Irwin Epstein, PhD, is Rehr Professor of Applied Social Work Research in the School of Social Work at Hunter College.

• Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; 1. CDM, Practiced-Based Research, Evidence-Based and Evidence-Informed Practice ; 2. On the "Discovery" of CDM and Why Practitioners Should Do It ; 3. The "Science" of CDM and the "Art" of Strategic Compromise ; 4. Practitioner-Initiated CDM Studies: Principles and Exemplars ; 5. The Quantitative CDM Doctoral Dissertation ; 6. Breaking New Ground: Qualitative CDM ; 7. The Possible Futures of CDM and Evidence-Based Practice ; Glossary ; References ; Index

This should be useful to social workers, doctoral students, and practitioners as well as allied health practitioners. It introduces the idea of CDM and the precess of developing a CDM study.

Irwin Epstein, PhD, is Rehr Professor of Applied Social Work Research in the School of Social Work at Hunter College.

• Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; 1. CDM, Practiced-Based Research, Evidence-Based and Evidence-Informed Practice ; 2. On the "Discovery" of CDM and Why Practitioners Should Do It ; 3. The "Science" of CDM and the "Art" of Strategic Compromise ; 4. Practitioner-Initiated CDM Studies: Principles and Exemplars ; 5. The Quantitative CDM Doctoral Dissertation ; 6. Breaking New Ground: Qualitative CDM ; 7. The Possible Futures of CDM and Evidence-Based Practice ; Glossary ; References ; Index

This should be useful to social workers, doctoral students, and practitioners as well as allied health practitioners. It introduces the idea of CDM and the precess of developing a CDM study.

Irwin Epstein, PhD, is Rehr Professor of Applied Social Work Research in the School of Social Work at Hunter College.

• Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; 1. CDM, Practiced-Based Research, Evidence-Based and Evidence-Informed Practice ; 2. On the "Discovery" of CDM and Why Practitioners Should Do It ; 3. The "Science" of CDM and the "Art" of Strategic Compromise ; 4. Practitioner-Initiated CDM Studies: Principles and Exemplars ; 5. The Quantitative CDM Doctoral Dissertation ; 6. Breaking New Ground: Qualitative CDM ; 7. The Possible Futures of CDM and Evidence-Based Practice ; Glossary ; References ; Index

This should be useful to social workers, doctoral students, and practitioners as well as allied health practitioners. It introduces the idea of CDM and the precess of developing a CDM study.