Evidence Based Practice

Question 1

Evidence Based Practice

Answer 1

Clinical Expertise, Best research evidence, patient values & preferences

Utilizing research to inform our practice

Question 2

Critical thinking and EBP

Answer 2

Questions are vital and well formulated
Relevant information gathered and assessed
Conclusions are well reasoned and tested
Thinking about things holistically- more than one perception
Effective communication to figure out solutions to complex probs
Self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-correcting thinking

Question 3

Levels of Thought

Answer 3

Low order thinking: unreflective, intuition based, self serving
High order thinking: selectively reflective, lacks critical thinking, inconsistently fair
Highest order thinking: explicitly reflective, utilizes critical thinking tools, consistently fair, assumes ethics

Question 4

Critical thinking continuum

Answer 4

Lower order -> highest order

knowledge - lowest
comprehension
application
analysis
synthesis
evaluation - highest

Question 5

Steps in EBP

Answer 5

Step 1: Identify practical need for info , alter into questions that are answerable with research
Step 2: Locate evidence to address/answer question
Step 3: Appraise the evidence with critical thinking skills
Step 4: Apply the evidence to practice and policy decisions
Step 5: Evaluate the process

Question 6

Ethical Standards for Practice/ Research: National Research Act

Answer 6

National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research: identifies basic ethical framework/guidelines for conducting research

1. Respect for persons: informed consent, special protections for children, mental disabilities, prisoners
2. Beneficence: maximize possible benefits to individuals
3. Justice: Research must be potentially beneficial to individuals studied
4. International Review Boards: ensure standards upheld (sw obligation to offer support services for individuals in research studies

Question 7

Perspectives in Social Work Research

Answer 7

Postpositivist - Critical realism, objectivity, biased perspectives limit our ability to see reality, quantitative

Interpretative- multiple perspective through which to understand the social world, emphasis on examining cultural context, Ethnographic study/field observations, qualitative

Mixed methods: quantitative and qualitative study designs, strong inferences through application of both.

Question 8

Perspectives in Social Work Research

Answer 8

Postpositivist - Critical realism, objectivity, biased perspectives limit our ability to see reality, quantitative

Interpretative- multiple perspective through which to understand the social world, emphasis on examining cultural context, Ethnographic study/field observations, qualitative

Mixed methods: quantitative and qualitative study designs, strong inferences through application of both.