Evidence-Based Practice
Chair: Traci Wike (Virginia Commonwealth University)
APM Assignment: 2020-2022
Co-chair: Melissa Grady (Catholic University of America)
APM Assignment: 2022–2024
This Track builds on the presentations and recommendations of the Symposium on Improving the Teaching of Evidence-Based Practice held in October 2006 in Austin, TX. The track covers the following themes:
- Issues in how best to define evidence-based practice (EBP)
- Improving the teaching of EBP
- Improving the implementation and teaching/learning of EBP in field placements
- Translating EBPs into community agencies
- Improving school–agency partnerships regarding EBP
- Improving agency support and resources for EBP
- Curriculum strategies for teaching EBP
- Problem-based learning and EBP
- Correcting misconceptions about EBP and overcoming resistance to EBP
- Demonstrations of effective EBP teaching approaches
- Model syllabi for teaching EBP across various curriculum sequences
- Teaching EBP at the BSW, MSW, and doctoral levels
- Research studies on issues in EBP in social work education
- Faculty (classroom and field) professional development in EBP