Social work professionals must demonstrate their effectiveness
to legislators and governments, not to mention clients and incoming
practitioners. A thorough evaluation of the activities, ethics, and
outcomes of social work practice is critical to maintaining
investment and interest in the profession and improving the lives
of underserved populations.
Incorporating the concerns of a new century into a consideration
of models for practice research, this volume builds on the
visionary work of William J. Reid (1928-2003) who transformed
social work research through empirically based and task-centered
approaches-and, more recently, synthesized intervention knowledge
for framing future study. This collection reviews the task-centered
model and other contemporary Evidence-Based Practice models for
working with individuals, families, groups, communities, and
organizations. Essays demonstrate the value of these pragmatic
approaches in the United States and international settings.
Contributors summarize state-of-the-art methods in several key
fields of service, including children and families, aging,
substance abuse, and mental health. They also evaluate the research
movement itself, outlining an agenda for today's sociopolitical
landscape and the profession. This volume inspires practice
research to prioritize evidence as a base for the profession.
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