Translation and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-539848-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 308 g

Reihe: Building Social Work Research Capacity

It is one thing to do social work research, but quite another to disseminate the results and ensure their effective utilization by practitioners out in the field working with clients. Just as important is ensuring that the research is relevant and usable by the social and health service community. Implementation research and translational research are designed to develop effective methods for narrowing the gap between research and practice.

Using the National Institutes of Health Roadmap as a guide, this book fills a gap in social work writing by describing the challenges of investigating the process and outcomes of efforts to translate and implement evidence-based practices in social work. A general introduction discusses the history of such efforts and a picture of where we are now. Subsequent chapters offer in-depth examinations of the methods for studying the effectiveness, dissemination, and implementation of evidence-based
practices; discuss the organizational context in which these activities occur in social work practice; investigate the use of mixed-method designs and community-based participatory methods to address these challenges; provide case studies of research on translation and implementation; identify
potential barriers and offer recommendations and guidelines for addressing them.

The resulting strategy is founded on the principle and practice of cultural exchange between members of social worker-led interdisciplinary research teams, and between researchers and practitioners. Decision-makers in social service agencies and policy settings, in addition to professors and master's and doctoral-level students, will all want to read this vital and informative book that brings core issues of research and practice to life.

Zielgruppe

Social work faculty, agencies, and MSW and DSW students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Palinkas, Lawrence A.

Soydan, Haluk

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sozialpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. Introduction

2. Translation and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices

3. Research on Translation and Implementation

4. Research on Process and Outcomes

5. Research on Organizational Context
6. Mixed-Method Research

7. Community-Based Participatory Research
8. Conclusion: Future Directions for Translational and Implementation Research
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Palinkas, Lawrence A.
Lawrence A. Palinkas, PhD, is the Albert G. and Frances Lomas Feldman Professor of Social Policy and Health at the University of Southern California and Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California at San Diego.

Soydan, Haluk
Haluk Soydan, PhD, is Research Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean of the Hamovitch Research Center at the University of Southern California.