Evidence and Knowledge for Practice

Tony Evans is Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of WarwickMark Hardy is Lecturer in Social Work at the University of York

• Introduction. Chapter 1: Knowledge: Philosophy, Theory and Practice.Chapter 2: Intervention: Does it Work? Research, Evidence and Evidence-based Practice.Chapter 3: Service Users: Justice and Power?Chapter 4: Research Knowledge.Chapter 5: Understanding Policy Frameworks.Chapter 6: Practitioner Knowledge.Chapter 7: The Agency: Shaping a Learning Organization (Ian Shaw).Chapter 8: Evaluating in Practice (Ian Shaw).Conclusion.Bibliography.

'This is a refreshing book from so many angles. I find it engaging as well as sophisticated in its coverage of ideas and issues crucial to the average practitioner. It introduces a broad spread of theories and perspectives in an accessible and meaningful way.'Jan Fook, Royal Holloway University of London 'While notions of evidence-based practice and the importance of research mindedness have moved to the centre of policy, education and practice in social work, the literature available to help make sense of and implement these ideas is very limited. Evidence and Knowledge for Practice makes a huge contribution to filling that gap. It succeeds in being intellectually rigorous yet accessible and is an invaluable guide to students, lecturers, policy-makers and practitioners on how to understand and use evidence and knowledge in social work.'Harry Ferguson, University of Nottingham