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Applying Research to Making Life-Affecting Judgments and Decisions

University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire, LGIBBS{at}uwec.edu

This keynote address argues that in order for baccalaureate and masters degree students to apply research to make better judgments and decisions in their life-affecting practice and in response to the information revolution, the helping professions need to redesign (from the bottom up) not overhaul (make a few changes in) the way research methods classes are taught. An alternative would perhaps be to integrate an entirely new evidence-based practice course into their curricula. Factors include the following: increasing Internet speed and access by practitioners, increasing access to bibliographic databases and full-text documents, organizations that synthesize evidence for practitioners, and new knowledge and skills for accessing and evaluating evidence specific to well-built practice questions.

Key Words: evidence-based practice • Internet use • decision making • applying research

Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 17, No. 1, 143-150 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1049731506294802


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