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Practitioner's Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Informed Practice

Allen Rubin (University of Texas at Austin) Jennifer Bellamy (University of Chicago)

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English
John Wiley & Sons Inc
16 June 2022
The latest edition of an essential text to help students and practitioners distinguish between research studies that should and should not influence practice decisions 

Now in its third edition, Practitioner's Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Informed Practice delivers an essential and practical guide to integrating research appraisal into evidence-informed practice. The book walks you through the skills, knowledge, and strategies you can use to identify significant strengths and limitations in research. 

The ability to appraise the veracity and validity of research will improve your service provision and practice decisions. By teaching you to be a critical consumer of modern research, this book helps you avoid treatments based on fatally flawed research and methodologies. 

Practitioner's Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Informed Practice, Third Edition offers: 

An extensive introduction to evidence-informed practice, including explorations of unethical research and discussions of social justice in the context of evidence-informed practice.  Explanations of how to appraise studies on intervention efficacy, including the criteria for inferring effectiveness and critically examining experiments.  Discussions of how to critically appraise studies for alternative evidence-informed practice questions, including nonexperimental quantitative studies and qualitative studies. 

A comprehensive and authoritative blueprint for critically assessing research studies, interventions, programs, policies, and assessment tools, Practitioner's Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Informed Practice belongs in the bookshelves of students and practitioners of the social sciences. 

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Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Height: 249mm,  Width: 175mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   612g
ISBN:   9781119858560
ISBN 10:   1119858569
Pages:   304
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

ALLEN RUBIN, PhD, is the Kantambu Latting College Professorship for Leadership and Change at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. He is the author of several bestselling titles in social work research. JENNIFER BELLAMY, PhD, is Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and Professor at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver. She teaches research and theory courses at the master’s and doctoral levels.

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