Social Work Practice in the 21st Century

Sheldon, Brian

doi:10.1177/104973159800800506

Cited by 11 publications

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“…Triangulation of interview and questionnaire data showed a consistent trend for higher levels of knowledge among the more scientific disciplines. This is in line with previous study findings identifying greater knowledge of EBP among scientific disciplines (Cochrane 1999; Dawes et al 1999; Ferlie et al 1999) and lesser knowledge in the social work field (Sheldon 1998; Hemmings 2000; Webb 2001).…”

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confidence: 92%

Power, status and marginalisation: Rural social workers and evidence‐based practice in multidisciplinary teams

Murphy

McDonald

2004

Australian Social Work

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The present paper examines how evidence‐based practice (EBP) is impacting on the professional status of social workers working in multidisciplinary health teams in rural Victoria. Questionnaires and interviews were used to investigate the use and perceived appropriateness of EBP and the implications for the professional status of social workers. The results indicated that social workers have the lowest levels of knowledge and application of EBP. The qualitative data revealed a fundamental incompatibility between social work practice approaches and the science of EBP. The key themes identified were: how undergraduate and professional training shapes practitioner perspectives around EBP; divergent knowledge of EBP and how this influences team perceptions around the validity of social work practice; the ways EBP validates and reinforces existing power hierarchies, frequently to the exclusion of social work practitioners; the power of EBP as a mechanism for practice legitimisation; the marginalisation of social work as a discipline resisting the science of EBP; and the way the rural context shapes the impact of EBP in the practice setting.

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confidence: 92%

Power, status and marginalisation: Rural social workers and evidence‐based practice in multidisciplinary teams

Murphy

McDonald

2004

Australian Social Work

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“…Evidence-based practice and empirically validated therapies are being promoted in the professional literature and practice of the allied health professions (Sheldon 1998, Law and Baum 1998, Gambrill 1999. However, the concept of evidence-based practice is not without controversy in the allied health professions, where a positivist bias towards randomised controlled trials in medicine is regarded as too narrow to encompass the knowledge derived from the alternative sources and research methodologies valued in the allied health fields (Coyler andKamath 1999, French 1999).…”

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Research Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Barriers among Paediatric Occupational Therapists in the United Kingdom

Lyons

Casey

Brown

et al. 2010

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Evidence-based practice and research utilisation are promoted to enable clients to receive the most current care; however, there is limited research evaluating the use of these approaches within the occupational therapy profession. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, practices and barriers to evidence-based practice and research utilisation of a group of paediatric occupational therapists in the United Kingdom. Questionnaires were received from 145 participants (response rate 30%), who completed the Research Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Research Survey (KAP Survey), the Edmonton Research Orientation Survey (EROS) and the Barriers to Research Utilisation Scale (BARRIERS). The results indicated that the respondents held positive attitudes towards research and were willing to access new information and implement research findings to guide clinical practice. However, they were less confident in their research knowledge and practices, and perceived multiple barriers associated with the organisation, accessibility and quality of research. The respondents reported limited engagement in conducting research studies; however, the majority of the sample reported implementing the findings of research in their clinical practice to some extent. Additional research education and support within organisations would be beneficial to ensure that children and families are receiving occupational therapy services that are based on sound research evidence.

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“…Evidence‐based practise and empirically validated treatments are being promoted among health professions (Chambless et al ., 1996; Law & Baum, 1998; Sheldon, 1998; Brown & Rodger, 1999; Gambrill, 1999). Despite the dominance of the evidence‐based practise rhetoric, applying research evidence in their practise continues to challenge health professionals.…”

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Research utilization among pediatric health professionals

McCleary¹,

Brown

2002

Nursing & Health Sciences

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The present study investigated research use and attitudes toward research among pediatric health professionals. All nurses and allied health professionals in a pediatric teaching hospital were surveyed using previously tested and published measures. Over half of the participants had some formal education in research but, for some participants, that education was many years ago. Most participants reported poor or very poor understanding of research design. Two variables were independently associated with a positive attitude towards research: (i) better understanding of how to conduct a literature search; and (ii) higher level of education. Five variables were independently associated with research use: better understanding of research design; having presented at a conference in the past two years; sense of calling to the profession; better understanding of how to conduct a literature search; and attending rounds. A small proportion of variance in both research use and a positive attitude towards research was explained by the independent predicator variables. Further research is required to identify characteristics of the workplace environment that support research use.

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Social Work Practice in the 21st Century

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

Power, status and marginalisation: Rural social workers and evidence‐based practice in multidisciplinary teams

Power, status and marginalisation: Rural social workers and evidence‐based practice in multidisciplinary teams

Research Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Barriers among Paediatric Occupational Therapists in the United Kingdom

Research utilization among pediatric health professionals

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