Search for dissertations about: "Evidence-Based practice social work"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words Evidence-Based practice social work.

2. 1. Evidence-based practice behind the scenes : How evidence in social work is used and produced

   Author : Alexander Björk; Anders Bergmark; Lena Hübner; Morten Sager; Oscarsson Lars; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Evidence-based practice; Evidence-based medicine; Addiction severity index; Motivational interviewing; critical appraisal; ethnography; social work; substance abuse; science and technology studies; standardization; Social Work; socialt arbete;

   Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to examine empirically what Evidence-based practice (EBP) and its standardized procedures become when put into practice in social work. EBP builds on the idea that professional practice should be based on systematic and reliable knowledge of the interventions and instruments used in this work. READ MORE

4. 2. Assessment in Evidence-Based Practice : Psychometric Properties, Clinical Utility and Professional Co-operation from Different Perspectives of the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment in Sweden

   Author : Johan Glad; Karin Sonnander; Ulla Jergeby; Carina Gustafsson; Laura Ferrer-Wreder; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HOME Inventory; Social work assessment; Assessment instruments; Clinical utility; Evidence-based practice; Psychometric properties; Professional co-operation; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the present thesis was to explore and compare professional co-operation in child welfare investigations, explore the psychometric properties, and describe the clinical utility from different perspectives of a translated Swedish version of the standardized assessment instrument the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (the HOME Inventory). Social workers in Sweden, Denmark, Britain, Germany, and Texas (USA) co-operated with different professionals around a fictitious child welfare case. READ MORE

5. 3. Social Work Approaching Evidence-Based Practice. : Rethinking Social Work

   Author : Benitha Eliasson; Mike Dent; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Arbetsvetenskap; Human Work Science;

   Abstract : The Swedish public sector has undergone major changes over the last decades, with increased demands to be effective and perform their tasks with high quality, but also with the demand to increase the influence of users and citizens over the support given. This development has influenced how social services organise and how their work is perform, and is one motive given as to why evidence-based practice was introduced. READ MORE

6. 4. Exploring Evidence-based Practice Through New Forms of Engagement

   Author : Isabella Pistone; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; vetenskapsteori; vetenskapssociologi; tekniksociologi; evidensbaserad sjukvård; evidensbaserat socialt arbete; evidence-based medicine; evidence-based social work; science - social aspects;

   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with how to connect Science and Technology Studies (STS) with Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) through new forms of engagements. EBP is commonly associated with efforts to improve quality of welfare services. The principles and methods associated with EBP have been criticized for being reductionist. READ MORE

7. 5. Crossing the Quality Chasm? : The short-term effectiveness and efficiency of MST in Sweden: An example of evidence-based practice applied to social work

   Author : Tina Olsson; Kjell Hansson; Terje Ogden; Socialhögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sweden; Youth; Conduct Disorder; Cost; Evidence-Based Practice; Multisystemic Therapy MST ; Efficiency; Effectiveness;

   Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Multisystemic Therapy (MST) in Sweden. This evaluation is set against the background of evidence-based social work practice and is organized around four separate but interrelated studies. READ MORE