Read about an evidence-based practice and understand its potential value
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION—ANTICIPATING RESULTS
It is one thing to read about an evidence-based practice and understand its potential value; it is another to actually implement that practice. This jump from understanding to application requires critical and systematic thinking on the part of the social worker. When treating clients, social workers must ensure that the evidence-based practice is appropriate for the client and the problem—and that the client supports its use. To earn that support, the social worker should present the client and stakeholders with a plan for implementation and evidence of the EBP’s efficacy and suitability.
Many may attempt to apply an evidence-based practice that seems to be strongly supported by research, only to become frustrated or confused when their efforts do not yield the same positive results as the research. This discrepancy can occur because they have failed to recognize the differences between conditions in their practice environment and the conditions of the study—or differences in the demographic and cultural characteristics of the client groups. Moreover, they may have failed to consider and adequately plan for issues that could arise during implementation.
In this Assignment, you return to your chosen client from the Week 1 Assignment and carefully consider the factors and steps involved in applying an EBP with that client in your practice.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
TO PREPARE
Select one evidence-based practice that you researched for your client for the Week 1 Assignment and return to the peer-reviewed research article demonstrating the effectiveness of this practice.
Note any similarities or differences between the conditions in which the evidence-based practice was implemented in the study and the conditions in which you would implement it at your field agency or practice setting.
Consider the steps you would take to implement the EBP and factors that would support or limit these steps.
BY DAY 7
Submit a 2- to 3-page paper that analyzes the implementation of the evidence-based practice in your field agency or practice setting:
Provide a brief description of your agency or practice setting (two sentences).
Explain any differences between the conditions of the study and the conditions at your field agency or practice setting. Explain the potential impact these differences could have on successful implementation.
Describe the steps that would be required to implement the evidence-based practice in your field agency or practice setting, including:
Any factors that would support each step and how you would leverage them
Any factors that would limit or hinder each step and how you would mitigate them
Draw conclusions about:
The anticipated results of the implementation in your practice setting
Whether your results will be similar or different from the research results in the article
Use the Learning Resources and peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles to support your paper. Make sure to include appropriate APA citations and a reference list.
Paper Format: APA
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