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Research-Practice Integration in Real Practice Settings: Issues and Suggestions
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Cheung, Monit; Ma, Anny K.; Thyer, Bruce A.; Webb, Ann E. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
At the National Bridging the Research and Practice Gap Symposium to discuss evidence-based practice (EBP) in social work, 150 participants attended five breakout groups to address real practice setting applications. These participants from social work academia and practice communities addressed issues and looked for solutions to promote…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Social Work, Program Implementation, Performance Factors
Social Work as an Action Science: A Perspective from Europe
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Sommerfeld, Peter – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
It is a surprising fact that social work is not conceived as a scientific discipline in many countries and especially in the United States. It is surprising because the extent of academic social work programs and the scientific output of people working at schools of social work are significant. And it is surprising anyway if social work is…
Descriptors: Social Work, Social Sciences, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
Core Implementation Components
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Fixsen, Dean L.; Blase, Karen A.; Naoom, Sandra F.; Wallace, Frances – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
The failure of better science to readily produce better services has led to increasing interest in the science and practice of implementation. The results of recent reviews of implementation literature and best practices are summarized in this article. Two frameworks related to implementation stages and core implementation components are described…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Best Practices, Theory Practice Relationship, Literature Reviews
Preparing Social Work Practitioners to Use Evidence-Based Practice: A Comparison of Experiences from an Implementation Project
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Manuel, Jennifer I.; Mullen, Edward J.; Fang, Lin; Bellamy, Jennifer L.; Bledsoe, Sarah E. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
The implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) as a professional model of practice for social work has been suggested as one approach to support informed clinical decision making. However, different barriers and processes have been identified that impact the use of EBP at individual, organizational, and systemic levels. This article describes…
Descriptors: Social Agencies, Social Work, Theory Practice Relationship, Caseworker Approach