ERIC Number: EJ978351
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 22
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Teaching Master's and Doctoral Social Work Students to Systematically Evaluate Evidence-Based Interventions
Auslander, Wendy; Fisher, Colleen; Ollie, Marcia; Yu, ManSoo
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v32 n4 p320-341 2012
Evidence-based research relevant to social work practice has grown dramatically. This article describes a method that was implemented to teach master's and doctoral social work students how to synthesize and evaluate evidence-based interventions for social work-related problems and populations. The method includes eight steps: conceptualize the problem and define the research question(s); conduct a systematic search; define study inclusion and exclusion criteria; identify and categorize types of interventions and outcomes; rate the studies' methodological rigor; determine outcome attainment; combine outcome attainment and study rigor, and compare the evidence across studies. Two examples are presented of the implementation of this approach along with a discussion of the challenges and limitations. (Contains 1 figure and 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Evidence, Social Work, Teaching Methods, Intervention, Doctoral Programs, Masters Programs, Curriculum Implementation, Inferences, Evaluative Thinking, Caseworker Approach, Educational Strategies, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Design, Instructional Development, Best Practices
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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