Evidence‐based practice (EBP) is one of the guiding principles and a core competency of social work. The topic of EBP is covered in your textbook in the following chapters: Chapter 1 ‐ Introduction to Social Work & Social Welfare, and Chapter 4 ‐ Process of Generalist Practice. In addition, the instructor has provided a link for a podcast on this topic in Module 2/Week 2 in canvas. The podcast is titled ‐ The Process of Evidence‐Based PracticLinks to an external site.
For social workers, it is a constant priority to equip themselves with knowledge/evidence regarding public health emergencies (such as the Covid‐19 pandemic) and to use that knowledge to inform practice. Related to the health theme, an important U.S. Government initiative that all helping professionals need to be aware about is The Healthy PeoplLinks to an external site., an initiative designed to “guide national health promotion and disease prevention efforts to improve the health of the nation. Released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) every decade since 1980, Healthy People identifies science‐based objectives with targets to monitor progress and motivate and focus action.” The Healthy People 203Links to an external site. is the fifth iteration of the initiative. One of the benchmarks of The Healthy People 203Links to an external site. is to “engage multiple sectors to take actions to strengthen policies and improve practices that are driven by the best available evidence and knowledge.” Related to The Healthy People 203 Links to an external site., write a paper on EBP that includes the following 4 items. Use the sources indicated immediately below the 4 items to write your paper. The detailed criteria and instructions including requirements related to organization, writing style, formatting, citation and referencing style are noted immediately after the 4 items.Item1: What is Evidence‐based Practice as it relates to Social Work? (5 points).
Use your book chapters (Chapter 1 & 4) to answer this question, and
Use the following podcast to answer this question – “The Process of Evidence‐Based PracticLinks to an external site.”
