Mike Clark on a scoping review of effectiveness research, methods, outcomes and reporting in social work across a broad spectrum of adult social care contexts.
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Jo Moriarty reviews two cohort studies comparing experiences of caregivers of young onset dementia with those of later onset dementia.
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Mike Clark investigates a US study into social work student use of research for evidence-based practice and wonders if the findings would apply to the UK.
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Sarah Carr takes a look at a new report from Research in Practice for Adults which uses evidence to reimagine social care.
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Sarah Carr takes a look at a new NICE Guideline on person-centred, integrated social care support for older people with multiple long-term conditions.
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Rachel Allan appraises an observational study, which evaluates a complex behaviour service for people with challenging behaviour. The service, which used the principles of positive behaviour support, showed some short-term improvement, but this was not maintained at 12 months.
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Lindsey Pike examines an Australian study on what helps and hinders evidence-based practice in social work and discusses messages for the UK situation.
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Sarah Carr takes an unusual step of appraising a ‘think tank’ research report on e-marketplaces for social care and discusses the work in relation to the broader context of evidence-based policy.
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Sarah Carr considers a Swedish study on understandings of evidence-based practice in social work practitioners, managers and policy makers and wonders how the findings could relate to social work in the UK.
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Mary Larkin discusses a US study of a person-centred, evidence-based carer support intervention and thinks about implications of the findings for the UK context.
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