Foundations of Evidence-Based Social Work Practice

This concise introduction to evidence-based social work practice culls the most salient chapters from the interdisciplinary Evidence-Based Practice Manual to form a student-friendly overview of the issues and interventions they will encounter throughout their BSW or MSW program. Part I defines terms and critical issues, introducing students to the language and importance of evidence-based practice and and critical thinking. Chapters will explain how to search for evidence, how to evaluate what evidence really is, how to ask the right questions, how to develop standards, and how practitioners make use of research. Part II consists of practical applications, with each chapter focusing on a particular intervention or population. Topics include cognitive-behavioral approaches to suicide risks, manualized treatment with children, treating juvenile delinquents, and interventions for OCD, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, PTSD, depression, and recovery. Several chapters from the special edition of Brief Treatment & Crisis Intervention on evidence-based practice as well as two original chapters round out this much-needed introduction to evidence-based social work practice.

Table of Contents:
Contents I. Overview, Definitions, Practice, Guidelines, and Critical Issues 1: Albert R. Roberts, Ph.D. and Kenneth Yeager, Ph.D.: Designing, Searching For, Finding, and Implementing Practice-Based Research and Evidence-Based Studies 2: Edward J. Mullen, D.S.W., and David L. Streiner, Ph.D.: The Evidence For and Against Evidence-Based Practice 3: Bruce A. Thyer, Ph.D.: What is Evidence-Based Practice? 4: Kenneth R. Yeager, Ph.D. and Albert R. Roberts, Ph.D.: A Practical Approach to Formulating Evidence-Based Questions in Social Work 5: Kevin Corcoran, Ph.D., J.D. and Vikki L. Vandiver, M.S.W., D.P.H.: Implementing Best Practice and Expert Consensus Procedures 6: Richard N.Rosenthal, M.D.: Overview of Evidence-Based Practices 7: Edward J. Mullen, D.S.W. and William Bacon, Ph.D.: Implementaion of Practice Guidelines and Evidence-Based Treatment: A Survey of Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Social Workers 8: Enola K. Proctor, Ph.D., Aaron Rosen: Concise Standards for Developing Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines 9: Aron Shlonsky, Ph.D., Leonard Gibbs, Ph.D.: Will the Real Evidence-Based Practice Please Stand Up? Teaching the Process of Evidence-Based Practice to Helping Professions 10: Sophia F. Dziegielewski, Ph.D., Albert R. Roberts, Ph.D.: Health Care Evidence-Based Practice: A Product of Political and Cultural Times 11: Gregory Teague, Ph.D., Thomas Trabin, Ph.D. and Charles Ray, M.Ed.: Building a Common Language in Mental Health Care Delivery 12: Edward J. Mullen, D.S.W.: Facilitating Practitioner Use of Evidence-Based Practice 13: Barbara Thomlinson, Ph.D. and Robin J. Jacobs, M.S.W.: Developing a Systematic Evidence-Based Search Plan for a Client with Co-Occurring Conditions 14: Marjorie E. Weishaar, Ph.D.: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Suicide Risk Reduction in Crisis Intervention 15: William Reid, D.S.W. and Anne E. Fortune, Ph.D.: Task-Centered Practice: An Exemplar of Evidence-Based Practice 16: Craig Winston LeCroy, Ph.D. and Scott Okamoto, Ph.D.: Evidence-Based Practice and Manualized Treatment with Children 17: Carlton Munson, Ph.D.: Evidence-Based Treatment for Traumatized and Abused Children 18: David W. Springer, Ph.D.: Treating Juvenile Delinquents with Conduct Disorder, ADHD, and Oppositional Defiance Disorder 19: Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Ph.D. and Stephanie A. Schwartz, Ph.D.: Evidence-Based Treatments for Obssessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Deciding What Treatment Method Works for Whom? 20: Bernard L. Bloom, Ph.D., Kenneth R. Yeager, Ph.D., and Albert R. Roberts, Ph.D.: The Implications of Controlled Outcome Studies on Planned Short-Term Psychotherapy with Depressive Disorders 21: Bernard Bloom, Ph.D., Kenneth R. Yeager, Ph.D., and Albert R. Roberts, Ph.D.: Evidence-Based Practice with Anxiety Disorders: Guidelines Based on 59 Outcome Studies 22: Ellen P. Lukens, Ph.D. and William R. McFarlane, M.D.: Psychoeducation as Evidence-Based Practice: Considerations for Practice, Research, and Policy 23: Kenneth R. Yeager, Ph.D. and Albert R. Roberts, Ph.D.: Mental Illness, Substance Dependence, and Suicidality 24: M. Elizabeth Vonk, Ph.D., Patrick Bordnick, Ph.D., and Ken Graap, M.S.W.: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy of Persons with PTSD: An Evidence-Based Approach 25: Phyllis Solomon, Ph.D. and Victoria Stanhope, M.S.W.: Recovery: Expanding the Vision of Evidence-Based Practice

