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| An inclusive approach to knowledge for mental health social work practice and policy | | Author(s) | Nick Gould |
| Journal title | British Journal of Social Work, vol 36, no 1, January 2006 |
| Pages | pp 109-126 |
| Source | http://bjsw.oxfordjournals.org |
| Keywords | Mental health [elderly] ; Mental disorder ; Social work ; Policy ; Methodology. |
| Annotation | As the integration of health and social care services progresses in the mental health field, there is concern that mental health social workers are disadvantaged, relative to health professionals, because they cannot identify the knowledge base for their practice. This paper argues that this concern is partly the product of assuming that the knowledge base has to be premised upon random controlled trials. Instead, it proposes a non-hierarchical framework based on that developed in health research in Canada by Upshur and colleagues that generates a typology of knowledge which is congruent with the main forms of inquiry that are relevant to mental social work practice. While the framework recognises the contribution of randomised controlled trials to the knowledge base, it also validates knowledge drawn from qualitative, epidemiological, practitioner and user knowledge. It is argued that a framework profiles a wider knowledge base than that premised by conventional evidence-based practice, and also could be a basis for future development of the research agenda in mental health social work. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060313205 A |
| Classmark | D: E: IG: QAD: 3D |
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