Guide for Child Welfare Administrators on Evidence Based Practice

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2005

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A number of social science fields are currently focusing increased attention on the identification and delivery of practices that are supported by strong scientific research and the active integration of research evidence into day-today service provision. While some fields have embraced this movement to evidence based practice for decades, there is reason to believe that it still takes years to spread scientifically proven practices into everyday practice across the country (IOM 2001). It is only logical that the expectation to base our practice on scientifically supported knowledge would increasingly be focused on child welfare, where the lives and well-being of millions of children are affected and where billions of public and private dollars are being invested.

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Child welfare

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