Support for evidence-based practice in a human service organization

Title: Support for evidence-based practice in a human service organization
Creator: Plath, Debbie
Relation: Administration in Social Work Vol. 37, Issue 1, p. 25-38
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03643107.2011.638731
Publisher: Routledge
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2013
Description: Developing evidence-based or research-informed approaches to practice in human services requires research-oriented cultures in organizations. One feature of this is frontline staff that are engaged with and supportive of evidence-based practice (EBP) approaches. This paper reports on a study of staff support for EBP in an organization where senior management made a commitment to EBP. Utilizing several measures of support for EBP, including two standardized scales, the study found strong support for EBP. Findings indicate that, in this organization, being female, having higher qualifications, and being at a higher level in the organization are associated with greater support for EBP and that years employed in the organization is negatively correlated with support for EBP.
Subject: evidence-based practice; research-informed practice; staff attitudes
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1299319
Identifier: uon:19848
Identifier: ISSN:0364-3107
Language: eng
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