Achieving Implementation and Exchange: The Science of Delivering Evidence-Based

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This book addresses the frustrating gap between research conducted on effective practices and the lack of routine use of such practices. The author introduces a model for reducing this gap, highlighting the roles of social networks, research evidence, practitioner/policymaker decision-making, research-practice-policy partnerships.

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Converting research evidence into practice isan issue of growing importance to many fields of policy and practice worldwide.This book, by a leading implementation specialist in child welfare and mentalhealth, addresses the frustrating gap between research conducted on effectivepractices and the lack of routine use of such practices.Drawing on implementation science, the authorintroduces a model for reducing the gap between research and practice. Thismodel highlights the roles of social networks, research evidence,practitioner/policymaker decision-making, research-practice-policypartnerships, and cultural exchanges between researchers and practitioners andpolicymakers.He concludes with a discussion of how themodel may be used to develop more widespread use of evidence-based practicesfor the prevention and treatment of behavioural and mental health problems inyouth-serving systems of care, as well as partnerships that promote ongoingquality improvement in services delivery.

Author Biography

Lawrence Palinkas is the Albert G. and Frances Lomas Feldman Professor of Social Policy and Health and Chair of the Department of Children, Youth and Families in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California.A medical anthropologist, Dr Palinkas conducts research on mental health services, global health and health disparities, implementation science, research-practice partnerships, and the sociocultural and environmental determinants of health and health-related behaviour.

Table of Contents

IntroductionThe need for evidence-based practiceUnderstanding and reducing the gapEBP implementation in child welfare and child mental healthSocial networks and EBP implementationUse of research evidence and EBP implementationLocal models of EBP implementationResearch-practice-policy partnershipsCultural exchange and EPB implementationA transactional model of implementing EBP

Review

"Using compelling examples of programmes and associated research, this book takes us through the processes needed to implement high quality services in child welfare settings. Researchers, administrators, policy-makers, practitioners and students alike will benefit from its honest look at what it takes to deliver a service effectively." Aron Shlonsky, Monash University

Long Description

Converting research evidence into practice isan issue of growing importance to many fields of policy and practice worldwide.This book, by a leading implementation specialist in child welfare and mentalhealth, addresses the frustrating gap between research conducted on effectivepractices and the lack of routine use of such practices. Drawing on implementation science, the authorintroduces a model for reducing the gap between research and practice. Thismodel highlights the roles of social networks, research evidence,practitioner/policymaker decision-making, research-practice-policypartnerships, and cultural exchanges between researchers and practitioners andpolicymakers. He concludes with a discussion of how themodel may be used to develop more widespread use of evidence-based practicesfor the prevention and treatment of behavioural and mental health problems inyouth-serving systems of care, as well as partnerships that promote ongoingquality improvement in services delivery.

Feature

* This book speaks to the growing interest worldwide in the translation of research evidence into practice (Implementation Science, as it is known in the US);* The author is considered one of the leaders in the field of implementation. A distinguished researcher with interests in child welfare and mental health, he is based at the University of Southern California which apparently boasts the largest training department for social workers in the world;* The book proposes a framework for implementation that highlights the fundamental importance of social relationships for bridging the gap between generating evidence and embedding it in professional policies, processes and practices.

Details ISBN1447338138 Author Lawrence A. Palinkas Year 2018 ISBN-10 1447338138 ISBN-13 9781447338130 Format Paperback Media Book Imprint Policy Press Place of Publication Bristol Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 610.737 Pages 256 Subtitle The Science of Delivering Evidence-Based Practices to At-Risk Youth Language English Publication Date 2018-11-28 UK Release Date 2018-11-28 Illustrations 1 Tables, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white NZ Release Date 2018-11-28 Publisher Bristol University Press Alternative 9781447338147 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2018-10-31 We've got this

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