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Evidence-Based Practice in the Social Services: Implications for Organizational Change
Abstract
Evidence-based practice integrates individual practitioner expertise
with the best available evidence while also considering the values and
expectations of clients. Research can be categorized into two broad
areas: primary (experiments, clinical trials, and surveys) and
secondary research (overviews of major studies, practice guidelines,
and decision and economic analyses). One of the major challenges to
incorporating research evidence into organizational life is the
absence of an evidence-based organizational culture within human
service agencies. This article identifies multiple strategies and case
examples for creating such an organizational culture. Three major
implications emerge from this analysis: (a) agency-university
partnerships to identify the data to support evidence-based practice,
(b) staff training (in the agencies and on campuses) that features
problem-based learning approaches to support the introduction and
utilization of evidence-based practice, and (c) the modification of
agency cultures to support and sustain evidence-based practice.
(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved) (Journal
abstract)
Journal
(2006)
vol30
no3
pages75-104
Categories
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Nonprofit Organizations (Theory)
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Structures and Processes
