基于证据的儿童福利决策:一个随机对照试验评估
Kristen Lwin1, Claudia Cousineau2, Christine Elgie1
1Department of Social Work, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada.
Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)
|July 4, 2023
概括
这项研究表明,基于证据的决策 (EIDM) 培训改善了儿童福利工作者的信心和研究的使用. 这次培训在实践中加强了批判性思维和研究探索.
科学领域:
- 儿童福利研究儿童福利研究
- 以证据为基础的实践.
- 社会工作教育社会工作教育
背景情况:
- 儿童福利实践涉及影响家庭的关键决策.
- 基于证据的决策 (EIDM) 支持批判性思维和有意识的实践.
- 将研究纳入决策过程对于有效的儿童福利服务至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估为儿童福利工作者提供在线基于证据的决策 (EIDM) 培训.
- 评估培训对员工对研究利用的态度和行为的影响.
- 增强儿童福利服务的批判性思维和有意识的实践.
主要方法:
- 采用了一种随机对照试验设计.
- 在线EIDM培训包括五个模块,在几周内交付.
- 用通用线性模型重复测量分析来评估结果.
主要成果:
- 该EIDM培训显示,对参与者对使用研究的信心产生了显著的主要影响.
- 此外,培训也对报告中的研究在实践中的应用产生了积极的影响.
- 总共有59名参与者完成了这项研究 (干预N=36,控制N=23).
结论:
- EIDM培训有效地影响了儿童福利工作人员对研究的参与和使用.
- 伊德姆的参与是促进批判性思维和研究探索的关键机制.
- 调查结果支持整合EIDM培训,以加强儿童福利实践.
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