Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work

by Karin Crawford and Ian Mathews

At a time when the credibility of social work is again being questioned, this book offers a critical approach to the debate concerning the reliability and validity of the evidence, research and knowledge that underpins professional social work practice. It critiques the notion of evidence and argues that knowledge is a much broader, more appropriate concept to consider. There is analysis of the different components and sources of this knowledge and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844456110
• ISBN13: 9781844456116
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Learning Matters
• Length: 160 Pages