TY - JOUR
AU - Gambrill, Eileen
AB - KNO W LE D G E B U I L D I N G Evidence-Based Practice: An Alternative to Authority-Based Practice by Eileen Gambrill KEY QUESTIONS REGARDING knowledge and prac- them to social services departments and human tice include the following: What values, knowledge, and services agencies. (NASW News, p. 14) skills increase the likelihood of attaining outcomes val- ued by clients? Do social workers have this? Do social These claims all relate to knowledge. To my knowl- workers have specialized knowledge that makes them edge, there is no evidence for any of these claims. In fact, more effective than empathic nonprofessionals? Do they there is counterevidence. In Dawes’ (1994) review of draw on knowledge that maximizes the likelihood of hundreds of studies, he concluded that there is no evi- helping clients attain outcomes they value? Is there any dence that licenses, experience, and training are related evidence that special training, credentials, or experience to helping clients. If this applies to social work and, given contributes to doing more good than harm? And in rela- the overlap in helping efforts among social workers, tion to all these questions, how do we know? Unlike the counselors, and psychologists, it is 
TI - Evidence-Based Practice: An Alternative to Authority-Based Practice*
JF - The Journal of Contemporary Social Services
DO - 10.1606/1044-3894.1214
DA - 1999-08-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/evidence-based-practice-an-alternative-to-authority-based-practice-5uvxcQjidv
SP - 341
EP - 350
VL - 80
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -