title: The challenge of practice based research: a group approach.
abstract: Social work research has long been an area overlooked by direct practice clinicians for several reasons. Some clinicians are uncomfortable with research and tend to avoid it, while others feel they do not have time to generate quality research material and still serve clients adequately. The Social Work Services Department in a university teaching hospital accepted the challenge of combining direct practice and research. By drawing on internal levels of expertise, while collaborating with other area professionals, the Research Committee has adopted a group approach of individuals conducting practice-based research. This method of generating research has yielded many positive results.
authors.affiliation: Social Work Services, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, USA.
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Sidell
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Barnhart
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fulk
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hallock
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Metoff
mesh_terms: D006302:Health Services Research; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D009820:Ohio; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D012947:Social Work; D012948:Social Work Department, Hospital