Evidence-Based Practice
Evidence-Based Practice refers to the process where the practitioner combines well researched interventions with clinical experience and ethics, client preferences and culture to guide and inform the delivery of treatments and services (Social Work Policy Institute).
According to Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, there are six tasks are involved in evidence-based practice. Steps include identifying a problem, researching the literature, critiquing the evidence, formulating recommendations, implementing practice changes and evaluation.
- Evidence-Based Practice TutorialA Credo Information Literacy tutorial series on evidence-based practice. Tutorials include identifying types of evidence, understanding study design, using the hierarchy of evidence, and appraising evidence.
- Evidence-Based Behavioral Practice Training ModulesLearn and conduct the steps of the EBBP process with a simulated client and/or community. This program has been reviewed and approved by the APA Office of Continuing Education in Psychology to offer Continuing Education (CE) credit to psychologists.
Hierarchy of Evidence
*Graphic from https://libguides.usc.edu/socialwork/socialworkEBP.
Resources
- AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityGovernment resource including broad coverage of: health topics, Evidence-based Practice Center reports, US government programs, research tools, data and statistics, grants, consumer health.
- The Community GuideThe Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) is a collection of evidence-based findings of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF). It is a resource to help you select interventions to improve health and prevent disease in your state, community, community organization, business, healthcare organization, or school.
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)Evidence-based recommendations developed by independent committees, including professionals and lay members, and consulted on by stakeholders.
- SAMHSA: Evidence-Based Practices Resource CenterSAMHSA is committed to improving prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for mental and substance use disorders.
The Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center provides communities, clinicians, policy-makers and others with the information and tools to incorporate evidence-based practices into their communities or clinical settings.
Evidence-Based Intervention Databases
- Micromedex This link opens in a new window
Micromedex is the industry standard for patient-specific drug, disease, lab, pediatric, and toxicology evidence-based information.
- Nursing Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new window
Nursing Reference Center Plus provides nurses with evidence-based resources that they can access for quick reference at the point of care. Access quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, and nursing cultural competencies.
- UpToDate This link opens in a new window
UpToDate is the most trusted evidence-based clinical decision support resource at the point of care.
