Evidence-based Social Work: A Critical Stance

by Debbie Plath, Stephen A. Webb, Mel Gray, et al.

Book Overview

Evidence-based practice is now a core element of many governments' approaches to policy-making and social intervention. It has become a powerful movement that promises to change the content and structure of social work and its allied professions. Its emergence has generated much debate and raised challenging questions, however, particularly at the interface of research, policy, and practice.

This book provides a critical analysis of evidence-based...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041546823X
• ISBN13: 9780415468237
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"