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Marsh, Jeanne Cay – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
John Brekke challenges the field and profession of social work to define and develop the "science of social work". This response to Brekke's paper identifies the premises undergirding a discussion of the science of social work related to (1) a definition of "science";; (2 ) an organizing principle for social work; (3) a…
Descriptors: Semantics, Social Work, Pragmatics, Reflection
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Longhofer, Jeffrey; Floersch, Jerry – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
In this essay, the authors consider the challenge made by two keynote speakers at recent social work research conferences, one in the United States and the other in Europe. Both spoke of a knowledge crisis in social work. Both John Brekke (Society for Social Work and Research) and Peter Sommerfeld (First Annual European Conference for Social Work…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Work, Conferences (Gatherings), Intellectual Disciplines
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McCracken, Stanley G.; Marsh, Jeanne C. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2008
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an orientation to practice that values evidence as a resource for clinical decision making while recognizing that evidence alone is never sufficient to make a clinical decision. Critics of EBP typically ignore, negate, or misrepresent the role of practitioner thinking processes and expertise in clinical settings.…
Descriptors: Social Work, Evidence, Decision Making, Expertise
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Jen der Pan, Peter; Deng, Liang-Yu F.; Tsai, Shiou-Ling – Research on Social Work Practice, 2008
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of reflective counseling group supervision (RCGS) for military counselors. A convenience sampling method is adopted. Twenty-two military counselors participate in this study. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods are used for collecting and analyzing data. The results support our…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Supervision, Counselor Training, Foreign Countries