TY - JOUR
T1 - Identifying as an Evidence-Based Social Worker: The Influence of Attitudes, Access, Confidence, and Education
T2 - the influence of attitudes, access, confidence, and education
AU - Teater, Barbara
AU - Chonody, Jill M.
AU - Teater, Barbra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - This study explored United States-based social workers’ ( N = 152) attitudes toward, access to, and confidence in engaging in evidence-based practice (EBP), the extent to which social work education prepared them to engage in EBP, and the factors that contributed to their identification as an evidence-based practitioner. Findings indicated that although practitioners had a positive attitude toward engaging in EBP, they were only moderately confident in doing so, rarely accessed evidence, and were only moderately prepared through their education. Believing that EBP should be implemented, more educational preparation, and positive attitudes contributed to greater identification as an evidence-based practitioner, areas that social work and continuing education should further support to enhance social workers’ EBP skills.
AB - This study explored United States-based social workers’ ( N = 152) attitudes toward, access to, and confidence in engaging in evidence-based practice (EBP), the extent to which social work education prepared them to engage in EBP, and the factors that contributed to their identification as an evidence-based practitioner. Findings indicated that although practitioners had a positive attitude toward engaging in EBP, they were only moderately confident in doing so, rarely accessed evidence, and were only moderately prepared through their education. Believing that EBP should be implemented, more educational preparation, and positive attitudes contributed to greater identification as an evidence-based practitioner, areas that social work and continuing education should further support to enhance social workers’ EBP skills.
KW - attitudes
KW - confidence
KW - continuing education
KW - evidence-based practice
KW - evidence-informed practice
KW - social work evidence
KW - social work education
KW - social workers
UR - https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/socialwork_facpubs/65
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2017.1421161
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85045933857&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02615479.2017.1421161
DO - 10.1080/02615479.2017.1421161
M3 - Article
SN - 0261-5479
VL - 37
SP - 442
EP - 457
JO - Social Work Education
JF - Social Work Education
IS - 4
ER -