A Half-Century of Social Work Research: Advances and New Challenges

This article provides an autobiographical account of the evolution and role of social work research since the beginning of my career as a social worker in the late 1960s. It traces the bumpy road from the days when the profession’s attitude about research was, at best, ambivalent to today’s emphasis...

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Main Author:	Allen Rubin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Indiana University School of Social Work 2014-04-01
Series:	Advances in Social Work
Subjects:	Social work research, evidence-informed practice, empirically supported treatments, bridging the research-practice gap
Online Access:	https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/16645

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description	This article provides an autobiographical account of the evolution and role of social work research since the beginning of my career as a social worker in the late 1960s. It traces the bumpy road from the days when the profession’s attitude about research was, at best, ambivalent to today’s emphasis on evidence-informed practice and empirically supported treatments. It ends by identifying several new challenges and their implications for future efforts to help further bridge the gap between research and practice in social work.
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A Half-Century of Social Work Research: Advances and New Challenges

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