Critical Thinking and the Process of Evidence-Based Practice
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Author Description
In Critical Thinking and the Process of Evidence-Based Practice, Eileen Gambrill provides a detailed description of the process of evidence-based practice (EBP), designed to help individual practitioners and their clients make informed decisions. This book clearly distinguishes EBP from the promotion of EBPs, and discusses the origins of the process as well as related controversies and implementation obstacles. Ethical obligations to involve clients as informed participants are emphasized including attention to the close connection between evidentiary and ethical issues. The text features chapters covering clinical expertise, argumentation, avoidance of biases and fallacies, and common organizational and personal obstacles in optimizing quality of services. It serves as a valuable resource to professionals and students in the helping professions.
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THE THESIS
How can practitioners integrate rigorous critical thinking and ethical standards to ensure evidence-based practice effectively serves client needs? Eileen Gambrill, a prominent scholar in social work and evidence-based practice, utilizes her extensive academic background to delineate the systematic process of EBP. She argues that true evidence-based practice requires a synthesis of clinical expertise, the best available research, and the active, informed participation of the client to navigate complex service environments.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Frameworks for distinguishing between the process of EBP and the promotion of specific evidence-based programs.
- Methodologies for identifying and mitigating cognitive biases and logical fallacies in clinical decision-making.
- Analysis of the intersection between evidentiary standards and ethical obligations in professional practice.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on the helping professions and does not provide a general guide for non-clinical critical thinking.
- It does not offer a comprehensive catalog of specific evidence-based interventions for every sub-discipline.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this work as a foundational text for students and practitioners in social work and related helping professions. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which provides a thorough and rigorous examination of the challenges inherent in implementing evidence-based practice.
Page Count:
352
Publication Date:
2018-11-07
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
019046335X
ISBN-13:
9780190463359
Psychology
Ethics
Social Work
Introduction to Social WorkWelfare
Decision Making
Critical thinking
Evidence-Based Practice
Professional Development
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