IMPROVE PRACTICE USING EVIDENCE
WEEK 6 ASSIGNMENT
When you hear the word “evidence” in evidence-based practice, you may think of hours in a library. But social workers seek evidence through many different sources, including supervisors, colleagues, trainings, conferences, scholarly publications, and professional journals.
At the same time, just because research is published does not mean it is without limitations. Social workers strive to be critical consumers of research related to practice. Even if you do not wish to conduct research, it is important to understand the language of research to determine whether or not the findings could be applied to the client population with whom you work. You also want to be able to evaluate your client outcomes to determine if the intervention you implemented was effective.
For this Assignment, you define evidence-based practice and the role of research evidence to improve practice in social work.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
BY DAY 7
In a 1- to 2-page paper, respond to the following:
- Define evidence-based practice in your own words.
- Explain how you can improve your practice and achieve your professional goals by reading articles about practice or attending trainings and continuing education.
- Explain how you can improve practice by evaluating the outcomes of practice.
- Provide an example by identifying whether you met or did not meet the goal from Week 2. Explain how you will use this information as you plan your skill development for moving forward in the program.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
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IMPROVE PRACTICE USING EVIDENCE
When you hear the word “evidence” in evidence-based practice, you may think of hours in a library. But social workers seek evidence through many different sources, including supervisors, colleagues, trainings, conferences, scholarly publications, and professional journals.
At the same time, just because research is published does not mean it is without limitations. Social workers strive to be critical consumers of research related to practice. Even if you do not wish to conduct research, it is important to understand the language of research to determine whether or not the findings could be applied to the client population with whom you work. You also want to be able to evaluate your client outcomes to determine if the intervention you implemented was effective.
For this Assignment, you define evidence-based practice and the role of research evidence to improve practice in social work.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
BY DAY 7
In a 1- to 2-page paper, respond to the following:
Define evidence-based practice in your own words.
Explain how you can improve your practice and achieve your professional goals by reading articles about practice or attending trainings and continuing education.
Explain how you can improve practice by evaluating the outcomes of practice.
Provide an example by identifying whether you met or did not meet the goal from Week 2. Explain how you will use this information as you plan your skill development for moving forward in the program.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Before submitting your final assignment, you can check your draft for authenticity. To check your draft, access the Turnitin Drafts from the Start Here area.
To submit your completed assignment, save your Assignment as WK6Assgn_LastName_Firstinitial
Then, click on Start Assignment near the top of the page.
Next, click on Upload File and select Submit Assignment for review.
Congratulations! After you have finished all of the assignments for this week, you have completed the course. Please submit your Course Evaluation by the end of the week.
REFERENCE
- Gambrill, E. (2016). Is social work evidence-based? Does saying so make it so? Ongoing challenges in integrating research, practice and policyLinks to an external site.. Journal of Social Work Education, 52(sup1), S110–S125. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2016.1174642
- Levenson, J. (2017). Trauma-informed social work practiceLinks to an external site.. Social Work, 62(2), 105-113.
- Parrish, D. E. (2018). Evidence-based practice: A common definition mattersLinks to an external site.. Journal of Social Work Education, 54(3), 407–411. https://doi.org/ 10.1080/10437797.2018.1498691
- Walden University: Writing Center. (n.d.). PowerPoint presentationLinks to an external site.. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293636
Note: This is a link to a Walden University PowerPoint template.
- Walden University. (2021). Evidence-based practice.[Video]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com/
