Multidimensional Evidence-based Practice: Synthesizing Knowledge, Research, And Values (social Work Practice In Action)

Multidimensional Evidence-Based Practice 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. Christopher G. Petr is Professor of the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas, USA. He is also a licensed clinical social worker in Kansas and practiced for a number of years at the local Community Mental Health Center. Social Work Practice in Action Edited by Marvin D. Feit The University of Akron in Ohio, USA Also available in the series: Group Work Skills and Strategies for Effective Interventions Sondra Brandler and Camille P. Roman Ethics in Social Work A Context of Caring David Guttmann Human Behavior in the Social Environment Interweaving the Inner and Outer World (Second Edition) Esther Urdang Family Health Social Work Practice A Knowledge and Skills Casebook Edited by Francis K.O. Yuen, Gregory J. Skibinski, and John T. Pardeck African-American Social Workers and Social Policy Edited by Tricia B. Bent-Goodley Mental Health Practice for Children and Youth A Strengths and Well-Being Model Lonnie R. Helton and Mieko Kotake Smith Multidimensional Evidence-Based Practice Synthesizing Knowledge, Research, and Values Edited by Christopher G. Petr First published 2009 by Routledge 270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016 Simultaneously published in the UK by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2008. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” © 2009 selection and editorial matter, Christopher G. Petr; individual chapters, the contributors All righ