Social workers' orientations toward the evidence-based practice process: A comparison with psychologists and licensed marriage and family therapists

Social Work (United States)

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 201-210

  Parrish, Danielle E ^a   Rubin, Allen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

evidence based practice; implementation; practitioner views; survey

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; TEXAS;

EID: 84867548566     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: 15456846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/sws016     Document Type: Article

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