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Social Work Practitioners and Practice Evaluation: How Are We Doing?

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Practice evaluation is an important component of evidence-based social work practice. Previous research in this area has concluded that even though social workers receive evaluation training, it remains under-utilized in practice. This study discusses the results of a survey of 134 social workers across different social work settings, positions, and level of preparation, examining incidence and type of evaluation activity, training received, and barriers related to implementing practice evaluation in the practice setting. Results report that the majority of social workers are not involved in evaluation activities beyond collecting basic statistics.

Source: Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

DOI: 10.1080/15433714.2010.498669

Authors: Lisa R. Baker, Frederick Stephens, Laurel Hitchcock

Institutions: University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, University of Montevallo

Language: English

Topic: Social Work Education and Practice

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1992132011

FWCI: 3.118

Cites: 21

Cited by: 21

Related to: 10