The Evidence-Based Practice Manual includes 104 original chapters, each specially written by the most prominent and experienced medical, public health, psychology, social work, criminal justice, and public policy practitioners, researchers, and professors in the United States and Canada. This book is specifically designed with practitioners in mind, providing at-a-glance overviews and direct application chapters. This is the only interdisciplinary volume available for locating and applying evidence-based assessment measures, treatment plans, and interventions. Particular attention has been given to providing practice guidelines and exemplars of evidence-based practice and practice-based research. The Evidence-Based Practice Manual emphasizes and summarizes key elements, issues, concepts, and how-to approaches in the development and application of evidence-based practice. Discussions include program evaluation, quality and operational improvement strategies, research grant applications, validating measurement tools, and utilizing statistical procedures. Concise summaries of the substantive evidence gained from methodologically rigorous quantitative and qualitative research provide make this is an accessible resource for a broad range of practitioners facing the mandate of evidence-based practice in the health and human services.

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Reviews
This manual represents a significant and timely step in our further efforts to establish a base for understanding and promoting the efficacy of social work practice. Both social work practitioners and social work educators will find the studies broadly representative of the field, research methodologies, and our attempts toward greater accountability in social work practice. * Julia M. Watkins, Ph.D., Executive Director, Council on Social Work Education *
At no time in history has evidence-based practice been more critical than the present. Some of the contemporary issues of health care-cost, evaluation, quality, and outcomes-may be effectively addressed by applying the best available evidence. In this regard, the Manual, with its comprehensive chapters and distinguished authors, offers a unique reference for clinicians, public health workers, and policy makers. * Michel A. Ibrahim, MD, PhD, Dean and Professor Emeritus, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Professor (Adjunct) of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health *



Book Information
ISBN 9780195165005
Author Albert R. Roberts
Format Hardback
Page Count 1080
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 2037g
Dimensions(mm) 185mm * 262mm * 55mm