Abstract
A complete and mindfully developed blueprint for implementing evidence-based practice (EBP) in social work should include a full complement of coordinated goals and strategies for all stakeholders, including future social workers. To this end, schools of social work should teach students to be lifelong learners; teach students what is currently known and not known about the efficacy and effectiveness of social work practices and programs; teach students to be knowledgeable and skillful with the empirically supported practices in their area of specialty; teach current practitioners new knowledge and skills through evidence-based continuing education programs. This article describes these strategies and draws on examples from the classroom and a pilot training project designed to support EBP in social work agencies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 574-582 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Research on Social Work Practice |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2007 |
Keywords
- Empirically supported practices
- Evidence-based practice
- Research and practice
- Social work curriculum
- Social work research
- Teaching social work practice