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Ethical Considerations in Evidence-Based Practice
Medicine and education were two of the first fields to address the ethical concerns that accompany the adoption of an evidence-based practice approach. Child welfare practitioners can draw on the lessons learned from these and other disciplines. The following resources help administrators and program managers explore the ethical issues surrounding evidence-based programs, treatments, and practices from a variety of settings.
Ethical Considerations of Evidence-Based Practice
Furman
Social Work, 54(1), 2009
Discusses evidence-based practice when making decisions about the medical care of patients.
Evidence-Based Practice and Social Work: An Illustration of the Steps Involved
Grosett & Weinman
Health and Social Work, 32(2), 2007
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Discusses evidence-based practice when used in making decisions about patient care and states that adding evidence-based practice to the role of social worker is fundamental.
Providing More Effective, Ethical Services: The Philosophy and Process of Evidence-Based (-Informed) Practice
Gambrill (2008)
In Child Welfare Research: Advances for Practice and Policy
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Explains philosophies and styles of evidence-based practice and implications for honoring ethical obligations and making practices, policies, and outcomes transparent.
Pursuing Good Practice?: The Limits of Evidence-Based Practice
Gray & Mcdonald
Journal of Social Work, 6(1), 2006
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Discusses the integration of ethical reasoning into evidence-based social work practice.
Views of Evidence-Based Practice: Social Workers' Code of Ethics and Accreditation Standards as Guides for Choice
Gambrill
Journal of Social Work Education, 43(3), 2007
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Describes how social workers can draw on their code of ethics and accreditation standards to address implementation obstacles and to select a view of evidence-based practice that is most faithful to related obligations.
Social Work Research and Evaluation: Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice
Grinnell & Unrau (8th ed.) (2007)
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Introduces key concepts of evidence-based practice and explores both quantitative and qualitative research methods, including information on ethical conduct in research.