In this article, we call into question evidence-based practice as a working strategy for
relevant applied knowledge in social work. We argue that evidence-based practice suffers …

This qualitative, empirical study explores and describes the variation in how evidence-based
practice (EBP) is understood in social work. A phenomenographic approach to design and …

Do you want to; base your practice on the best possible evidence of effectiveness?; know
how to find information relevant to your decision making?; be able to tell the difference …

In this paper, I revisit some of the origins and more recent directions in practitioner research
in social work, seeing it as a phenomenon that—rather than being special or narrowly …

Debates regarding theory and practice in social work have often avoided detailed
discussion regarding the nature of knowledge itself and the various ways this can be …

What are the key issues and concerns raised by the debate about making social work more
of an evidence-based profession? In the modern evidence-based practice debate, there are …

Debates regarding theory and practice in social work have often avoided detailed
discussion regarding the nature of knowledge itself and the various ways this can be created …

'This is a refreshing book from so many angles. I find it engaging as well as sophisticated in
its coverage of ideas and issues crucial to the average practitioner. It introduces a broad …

Stephen Webb's article (BJSW 2001 31) sends a warning to the profession to the effect that
current levels of enthusiasm for evidence-based approaches among politi cians, social …

The Statement arose from a concern that the contemporary emphasis on evidencebased
practice was not adequately addressing the complexities of social work practice and the …