BEST Training on
Evidence Based Practice
PLEASE NOTE: The BEST training materials are currently undergoing revisions
based on feedback from participating agencies. Please check back
regularly for updates and additions.
Welcome to the BEST training on Evidence
Based Practice in Social Work. This training describes a process or an
approach to enhance practice and policy decision making. Ultimately
aimed at strengthening the linkage between research knowledge and
practice, the specific components of this process involve posing specific,
and well-structured questions, searching effectively and efficiently for
the best evidence, evaluating any evidence that you identify by research
standards and your own agency and professional judgment, and finally
taking action based on your assessment.
The original training was developed for
Social Work practitioners, students, and administrators working in teams
at three social work agencies in New York City and has been modified based on their valuable input.
The training consists of ten modules,
which are available for download from the links below. Throughout the
training, there are handouts and worksheets that you will need in order
to complete the hands-on activities. These handouts are numbered and are
identified throughout the training at the appropriate slide. We
recommend that you participate in the online training with a team
instead of on your own, as the training process and materials are better
suited for a group format.
Some of the materials and methods
presented in this training were based on the work of Leonard Gibbs. You
may find his book “Evidence-Based Practice for the Helping Professions:
A Practical Guide with Integrated Multimedia” (2000) and website (http://www.evidence.brookscole.com/)
to be useful and accessible companion resources. Another useful website
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http://www.uwec.edu/lgibbs/index.htm - includes a Wisconsin Public
Radio interview by Mary Jo Wagner with Dr. Eamon Armstrong and Dr.
Leonard Gibbs that might motivate students and others to apply EBP to
their own lives.
BEST
Training Modules:
Module 1: Evidence Based
Practice Introduction and Overview
Module 2: Question Selection
Module 3: Overview of Research Evidence
Module 4: Search Tools
Module 5: Hands-on Search
Module 6: Troubleshooting the Search
Module 7: Evaluating the Evidence
Module 8: General Findings and Observations
Module 9: Synthesizing Evidence Found
Module 10: Action Plan
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