The quest for evidence-based practice: A view from the United States

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-25

  Thyer, Bruce A ^a   Myers, Laura L ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

empirical clinical practice; empirically supported treatments; evidence based practice; positivism; social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650008723     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017310381812     Document Type: Article

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