Implementing Evidence-Based Social Work Practice

Abstract

Recently, social work has been influenced by new forms of practice that hold promise for bringing practice and research together to strengthen the scientific knowledge base supporting social work intervention. The most recent new practice framework is evidence-based practice. However, although evidence-based practice has many qualities that might attract social workers to adopt it, use in practice is limited. Accordingly, attention is being given to determine effective strategies for the dissemination, adoption, and implementation of evidence-based practice. This article examines the implementation literature, describes alternative strategies for implementation of evidence-based practice in social work, describes an implementation study to illustrate concepts discussed, and specifies needed research.

Forskningens betydning for pædagogers praksis

“…Anvendelsen af forskning i socialsektoren er kun undersøgt i begraenset omfang (Nutley et al, 2007, Mullen et al, 2008. I nogle tilfaelde opfattes omsaetning af forskning til praksis som en trinmodel (taget fra Nutley et al, 2007): Konteksten i henholdsvis den professionelle og forskernes verden er den faktor, som er mest afgørende for brug af forskning.…”

“…Undervisere på professionshøjskoler forventes at laese andres undersøgelser og omsaette dem i undervisningen, hvorpå de studerende forventes at indoptage stoffet. Der findes imidlertid ikke nogen forskning der kan sige noget om, hvad der er den bedste undervisningsmetode, når forskning skal spredes (Mullen et al, 2008, Gustle, 2007.…”

“…Laeringsmodellen er ikke effektiv (Mullen et al, 2008) og kan vaere temmelig besvaerlig at bruge i praksis fx når der ledes efter metoder til at behandle specifikke problemer (Munch, 2007). Det kan også vaere vanske- Udover de tre modeller kan naevnes en "modificeret top-down model" der konfronterer evidens med borgere i en slags konsensuspanel, der får betydning for, hvad de professionelle rådes til at gøre (Mullen et al, 2007).…”

“…ved at sikre, at den indoptager kravene til at bruge evidens og forskning i praksis. (Mullen et al, 2008, Marsh & Fisher, 2008 Der er ikke evidens for, hvilken model der mest effektivt sikrer, at forskningsresultater bliver brugt af praktikere, og der er relativ lidt forskning i de forskelle modellers effektivitet (Nutley et al, 2007, Gustle 2007). …”

Connecting Research to Action: Perspectives on Research Utilisation

“…However this appears to be shifting, and EBP discourse too is now pointing towards the crucial roles played by organisations not just individuals (Gray, et al, 2013a(Gray, et al, , 2013bGray and Schubert,, 2011Mullen et al, 2008;Plath, 2012Plath, , 2013aPlath, , 2013bProctor and Rosen, 2008). In turn, it is their shared focus on organisations that provides the axis around which the KPU and EBP discourses are beginning to converge.…”