evidence-based practice (EBP) and cultural competence (CC) aim to improve the
effectiveness of mental health care for diverse populations. However, there are basic …

Implementing evidence-based practice: A review of the empirical research literature

M Gray, E Joy, D Plath… - Research on Social Work …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The article reports on the findings of a review of empirical studies examining the
implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) in the human services. Eleven studies …

[BOOK][B] Re-imagining child protection: Towards humane social work with families

B Featherstone, K Morris, S White - 2014 - books.google.com
Why has the language of the child and of child protection become so hegemonic? What is
lost and gained by such language? Who is being protected, and from what, in a risk society …

[BOOK][B] Social work skills and knowledge: A practice handbook

P Trevithick - 2011 - books.google.com
" What a sensible book, a book born of much wisdom and practical experience. Pamela
Trevithick takes the reader on a wonderfully clear but thorough journey of social work's …

Evidence-based practice at a crossroads: The timely emergence of common elements and common factors

RP Barth, BR Lee, MA Lindsey… - Research on Social …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Social work is increasingly embracing evidence-based practice (EBP) as a decision-making
process that incorporates the best available evidence about effective treatments given client …

A historical analysis of evidence-based practice in social work: The unfinished journey toward an empirically grounded profession

NJ Okpych, JLH Yu - Social Service Review, 2014 - journals.uchicago.edu
We provide a novel historical account of social work practice that situates the evidence-
based practice (EBP) movement as an attempt to fulfill a long-standing ambition to develop a …

Calling evidence-based practice into question: Acknowledging phronetic knowledge in social work

AC Petersén, JI Olsson - The British Journal of Social Work, 2015 - academic.oup.com
In this article, we call into question evidence-based practice as a working strategy for
relevant applied knowledge in social work. We argue that evidence-based practice suffers …

Re‐conceptualising the link between research and practice in social work: A literature review on knowledge utilisation

M Heinsch, M Gray, E Sharland - International Journal of Social …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the recent movement towards greater research use in many areas of social work,
criticisms persist that decision making in practice is seldom informed by sound research …

Evidence-based practice: A common definition matters

DE Parrish - Journal of Social Work Education, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
More than a decade ago, a national survey of social work faculty suggested that although
the majority (73%) were favorable toward the evidence-based practice (EBP) movement, a …

What supports and impedes evidence-based practice implementation? A survey of Australian social workers

M Gray, E Joy, D Plath, SA Webb - The British Journal of Social …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
This paper reports on findings from a national survey (n= 364) of social workers' views on
what impedes and supports evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation. In contrast to …