Foundations of Evidence-Based Social Work Practice

"This textbook is a remarkable achievement that represents the latest thinking on evidence-based practice. It is exceptionally well-written and provides the necessary foundation, knowledge, and skills on which all social workers can build and advance the profession."--Tony Tripodi, Dean and Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University College of Social Work<br> "Brilliant...with its user-friendly, quick-reference format, this textbook is very much needed in social work education and practice. I applaud Roberts and Yeager's innovative approach to meeting the growing demands for evidence-based social work resources."--Catherine N. Dulmus, Ph.D., The University of Tennessee College of Social Work, and co-editor, Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work<br> "This is a groundbreaking book that brings evidenced-based practice to life with the most practical and insightful illustrations and studies. The most up-to-date and well written textbook on evidence-based social work practice, this is a must-have for social workers interested in cutting-edge clinical and policy practice."--David W. Springer, Ph.D., University Distinguished Teaching Professor, The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work<br> .,."an excellent orientation to this important development for psychologists and social workers alike, and it represents a natural evolution of the commitment both fields have toward integrating the best of science with the noblest of human values in providing care to those in need."--PsycCRITIQUES<br> "Foundations of Evidence Based Social Work Practice provides guidelines and insights that may help social work students and practitioners to understand EBP and engage in it, to thebenefit of their clients." --British Journal of Social Work<br> "This concise introduction to evidence-based social work is a student-friendly overview of the issues and methods most frequently encountered while preparing for evidence-based social work practice."--Adolescence<br> "This textbook is a remarkable achievement that represents the latest thinking on evidence-based practice. It is exceptionally well-written and provides the necessary foundation, knowledge, and skills on which all social workers can build and advance the profession."--Tony Tripodi, Dean and Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University College of Social Work<br> "Brilliant..with its user-friendly, quick-reference format, this textbook is very much needed in social work education and practice. I applaud Roberts and Yeager's innovative approach to meeting the growing demands for evidence-based social work resources."--Catherine N. Dulmus, Ph.D., The University of Tennessee College of Social Work, and co-editor, Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work<br> "This is a groundbreaking book that brings evidence-based practice to life with the practical and insightful illustrations and studies. The most up-to-date and well written textbook on evidence-based social work practice, this is a must-have for social workers interested in cutting-edge clinical and policy practice."--David W. Springer, Ph.D., University Distinguished Teaching Professor, The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work<br> .,."an excellent orientation to this important development for psychologists and social workers alike, and it represents a natural evolution of the commitment both fields have toward integrating the best of science withthe noblest of human values in providing care to those in need."--PsycCRITIQUES<br> "Foundations of Evidence Based Social Work Practice provides guidelines and insights that may help social work students and practitioners to understand EBP and engage in it, to the benefit of their clients." --British Journal of Social Work<br> "This concise introduction to evidence-based social work is a student-frie

<br>Albert R. Roberts, Ph.D., is Professor of Social Work and Criminal Justice at Rutgers University. His most recent books include Crisis Intervention Handbook, Third Edition (2005), Juvenile Justice Sourcebook (2004), and Social Workers' Desk Reference (2002). <br>Kenneth R. Yeager, Ph.D., is Director of Quality and Operational Improvement at Ohio State University and Harding Behavioral Healthcare and Medicine as well as Director of OSU and Harding Outpatient Psychiatric Clinics.<br>

CONTENTS; I. OVERVIEW, DEFINITIONS, PRACTICE, GUIDELINES, AND CRITICAL ISSUES; 1. Designing, Searching For, Finding, and Implementing Practice-Based Research and Evidence-Based Studies; 2. The Evidence For and Against Evidence-Based Practice; 3. What is Evidence-Based Practice?; 4. A Practical Approach to Formulating Evidence-Based Questions in Social Work; 5. Implementing Best Practice and Expert Consensus Procedures; 6. Overview of Evidence-Based Practices; 7. Implementaion of Practice Guidelines and Evidence-Based Treatment: A Survey of Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Social Workers; 8. Concise Standards for Developing Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines; 9. Will the Real Evidence-Based Practice Please Stand Up? Teaching the Process of Evidence-Based Practice to Helping Professions; 10. Health Care Evidence-Based Practice: A Product of Poltical and Cultural Times; 11. Building a Common Language in Mental Health Care Delivery; 12. Facilitating Practitioner Use of Evidence-Based Practice; 13. Developing a Systematic Evidence-Based Search Plan for a Client with Co-Occurring Conditions; 14. A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Suicide Risk Reduction in Crisis Intervention; 15. Task-Centered Practice: An Exemplar of Evidence-Based Practice; 16. Evidence-Based Practice and Manualized Treatment with Children; 17. Evidence-Based Treatment for Traumatized and Abused Children; 18. Treating Juvenile Delinquents with Conduct Disorder, ADHD, and Oppositional Defiance Disorder; 19. Evidence-Based Treatments for Obssessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Deciding What Treatment Method Works for Whom?; 20. The Implications of Controlled Outcome Studies on Planned Short-Term Psychotherapy with Depressive Disorders; 21. Evidence-Based Practice with Anxiety Disorders: Guidelines Based on 59 Outcome Studies; 22. Psychoeducation as Evidence-Based Practice: Considerations for Practice, Research, and Policy; 23. Mental Illness, Substance Dependence, and Suicidality; 24. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy of Persons with PTSD: An Evidence-Based Approach