Multidimensional evidence-based practice : synthesizing knowledge, research and values / edited by Christopher G. Petr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Petr, Christopher G.

Series:

Haworth social work practice

Social work practice in action

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service.

Public welfare.

Physical Description:

xiv, 209 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2009.

Summary:

Multidimensional Evidence-Based Practice (MEBP) is a new and comprehensive approach to determining best practices in social services.

MEBP improves upon traditional evidence-based approaches by incorporating the views of consumers and professionals, qualitative research, and values. The book begins with a review of the context of best practice enquiry and goes on to present the seven steps of the MEBP model, discussing each step in detail. The model is appraised and explains how questions are formed, how various forms of knowledge and evidence are summarized and evaluated, and how values are used to both critique current best practices and point toward needed improvements. The final seven chapters illustrate the MEBP process at work specific to a range of topics, including best practices in the prevention of child abuse and best practices in restorative justice.

This book will be of interest to social workers and other professionals involved in the delivery of human services. It is also suitable for students and researchers of evidence-based practice.

Contents:

Best practices context / Christopher G. Petr

Multidimensional evidence-based practice / Christopher G. Petr

Best practices for preventing maltreatment of children ages birth to five / Jacqueline M. Counts

Best practices to prevent teen pregnancy / Emily McCave

Best practices for facilitating access to health care for children of the poor / Karen Flint Stipp

Best practices for engaging parents of children receiving mental health services / Tara McLendon

Best practices for improving levels of functioning and subsequent discharge to less restrictive environments for children and youth in therapeutic foster care / Uta M. Walter

Best practices for achieving restorative justice outcomes for crime victims and offenders in the United States / Jung Jin Choi

Best practices for helping clients diagnosed with a serious mental illness utilize spirituality as a recovery tool / Vincent R. Starnino

Postscript / Christopher G. Petr.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780789036766

0789036762

9780789036773

0789036770

OCLC:

185123416