Part One Establishing the case for evidence-based practice in social work
1. A pre-post empirical study of obstacles to, and opportunities for, evidence-based practice in social care
Brian Sheldon, Rupatharshini Chilvers, Annemarie Ellis, Alice Moseley and Stephanie Tierney
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2. Evidence based social work practice: A reachable goal?
Frank Ainsworth and Patricia Hansen
51
(17)
3. Reframing an evidence-based approach to practice
Stephanie Tierney
68
(19)
Part Two Critical reflections on the application of EBP in social work
4. What works about what works? Fashion, fad and EBP
Carolyn Taylor and Susan White
87
(24)
5. The limits of positivism revisited
David Smith
111
(13)
6. A problematic relationship? Evidence and practice in the workplace
Nick Frost
124
(17)
Part Three Implementation
7. The Social Care Institute for Excellence: The role of a national institute in developing knowledge and practice in social care
Mike Fisher
141
(35)
8. Promoting evidence based practice in a child care charity: The Barnardo's experience
Tony Newman and Di McNeish
176
(14)
9. Towards a more reflexive research aware practice: The influence and potential of professional and team culture
John Lawler and Andy Bilson
190
(22)
Summaries
212
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The contributors
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