Evidence-Based Practice: Knowledge, Attitudes,and Beliefs of Social Workers In Romania (English version)

Mihai-Bogdan Iovu () and Patricia Runcan ()
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Mihai-Bogdan Iovu: Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, School of Sociology and Social Work, Cluj- Napoca, ROMANIA
Patricia Runcan: West University of Timi[oara, School of Psychology and Sociology, Department of Social Work, Timisoara, ROMANIA

Revista de cercetare si interventie sociala, 2012, vol. 38, 54-70

Abstract: The social work profession has been undergoing a period of change and has been encouraged to prove the effectiveness of clinical interventions by scientific evidence. This study was therefore designed to describe the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of a sample of Romanian social work professionals to evidence-based practice (EBP). 62 social workers were required to complete a 37-item closed ended questionnaire, which collected information on demographic data, practice settings, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding EBP. Respondents agreed that the use of EBP was necessary and that the quality of patient care was better when evidence was used, with the younger physiotherapists at the fore front. About 50% of the respondents had access to online information; the majority of these respondents only had time to access the internet more at home rather than at work place. The primary barrier to implementing EBP was insufficient time. The respondents had a positive attitude towards EBP and were interested in improving the skills necessary to implement EBP. There was a need to increase the use of EBP in clinical practice and decision making among social workers. The respondents who were recently licensed and those with post-graduate education expressed more positive attitudes toward EBP than those who were not. Results also point out the issue of appreciative inquiry (AI) as a key-component in successful implementation of EBP in social work clinical settings.

Keywords: social workers; knowledge; attitudes; beliefs; Evidence-Based Practice (EBP); Appreciative Inquiry (AI); Romania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A23 Y80 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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