Practice Evaluation Strategies Among Clinical Social Workers

Autor:	Susan E. Culbertson, Thomas D. Davis, Cory B. Dennis
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Research evaluation Medical education Sociology and Political Science Social work Management science Dual process theory Psychology General Psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Rapid assessment Practice research
Zdroj:	Research on Social Work Practice. 25:654-669
ISSN:	1552-7581 1049-7315
DOI:	10.1177/1049731515592955
Popis:	Objectives:Practice evaluation strategies range in style from the formal-analytic tools of single-subject designs, rapid assessment instruments, algorithmic steps in evidence-based practice, and computer software applications, to the informal-interactive tools of clinical supervision, consultation with colleagues, use of client feedback, and clinical experience. The purpose of this study was to provide practice researchers in social work with a more complete understanding of how and why social workers evaluate their practice the way they do.Methods:Questions about practice evaluation strategies were posed to 12 licensed clinical social workers in a 3-hour focus group.Findings:Drawing on advances in the cognitive and social neurosciences, the study identified among clinical social workers an informal-interactive tool preference that displays itself as a cognitively necessary, sufficient, and stand-alone preference that required neither the supplementation nor balance of formal-analytic tools.Conclusions:New directions in social work practice research are required and delineated.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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