Evidence Based Practice Social Work: Evidence-Based Practice Resources

• Evidence-Based Practice for the Helping Professions

  From: Gibbs, L. (2003). Evidence-Based Practice for the Helping Professions: A Practical Guide with Integrated Multimedia, Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/ Cole an Imprint of Wadsworth Publishers.
• SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices

  The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) is a searchable online registry of mental health and substance abuse interventions that have been reviewed and rated by independent reviewers. this program is offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
• Social Work Policy Institute Resources on Evidence-Based Practice

  The Social Work Policy Institute, a think tank established by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) provides this helpful resource with links to many free EBP databases. Because these are free many of the articles and reviews may only provide an abstract, not the full article. For the complete resource use library subscription versions.

1. Formulate a client, community, or policy-related question

2. Systematically search the literature (published evidence)

3. Appraise findings for quality and applicability

4. Apply these findings and considerations in practice

5. Evaluate the results.

• Campbell Collaboration - Research Evidence

  Find systematic and meta-analytic reviews produced by the Campbell Collaboration in the social sciences broadly. Areas studied include social welfare, international development, business and other social topics.
• The Cochrane Library

  Find systematic and meta-analytical reviews produced by the Cochrane Group. Cochrane is the gold standard for systematic reviews and identifying evidence-based practices in medical and allied health fields.