TY - JOUR
T1 - The Role and Nature of Evidence: A Systematic Review of Social Workers' Evidence-Based Practice Orientation, Attitudes, and Implementation
AU - Scurlock-Evans, Laura
AU - UPTON, Dominic
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Concerns have been raised over the appropriateness of adopting evidence-based practice (EBP) as a framework for practice within social work. In this systematic review the authors aim to synthesise research findings exploring social workers' EBP orientation, attitudes, adoption, knowledge, skills, and perceived EBP barriers and facilitators. Numerous challenges to EBP implementation were identified, including: time management, research accessibility, and misperceptions of the role of evidence in decision making. Colleagues, supervisors, perceived experts, organizational culture, and tailored training were important for social workers' dissemination and utilization of evidence. Social workers may prefer more conversational, face-to-face methods of research dissemination. Implications of the review findings are discussed
AB - Concerns have been raised over the appropriateness of adopting evidence-based practice (EBP) as a framework for practice within social work. In this systematic review the authors aim to synthesise research findings exploring social workers' EBP orientation, attitudes, adoption, knowledge, skills, and perceived EBP barriers and facilitators. Numerous challenges to EBP implementation were identified, including: time management, research accessibility, and misperceptions of the role of evidence in decision making. Colleagues, supervisors, perceived experts, organizational culture, and tailored training were important for social workers' dissemination and utilization of evidence. Social workers may prefer more conversational, face-to-face methods of research dissemination. Implications of the review findings are discussed
KW - Evidence-based practice
KW - social workers
KW - barriers
KW - attitudes
KW - Barriers
KW - Attitudes
KW - Social workers
KW - Knowledge
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85016478997&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15433714.2013.853014
DO - 10.1080/15433714.2013.853014
M3 - Review article
SN - 1543-3714
VL - 12
SP - 369
EP - 399
JO - Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work
JF - Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work
IS - 4
ER -