Will the Real Evidence-Based Practice Please Stand Up? Teaching the Process of Evidence-Based Practice to the Helping Professions

Shlonsky, Aron; Gibbs, Leonard

doi:10.1093/brief-treatment/mhh011

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“…In the late 1980s and early 1990s substantial evidence regarding the treatment of common mental health disorders were high-lighted by the publication of the results of studies such as the National Institute of Mental Health Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program (Elkin, Shea, Watkins et al, 1989). Over the past decade, the proportion and number of articles referring to EBP published in professional journals has risen in the disciplines focused on mental health services, health, and social welfare (Shlonsky & Gibbs, 2004). For a more detailed description of the history of the development and use of EBP in social work see Kirk and Reid (2002).…”

Section: Literature Review the Call For Evidence-based Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The aim of their model is to create lifelong learners who, in collaboration with clients, draw on practice related research findings to make practice related decisions (Gibbs & Gambrill, 2002). In this model, EBP is a process that results from the careful consideration of practitioner's individual experience, best available evidence, and client values and expectations (Shlonsky & Gibbs, 2004). EBP is characterized by: (1) becoming motivated to apply evidence to practice decision making, (2) an individual assessment and well formulated question, (3) an external electronic search for practice findings related to practice questions, (4) decision-making regarding the evidence's fit with the individual client, (5) using individual expertise to integrate the best external practice evidence, (6) evaluating the outcome (7) and sharing what is learned with others (Gibbs, 2003;Gibbs & Gambrill, 2002).…”

Section: Current Strategies For Dissemination and Implementationmentioning

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The Current State of Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work

Bellamy

Bledsoe

Traube

2006

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

130

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While there is recent movement toward Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in social work, criticisms subsist regarding the profession's translation of research into viable practices. Evidence describing effective interventions exists, but research that addresses dissemination and implementation is generally lacking. This paper highlights existing literature on dissemination and explores the barriers, themes, and trends in EBP through eight expert interviews. The interviews reflect the issues described in the literature and provide additional insight to the process of implementation and dissemination of EBP. Findings from the literature and interviews are synthesized into research and practice recommendations.While there is a call for Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in social work and mental health services, there have also been a number of criticisms about the implementation of research findings into viable methods of practice. These barriers range from the egregious lag-time between research development to dissemination of evidence to practice settings to a veritable lack of support and training for community practitioners. There is a growing body of evidence describing effective interventions, but there is not a substantial body of work addressing the dissemination of these programs and other research findings for use in the field. This paper highlights some of the work around dissemination of EBPs in the field of social work with an emphasis on mental health services including an overview of the barriers to the use of evidence in practice and proposed models of conceptualization and implementation of EBP. To further highlight the current barriers, themes, and trends in EBP eight experts in the field of EBP were interviewed. The goal of the interviews was to survey the opinions of expert researchers in the area of EBP to supplement knowledge described in the literature. The COPYRIGHT NOTICE: The copy law of the United States (Title 17 U.S. Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research". Note that in the case of electronic files, "reproduction" may also include forwarding the file by email to a third party. If a user makes a request for, or later uses a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use", that user may be liable for copyright infringement. USC reserves the right to refuse to process a request if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. By using USC's Integrated Document Delivery (IDD) services you expressly agree to comply with Copyright Law. Copyright of Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work is the property of Haworth Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv withou...

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Section: Literature Review the Call For Evidence-based Practicementioning

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Section: Current Strategies For Dissemination and Implementationmentioning

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The Current State of Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work

Bellamy

Bledsoe

Traube

2006

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

130

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“…wetenschappelijk onderbouwde informatie over of en in welke mate een interventie effectief blijkt, dan wel schade aanricht voor een bepaalde doelgroep. In het EBP implementatieproces gebruikt de sociale professional deze empirische kennis samen met praktijkkennis en de waarden en voorkeuren van de hulpvrager om te komen tot een gedegen besluitvorming (Manuel, Mullen, Fang, Bellamy & Bledsoe, 2009;Sackett, Rosenberg, Gray, Haynes & Richardson,1996;Shlonsky & Gibbs, 2004).…”

Section: Journal Of Social Intervention: Theory and Practice -2016 -Vunclassified

Een Program Theory benadering voor het theoretisch onderbouwen van sociale interventies: een casestudie van vijf Nederlandse maatjesprojecten

Tier¹,

Hermans²,

Potting³

2016

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“…According to Pollio (2006), EBP includes the "conscientious and judicious use of current best practice in making decisions for individual treatment" (p. 225). EBP has also been described as "the intersection of current best external evidence, client values and expectations, and practitioner expertise" (Shlonsky & Gibbs, 2004). EBP demonstrates the value, quality, and effectiveness of service (Mace, 2006).…”

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“We may not like it but we guess we have to do it:” Bringing Agency-Based Staff on Board with Evidence-Based Group Work

Muskat

Mishna

Farnia

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Social Work With Groups

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In this article the authors describe our experience of developing a manualized model of group treatment for early adolescents with learning disabilities. We review the process of developing and piloting the manual as part of a school-based intervention research project, and the process and complexities in using this model in a community agency with a long history of conducting groups. The authors provide the leaders' feedback on their experience of co-leading a manualized group approach. They conclude with practice principles and recommendations based on the staff's feedback, with respect to bringing agency-based workers on board with an evidence-based approach to group work practice.

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Will the Real Evidence-Based Practice Please Stand Up? Teaching the Process of Evidence-Based Practice to the Helping Professions

Cited by 96 publications

References 14 publications

The Current State of Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work

The Current State of Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work

Een Program Theory benadering voor het theoretisch onderbouwen van sociale interventies: een casestudie van vijf Nederlandse maatjesprojecten

“We may not like it but we guess we have to do it:” Bringing Agency-Based Staff on Board with Evidence-Based Group Work

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