The Use of Research for Evidence-Informed Practice
Faculty Mentor
Ed Byrnes
Document Type
Poster
Start Date
10-5-2023 9:00 AM
End Date
10-6-2023 10:45 AM
Location
PUB NCR
Department
Social Work
Abstract
Providing effective treatment is an ethical imperative for behavioral health practitioners and the Evidence Informed Practice (EIP) process is a vehicle for this purpose. The EIP decision-making process incorporates the best available research evidence with practitioner wisdom and client values, preferences, and needs. Steps in the EIP process include: (1) formulating an answerable EIP question; (2) Locating research evidence to answer the EIP question; (3) Critically evaluating the evidence based on it’s quality and rigor; (4) Identifying treatment options that have the strongest research support; (5) Deciding with our clients which treatment best fits their values, preferences, and needs and engaging in it; and (5) Monitoring clients progress on their self-identified goals. A group of social work (BASW Program) students applied this process to a case scenario involving a 24-year-old adult male combat veteran who was suffering from Posttraumatic Stress and Alcohol Use Disorders. The BASW Program student presenters applied the EIP process and identified Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PET) as the treatment with the strongest research support for this client. In this poster presentation these students will illustrate how they applied each step of the EIP process to arrive at their decisions, and to plan for monitoring this client's progress. This presentation demonstrates a research-based method for students across behavioral health disciplines at EWU to use in making sound practice decisions throughout their careers.
Recommended Citation
Boyes, Kennedy; Rowley, Shelby; Phillips, Mark; and Williams, Harper, "The Use of Research for Evidence-Informed Practice" (2023). 2023 Symposium. 28.
https://dc.ewu.edu/srcw_2023/res_2023/p1_2023/28
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The Use of Research for Evidence-Informed Practice
PUB NCR
Providing effective treatment is an ethical imperative for behavioral health practitioners and the Evidence Informed Practice (EIP) process is a vehicle for this purpose. The EIP decision-making process incorporates the best available research evidence with practitioner wisdom and client values, preferences, and needs. Steps in the EIP process include: (1) formulating an answerable EIP question; (2) Locating research evidence to answer the EIP question; (3) Critically evaluating the evidence based on it’s quality and rigor; (4) Identifying treatment options that have the strongest research support; (5) Deciding with our clients which treatment best fits their values, preferences, and needs and engaging in it; and (5) Monitoring clients progress on their self-identified goals. A group of social work (BASW Program) students applied this process to a case scenario involving a 24-year-old adult male combat veteran who was suffering from Posttraumatic Stress and Alcohol Use Disorders. The BASW Program student presenters applied the EIP process and identified Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PET) as the treatment with the strongest research support for this client. In this poster presentation these students will illustrate how they applied each step of the EIP process to arrive at their decisions, and to plan for monitoring this client's progress. This presentation demonstrates a research-based method for students across behavioral health disciplines at EWU to use in making sound practice decisions throughout their careers.
