Managerial and Frontline Perspectives on the Process of Evidence-Informed Practice Within Human Service Organizations

Using Theory in Practice – An Intervention Supporting Research Dissemination in Social Work

“…Also, previous research has emphasized the importance of interactive group processes and supportive organizational structures for promoting evidence-informed practice (Austin & Carnochan, 2020;Austin, Dal Santo, & Lee, 2012;Carnochan, McBeath, & Austin, 2017).…”

“…Facilitating the Practice and Theory groups has demonstrated to us how short intervention can enhance theory-informed and evidence-informed practice. Also, creating a safe space for discussing, sharing personal experiences, and exploring ideas supports organizational learning (also Austin, 2020;Carnochan et al, 2017). However, evaluation research is still needed on the outcomes of this group model as well as implementation research on how the model could be used in different environments.…”

Assessing Organizational Role and Perceptions of Programmatic Success in Policy Implementation

“…Our study builds on existing research that assesses multiple organizational perspectives toward implementation (Carnochan et al, 2017;Garcia et al, 2020;Smith & Mogro-Wilson, 2007. It is important to explore withinorganization variation as discrepancies may exist across an organization and perceptions at one organizational level may be a poor indicator of perceptions at another level.…”

“…As there was no congruence between administrators and family peer mentors, this may also suggest that the further away from the target population the policy intervention is trying to reach, the less likely it is that there will be shared perceptions of implementation effectiveness. While each organizational role is impacted by its own set of social processes, resources, and authority, this can lead to different priorities, goals, and constraints which impact their experience and understanding of implementation (e.g., Aarons & Palinkas, 2007;Carnochan et al, 2017;Garcia et al, 2020). This proposition should be tested in future research.…”

PROTOCOL: Strategies for scaling up the implementation of interventions in social welfare: protocol for a systematic review

“…There are numerous reasons for uneven uptake. Barriers in social service organisations and their workforce may hamper the systematic uptake of effective practices due to a lack of training and support ( McBeath et al, 2015 ; Mc Beath & Austin, 2014 ). Existing attitudes towards and habits for utilising research in social work practice ( Wutzke et al, 2016 ; Kreisberg & Marsh, 2016 ; Knight, 2013 ; Smith, 2013 ) may have the same effect due to the general complexity that characterises processes of evidence integration in routine service settings ( Carnochan et al, 2017 ).…”