title: Evidence-based (informed) macro practice: process and philosophy.
abstract: Evidence-informed practice and policy at the macro level offers great potential for honoring ethical guidelines to integrate practice and research, to involve clients as informed participants, to respond ethically to problems of scarce resources, to enhance social and economic justice, and to empower clients. The process and philosophy of evidence-informed practice and care as described in original sources suggest a decision-making process designed to help social workers to integrate ethical, evidentiary, and application concerns. As with all innovations, objections will and should be raised. There are many challenges and obstacles to integrating evidentiary, ethical, and application concerns in practice.
authors.affiliation: Child and Family Studies, School of SocialWelfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-7400, USA. gambrill@berkeley.edu
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gambrill
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007858:Learning; D010684:Philosophy; D011361:Professional Competence; D012947:Social Work