Opinions about evidence: A study of social workers' attitudes towards evidence-based practice

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-40

  Gray, Mel ^a   Joy, Elyssa ^a   Plath, Debbie ^a   Webb, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

barriers; evidence; evidence based practice; implementation; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892430391     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017313475555     Document Type: Article

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