Improving the Effectiveness of the Helping Professions : An Evidence-Based Approach to Practice

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Summary: Evidence-based practice made easy
Review: Improving the Effectiveness of the Helping Professions : An Evidence-Based Approach to Practice, combines the best in basic research knowledge, examples of evidence-based practice (EBP) at work, critical thinking, and thoughts on the future of evidence-based practice in social work.

Dr. Glicken has written a text that reads like a conversation. That is, he presents complicated information in a way that is easy to understand and grasp. For example, in chapter 4, Locating Relevant Clinical Research, Dr. Glicken does a masterful job at outlining the key points social workers need to evaluate the quality of research articles. This information is covered in standard research texts, but Dr. Glicken presents it in a way that social workers in the field are likely to relate to and are likely to remember. Novices and seasoned professionals alike will benefit from Dr. Glicken's insight into how EBP fits into social work practice, and how social workers can make EBP work for them.

While all social workers can benefit from Dr. Glicken's years of experience, social workers unfamiliar with EBP and professors looking for a valuable resource to help teach an EBP course will find this volume indispensable.