Information Technology And Evidence-based Social Work Practice

by Feit; Marvin D

• ISBN13: 9780789034069
• ISBN10: 0789034069
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2007-01-03
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Social work practice can be positively or negatively impacted by the advance of technology. Advances and applications must be up-to-date as possible, yet they may be ineffective if not simple enough to easily learn and use. Information Technology and Evidence-Based Social Work presents leading social work experts exploring the latest technological advances and the innovative practical applications which can be used effectively in evidence-based social work. Students and practitioners get creative practical advice on how best understand technology and apply it to their work.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Technology and Evidence-Based Practice
Information Technology and Social Work-The Dark Side or Light Side?	p. 9
Is Computer-Assisted EBP Generating "Fast" Practice?	p. 27
The SATOL Project: An Interdisciplinary Model of Technology Transfer for Research-to-Practice in Clinical Supervision for Addiction Treatment	p. 39
A Technology Enhanced EBP Model	p. 55
Using Information Technology in Planning Program Evaluation	p. 73
Building Evidence-Based Advocacy in Cyberspace: A Social Work Imperative for the New Millennium	p. 91
Educational Implications
Geographic Information Systems: Potential Uses in Social Work Education and Practice	p. 103
Producing Your Own Evidence for Evidence-Based Practice	p. 115
Evidence from Virtual Social Work Practice: Implications for Education	p. 127
Implementing Evidence-Based Technology for Clients
Developing Evidence for an Internet-Based Psychotherapeutic Group Intervention	p. 149
Benefits of On-Line Chat for Single Mothers	p. 167
Using the Internet to Gather Evidence in Formative Intervention Research: A Feasibility Study of Internet "Chat" Focus Groups in a Study of Lifestyle Changes in Colon Cancer Survivors	p. 183
Best Practices for Integrating Technology and Service Learning in a Youth Development Program	p. 201
Summary
Onward and Upward: A Journey to Somewhere	p. 221
Index	p. 233
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