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Book SynopsisLearn to use the latest technological advances in evidence-based social work
Social work practice can be positively or negatively impacted by the advance of technology. Advances and applications must be up-to-date as possible, yet they may be ineffective if not simple enough to easily learn and use.
Information Technology and Evidence-Based Social Work presents leading social work experts exploring the latest technological advances and the innovative practical applications which can be used effectively in evidence-based social work. Students and practitioners get creative practical advice on how best understand technology and apply it to their work.
Information Technology and Evidence-Based Social Work is divided into four sections. The first section provides the context for understanding the technological link between social work and evidence-based practice. The second section presents examples of how information technology can be used to effec
Table of Contents
- Introduction (Judith M. Dunlop and Michael J. Holosko)
- SECTION I: TECHNOLOGY AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
- Information Technology and Social WorkThe Dark Side or Light Side? (Rick Csiernik, Patricia Furze, Laura Dromgole, and Giselle Marie Rishchynski)
- Is Computer-Assisted EBP Generating Fast Practice? (Larry W. Kreuger, John J. Stretch, and Michael J. Kelly)
- The SATOL Project: An Interdisciplinary Model of Technology Transfer for Research-to-Practice in Clinical Supervision for Addiction Treatment (Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, Madeline A. Naegle, Colleen Gillespie, Eileen Wolkstein, Robin Donath, and Efrain C. Azmitia)
- A Technology Enhanced EBP Model (Dick Schoech, Randy Basham, and John Fluke)
- Using Information Technology in Planning Program Evaluation (Donald R. Leslie, Michael J. Holosko, and Judith M. Dunlop)
- Building Evidence-Based Advocacy in Cyberspace: A Social Work Imperative for the New Millennium (John G. McNutt)
- SECTION II: EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS
- Geographic Information Systems: Potential Uses in Social Work Education and Practice (Thomas P. Felke)
- Producing Your Won Evidence for Evidence Based Practice (Shinaz G. Jindani and Claudia P. Newman)
- Evidence from Virtual Social Work Practice: Implications for Education (Julia Waldman and Jackie Rafferty)
- SECTION III: IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE BASED TECHNOLOGY FOR CLIENTS
- Developing Evidence for an Internet-Based Psychotherapeutic Group Intervention (Elsa Marziali)
- Benefits of Online Chat for Single Mothers (Pam Miller)
- Using the Internet to Gather Evidence in Formative Intervention Research: A Feasibility Study of Internet Chat Focus Groups in a Study of Lifestyle Changes in Colon Cancer Survivors (Andrea Meier, Marci K. Campbell, Carol Carr, Zoe Enga, Aimee James, JIll Reedy, and Bo Zheng)
- Best Practices for Integrating Technology and Service Learning in a Youth Development Program (JoAnn R. Coe-Regan and Julie O’Donnell)
- SECTION IV: SUMMARY
- Onward and Upward: A Journey to Somewhere (Judith M. Dunlop)
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
