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Evidence Based Practice in Social Work Author: Ian Mathews

ISBN: 9781844456116 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 160 Published: 1 June 2011 Country of Publication: GB Dimensions (cm): 24.6 x 17.2 x 1.4 Description: Thinking Through Social Work is a new series of texts designed and written specifically for those social work students entering the second or final phase of their degree course. Structured around sets of specific 'skills', each Chapter uses critical thinking and reflective exercises to develop greater subject knowledge and critical awareness. Each book contains links to the Subject 'ffil;i:11: Benchmarks or National Occupational Standards for Social Work, providing students with a clear transition from study to practice.

At a time when the credibility of social work is again being questioned, this book offers a critical approach to the debate concerning the reliability and validity of the evidence, research and knowledge that underpins professional social work practice It critiques the notion of 'evidence and argues that 'knowledge is a much broader, more appropriate concept to consider. There are sections on types of evidence, where the knowledge/evidence base comes from and how knowledge can have a real and profound impact on practice The authors also analyse the different components and sources of this knowledge and explore the often disco...

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