About the Author :
Albert R. Roberts, Ph.D., is Professor of Social Work and Criminal Justice at Rutgers University. His most recent books include Crisis Intervention Handbook, Third Edition (2005), Juvenile Justice Sourcebook (2004), and Social Workers' Desk Reference (2002). Kenneth R. Yeager, Ph.D., is Director of Quality and Operational Improvement at Ohio State University and Harding Behavioral Healthcare and Medicine as well as Director of OSU and Harding Outpatient Psychiatric Clinics.

Review :
"This textbook is a remarkable achievement that represents the latest thinking on evidence-based practice. It is exceptionally well-written and provides the necessary foundation, knowledge, and skills on which all social workers can build and advance the profession."--Tony Tripodi, Dean and Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University College of Social Work "Brilliant...with its user-friendly, quick-reference format, this textbook is very much needed in social work education and practice. I applaud Roberts and Yeager's innovative approach to meeting the growing demands for evidence-based social work resources."--Catherine N. Dulmus, Ph.D., The University of Tennessee College of Social Work, and co-editor, Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work "This is a groundbreaking book that brings evidenced-based practice to life with the most practical and insightful illustrations and studies. The most up-to-date and well written textbook on evidence-based social work practice, this is a must-have for social workers interested in cutting-edge clinical and policy practice."--David W. Springer, Ph.D., University Distinguished Teaching Professor, The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work "...an excellent orientation to this important development for psychologists and social workers alike, and it represents a natural evolution of the commitment both fields have toward integrating the best of science with the noblest of human values in providing care to those in need."--PsycCRITIQUES "Foundations of Evidence Based Social Work Practice provides guidelines and insights that may help social work students and practitioners to understand EBP and engage in it, to the benefit of their clients." --British Journal of Social Work "This concise introduction to evidence-based social work is a student-friendly overview of the issues and methods most frequently encountered while preparing for evidence-based social work practice."--Adolescence "This textbook is a remarkable achievement that represents the latest thinking on evidence-based practice. It is exceptionally well-written and provides the necessary foundation, knowledge, and skills on which all social workers can build and advance the profession."--Tony Tripodi, Dean and Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University College of Social Work "Brilliant..with its user-friendly, quick-reference format, this textbook is very much needed in social work education and practice. I applaud Roberts and Yeager's innovative approach to meeting the growing demands for evidence-based social work resources."--Catherine N. Dulmus, Ph.D., The University of Tennessee College of Social Work, and co-editor, Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work "This is a groundbreaking book that brings evidence-based practice to life with the practical and insightful illustrations and studies. The most up-to-date and well written textbook on evidence-based social work practice, this is a must-have for social workers interested in cutting-edge clinical and policy practice."--David W. Springer, Ph.D., University Distinguished Teaching Professor, The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work "...an excellent orientation to this important development for psychologists and social workers alike, and it represents a natural evolution of the commitment both fields have toward integrating the best of science with the noblest of human values in providing care to those in need."--PsycCRITIQUES "Foundations of Evidence Based Social Work Practice provides guidelines and insights that may help social work students and practitioners to understand EBP and engage in it, to the benefit of their clients." --British Journal of Social Work "This concise introduction to evidence-based social work is a student-friendly overview of the issues and methods most frequently encountered while preparing for evidence-based social work practice."--Adolescence "This book provides some excellent articles that represent the most science-based, carefully reasoned approuch to EBP."--Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare "The directory of Internet resources on EPB, including tutorials on evidence-based medicine (EBM) as well as other books and material, provide useful links and tips for implementing EBP. The 60-paged glossary is also a welcomed inclusion to the book...a good breadth of coverage."--Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services