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Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

John S Wodarski author Laura Hopson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:SAGE Publications Inc

Published:13th Dec '11

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Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

"The text enables students to understand how to become an evidence-based practitioner—this is an important part of training students as practitioners."

—Emmerentie Oliphant,
Stephen F. Austin State University

This practical and student-friendly textteaches social work students the concepts and skills needed to apply research methods in their practice with clients. It offers them enhanced under­standing of the research process and equips them with the necessary tools and skills to evaluate studies, translate relevant behavioral sci­ence knowledge into practice principles, and implement evaluation procedures in their daily practice. Renowned authors Wodarski and Hopson use social work research methods to examine emerging issues in the field as they pertain to evidence-based practice, such as curriculum development and funding. This approach yields a unique analysis that differs from others on the market because it fully integrates evidence-based practice methodology into the heart of the text, rather than into a single chapter.

“The text addresses important current issues and provides a “how to” guide for students to evaluate and translate research findings into practice. This is a very crucial, fundamentally important work that discusses the relevance and steps to making EBP (evidence-based practice) a reality for helping professionals. The language is easy to read and the approach is practical, organized, and almost intuitive approach to the content. Students will find the book easy to read compared to the traditional research textbooks. This practice approach enhances the attractiveness of the book as a supplementary text to major research textbooks.” -- Adrian Kok
“The greatest strength in the proposed text is the text takes the use of evidence-based practice in social work to the next level, namely, identifying the components and areas that need to be focused on. I believe there is a need for a text that walks people through the various stages of implementing evidence based practice, providing the rational and examples of how to accomplish the implementation, and sustainability of using evidence-based practice. All too often, students leave “the need for research” behind once they have completed the course. This text emphasizes the continued need to stay informed on new developments, and techniques in the social work field.” -- Ameda A. Manetta
“The text enables students to understand how to become an evidence-based practitioner – this is an important part of training students as practitioners.” -- Emmerentie Oliphant

ISBN: 9781412990981

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 370g

192 pages