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Thyer, Bruce A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Past efforts aimed at promoting a better integration between research and practice are reviewed. These include the empirical clinical practice movement (ECP), originating within social work; the empirically supported treatment (EST) initiative of clinical psychology; and the evidence-based practice (EBP) model developed within medicine. The…
Descriptors: Social Work, Theory Practice Relationship, Praxis, Models
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Rubin, Allen – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
This keynote address discusses previous and ongoing efforts to reduce the persistent gap between research and practice in social work and offers recommendations for further bridging that gap. Key among those recommendations is the need to conduct descriptive outcome studies of efforts to adapt research-supported interventions in everyday practice…
Descriptors: Social Work, Social Science Research, Theory Practice Relationship, Research Utilization
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Bhattacharyya, Onil; Reeves, Scott; Zwarenstein, Merrick – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Despite the growing knowledge base on evidence-based practices in social work and medicine, there is a large gap between what is known and what is consistently done. Implementation research is the study of methods to promote the uptake of research findings into routine practice. In this article, we describe the rationale for implementation…
Descriptors: Social Work, Theory Practice Relationship, Intervention, Program Implementation
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Kerner, Jon F.; Hall, Kara L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
In moving health and social service programs from planning into action, it is essential to understand the extent to which the knowledge gained from research should influence the actions taken by organizations and agencies that provide services (e.g., government, nongovernment organizations [NGOs]). The complexity of the challenges in translating…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Public Sector, Public Policy, Theory Practice Relationship