Social Workers' Orientations toward the Evidence-Based Practice Process: A Comparison with Psychologists and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists

Autor/inn/en	Parrish, Danielle E.; Rubin, Allen
Titel	Social Workers' Orientations toward the Evidence-Based Practice Process: A Comparison with Psychologists and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
Quelle	In: Social Work, 57 (2012) 3, S.201-210 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-8046
DOI	10.1093/sw/sws016
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Graduates; Electronic Mail; Doctoral Degrees; Social Work; Effect Size; Psychologists; Marriage Counseling; Mail Surveys; Comparative Analysis; Case Studies; Measures (Individuals); Masters Degrees; Family Counseling; Counseling Techniques + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; Soziale Arbeit; Psychologist; Psychologe; Psychologin; Eheberatung; Erhebungsinstrument; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Messdaten; Family counselling; Familienberatung; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode
Abstract	This article describes the results from a large, cross-sectional survey of social workers, psychologists, and licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs) in Texas (N = 865) regarding their orientation toward and implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP). All social workers were recruited by e-mail using the state NASW Listserv (analysis was limited to master's level social workers), whereas 500 psychologists and LMFTs were randomly selected from the state licensing lists for a postal mail survey. The Evidence-Based Practice Process Assessment Scale-Short Version was used, along with 10 background/demographic questions. Psychologists with doctoral degrees reported, on average, stronger orientations toward the EBP process than did social workers with master's degrees, but the effect sizes for these differences were typically weak to moderate. Social workers and LMFTs were, for most comparisons, similar in their orientations toward the EBP process. More recent social work graduates had more favorable views of the EBP process than less recent graduates. The results suggest that although the EBP process is not yet widely implemented in its entirety, there are grounds for optimism about master's level social workers' engagement in that process and for their increased utilization of research. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10