Special Issue of Research on Social Work Practice on Teaching EBP August 22, 2007
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Papers from the Austin conference have now been published in a special issue. You can view abstracts for each paper at the links provided. To read the full papers, you will have to go through your library portal or pay the Sage fee. See below:
Research on Social Work Practice — Table of Contents Alert
A new issue of Research on Social Work Practice
has been made available:
Proceedings of the Conference on Improving the Teaching of Evidence-Based
Practice in Social Work: 1 September 2007; Vol. 17, No. 5
URL: http://rsw.sagepub.com/content/vol17/issue5/?etoc
Improving the Teaching of Evidence-Based Practice: Introduction to the
Special Issue
Allen Rubin
Research on Social Work Practice 2007;17 541-547
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/5/541?etoc
From the Scientific Revolution to Evidence-Based Practice: Teaching the
Short History With a Long Past
Kevin Corcoran
Research on Social Work Practice 2007;17 548-552
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/5/548?etoc
Transparency as the Route to Evidence-Informed Professional Education
Eileen Gambrill
Research on Social Work Practice 2007;17 553-560
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/5/553?etoc
Teaching Evidence-Based Practice: Strategic and Pedagogical Recommendations
for Schools of Social Work
Matthew Owen Howard, Paula Allen-Meares, and Mary C. Ruffolo
Research on Social Work Practice 2007;17 561-568
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/5/561?etoc
Evidence-Based Practice and the Reform of Social Work Education: A Response
to Gambrill and Howard and Allen-Meares
Jeffrey M. Jenson
Research on Social Work Practice 2007;17 569-573
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/5/569?etoc
Teaching Evidence-Based Practice
Edward J. Mullen, Jennifer L. Bellamy, Sarah E. Bledsoe, and Julia
Jean Francois
Research on Social Work Practice 2007;17 574-582
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/5/574?etoc
Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work Education: Principles,
Strategies, and Partnerships
Enola K. Proctor
Research on Social Work Practice 2007;17 583-591
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/5/583?etoc
Teaching Evidence-Based Practices: Strategies for Implementation: A
Response to Mullen et al. and Proctor
Cynthia Franklin
Research on Social Work Practice 2007;17 592-602
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/5/592?etoc
Reflections on the Teaching of Evidence-Based Practice
Aron Shlonsky and Susan B. Stern
Research on Social Work Practice 2007;17 603-611
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/5/603?etoc
Improving the Teaching of Evidence-Based Practice: Challenges and
Priorities
Haluk Soydan
Research on Social Work Practice 2007;17 612-618
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/5/612?etoc
The Teaching of Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work Higher Education
Living by the Charlie Parker Dictum: A Response to Papers by Shlonsky and
Stern, and Soydan
David W. Springer
Research on Social Work Practice 2007;17 619-624
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/5/619?etoc
Evidence-Based Practice and Social Work Education: A View From Washington
Joan Levy Zlotnik
Research on Social Work Practice 2007;17 625-629
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/5/625?etoc
Epilogue: The Austin Initiative
Allen Rubin
Research on Social Work Practice 2007;17 630-631
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/5/630?etoc
Gang Prevention August 22, 2007
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I just read a brief synopsis about the OJJDP gang reduction program (GRP) currently being implemented and evaluated in 4 communities in the U.S. - LA, Richmond, VA, Milwaukee, & North Miami Beach. The GRP model is a framework for coordinating a wide range of activites that have demonstrated “effectiveness” in reducing gang activity and delinquency - starting with primary prevention through suppression activities focusing on gang leaders. Since 2003 when LA implemented the GRP model in Boyle Heights, this neighborhood experienced a 44-percent reduction in gang crime. LA reports having the most established gang population in the country with over 400 separate gangs and an estimated 39,000 gang members. The principles of implementing comprehensive strategies appears to be based on the same approaches I heard about at the World Health Conference (WHO) on violence prevention over the summer. Take a look at the key concepts below (does this sound like social work?)
Four Key Concepts of the GRP Model
- Identify the needs at the individual, family, and community level and address those needs with a coordinated, comprehensive response.
- Conduct an inventory of human and financial resources in the community and create plans to fill in gaps in services and leverage existing resources to support effective gang reduction strategies.
- Apply research-based programs across appropriate age ranges, risk factor categories, and agency boundaries.
- Encourage coordination and integration of resources at the local, State, and Federal levels.
The true test will be whether the promising efforts being reported will be sustained over time in multiple neighborhoods. If you are interested in reading more, go to: http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/news_at_glance/219271/topstory.html
