The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Practice Research: (Routledge International Handbooks)

The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Practice Research is the first international handbook to focus on practice research for social work. Bringing together leading scholars in the field from Europe, the USA and the Asia Pacific region, it provides an up-to-the minute overview of the latest thinking in practice research whilst also providing practical advice on how to undertake practice research in the field. It is divided into five sections: State of the art Methodologies Pedagogies Applications Expanding the frontiers The range of topics discussed will enhance student development as well as increase the capacity of practitioners to conduct research; develop coordinating and leadership roles; and liaise with multiple stakeholders who will strengthen the context base for practice research. As such, this handbook will be essential reading for all social work students, practitioners and academics as well as those working in other health and social care settings.

Table of Contents:
List of contributors Foreword: Irwin Epstein 1 Introduction Lynette Joubert & Martin Webber Section 1: State of the Art 2 Identifying the Conceptual Foundations of Practice Research Michael Austin 3 Social Work Practice Research Developments – Four statements, ten years later Lars Uggerhøj 4 From Research Question to Practice Research Methodology Mike Fisher 5 Underlying Theoretical Positions, Perceptions and Foundations in Practice Research Maja Lundemark Andersen, Lene Ingemann Brandt, Kirsten Henriksen, Kirsten Mejlvig, Liesanth Nirmalarajan, Mette Rømer, Lars Uggerhøj and Pernille Wisti 6 Practice Research as a Collective Enterprise Ian Shaw 7 Philanthropic Collaboration in Practice Research: The Mrs Lee Choon Guan Endowed Research Fund Model, Singapore Rosaleen Ow, Isabel Sim & Esther Goh Section 2: Methodologies 8 Clinical Data Mining: a practice research methodology of choice for health social workers Lynette Joubert, Melinda Collins, Lisa Braddy, Kathryn Turner, Alison Hocking, Denise Beovich, Sarah Blaschke, Fiona Wiseman 9 Different approaches in practice research Maja Lundemark Andersen, Lene Ingemann Brandt, Kirsten Henriksen, Kirsten Mejlvig, Liesanth Nirmalarajan, Mette Rømer, Lars Uggerhøj and Pernille Wisti 10 Methodological pluralism in practice research Martin Webber 11 Pragmatist knowledge production in practice research Heidi Muurinen and Mirja Satka 12 Evaluating social work practice with single system research designs Bruce A. Thyer 13 Measuring effectiveness in practice research Grahame Simpson 14 The interface between qualitative research methodology and practice research Lisa Morriss 15 Engaging service users in practice research Maja Lundemark Andersen, Lene Ingemann Brandt, Kirsten Henriksen, Kirsten Mejlvig, Liesanth Nirmalarajan, Mette Rømer, Lars Uggerhøj and Pernille Wisti 16 Practice research in Indigenous communities Angus Macfarlane 17 Translating ideas of practice research for a national and local child welfare reform process Laura Yliruka, Päivi Petrelius and Pia Eriksson 18 Causal analysis for practice-based research using observational data Arno Parolini, Wei Wu Tan, Marlena Klaic and Anna Bornemisza Section: Pedagogies 19 Teaching practice research through partnerships with field educators, social work communities and university Laura Yliruka, Jenika Heinonen, Maria Tapola-Haapala and Nanne Isokuortti 20 Teaching practice research through fieldwork placements: critical factors for successful trialogical learning processes Maria Tapola-Haapala, Aino Kääriäinen, Maija Jäppinen and Mirja Satka 21 Teaching practice research: a curriculum guide for postgraduate social work training Martin Webber 22 Academic practitioner collaboration: a state-wide social work innovation from Victoria, Australia Lynette Joubert, Alison Hocking, Anita Morris and Lisa Braddy 23 International capacity-building for practice research in India Saju MD, Meredith Fendt-Newlin, Lynette Joubert and Martin Webber Section 4: Applications 24 From practice wisdom to research knowledge: the case of the development of the Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit intervention model Margaret Xi-can Yin, Celia Hoi-yan Chan, Yat-lui Fung and Cecilia Lai-wan Chan 25 Using existing data to explore practice issues and improve service responses: application of clinical data mining methodology in a healthcare context Alys-Marie Manguy, Lynette Joubert, Ed Oakley and Robert Gordon 26 Post-hospital caregiving experiences: an exploratory, longitudinal mixed-methods study Geok Ling Lee, Corinne S.N. Ghoh, Gerald C.H. Koh, Soon Noi Goh, Crystal Chai-Lim, Marcus Y.L. Chiu, Nan Luo and Kai Cao 27 The role of clinical supervision within Australian Youth Cancer Services Kate Thompson, Lucy Holland, Jeremy Lewin, Victoria Dax and Lynette Joubert 28 Narrative practice and practice-based research Kristina Lainson 29 Co-producing practice research: The Connecting People Implementation Study Nicola Moran, Martin Webber, Harminder Dosanjh Kaur, David Morris, Kayonda Ngamaba, Victoria Nunn, E. Thomas and Keith J. Thompson 30 Sharing lived experience in mental health services Jonny Lovell, Alison O’Connell and Martin Webber 31 Co-creation in research with young people Frida Westerback, Emma Murtonen, Judith Metz and Ilse Julkunen 32 Parenting Assessment Manual Software with forensic parentingassessments: from practice to research Tracee Green and Martin Webber 33 Practice-led research: developing communities of practice to drive research and practice change in the domestic and family violence arena Susan Heward-Belle, Cathy Humphreys, Lucy Healey, Menka Tsantefski, Jasmin Isobe, Cherie Toivonen, Erin Links, Amy Young and Tracy Wilde 34 The performance of researching with migrants and refugees Janet Carter Anand, Chaitali Das, Csilla Veszteg and Enkhjargal Batbaatar Section 5: Expanding the frontiers 35 Beyond knowledge transfer in practice research in social work: making sense of relations and alliances Ilse Julkunen and Raija Koskinen 36 Results to practice: navigating complexities to create meaningful impact Christa B. Fouché and Laura A. Chubb 37 Staying close to practice: knowledge translation in practice research Meredith Fendt-Newlin 38 Whence and whither clinical data mining? Irwin Epstein 39 New frontiers for practice research Lynette Joubert and Martin Webber Index