Practitioners’ Views of Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work: A Scoping Review
Because social workers perceive that research evidence does not meet their needs, it is essential to consider how research dissemination can be improved to increase the perceived usefulness of research. Adopting a more pragmatic research approach could help legitimize academic social work and strengthen the professional status of social work.
Authors
- Taru Kekoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3167-0758)
- Katariina Similä
- Maria Tapola-Haapala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5713-5267)
- Anna Miettinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8183-1735)
- Virpi Jylhä
- Essi Rovamo
- Hanna Ristolainen
Institutions
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- York County Community College (US)
- Finland University (FI)
- Evidence Based Research (United States) (US)
- Päijät-Hämeen Keskussairaala (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work
- Published
- 2026-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2026.2616709
- Primary Topic
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00