Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work Education

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Evidence-Based Practice Education: Participants will receive a one-semester evidence-based practice education program integrated into a social work course. The program will include instruction and practical activities related to formulating practice questions, searching for and appraising research evidence, integrating evidence with professional judgment and client circumstances, applying evidence to social work practice, and evaluating practice decisions. All participants will receive the same educational intervention.

Study summary

This educational intervention study evaluates evidence-based practice (EBP) education among social work students. The study will assess changes in students' engagement with the EBP process, attitudes toward evidence-based interventions, information literacy, and perceived social work competence following the educational intervention.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Change in Evidence-Based Practice Process Assessment Scale (EBPPAS) score — Baseline, 3 months (mid-intervention), and 6 months (immediately after completion of the course)
  The primary outcome is the change in participants' EBPPAS score from baseline to post-intervention. The EBPPAS assesses participants' evidence-based practice process outcomes. Items are rated on a 5-point response scale, with higher scores indicating more favorable evidence-based practice process outcomes.

Trial sites (1)

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