Evidence-based practice in Indian social work profession: reflections from the clinic and community setting practitioners | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Psychiatry | ||
| Volume 44, Issue 3, October 2023, Pages 169-175 PDF (527.98 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/EJPSY.2024.346074 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Danishwar R. Dar; Fayaz A. Paul* | ||
| Department of Psychiatric Social Work, LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, India. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background The snowball changes in social work practice have regulated new changes in the intervention process through the EBP approach. The execution of the EBP model enhanced social work intervention outputs, motivation, and satisfaction in practitioners and researchers working together. Worldwide, EBP is applied by Social Work practitioners in different fields and studies for appropriate solutions to the social problem with fuller new changes and enhanced results. Aim The aim of the study was to explore the working experience of Indian Social Work Practitioners with respect to EBP. Patients and Methods This paper is based on the first-hand experience of practitioners practicing in different areas and specializations of social work. With the support of a literature review, the questions with the support of COPES framework were applied while conversating with practitioners to take the research discourse into end results. Results From field and clinic observations of various social work practitioners in India, a narrated dialogue about the influence of EBP in social work practice was observed and recorded. Conclusions The practitioners put forth their concerns about the obstacles and challenges of the execution of EBP in daily social work practice. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| COPES Questions; EBP; Narrations; Practitioner experiences | ||
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