Posted: March 12th, 2023

SCOW 6301 WK1 DISCUSSIN 2

As a social work professional, how do you know what you know? It can be difficult to pinpoint, particularly if you have years of experience in a given field. You might gather knowledge from a supervisor or a more seasoned colleague, from what has happened in the past, from intuition, or from logic, among other sources. All of these ways of knowing can inform the decisions and actions of a social work professional and feed into evidence-based practice (EBP). What EBP demands also, though, is “evidence,” meaning the documented findings of scientific research studies.

In this Discussion, you explore different ways of knowing and their relationship to EBP in social work. 

SCW6301: SCIAL STUDIES RESEARCH 1 CLASS

To prepare:

· Review the Learning Resources introducing the research process and evidence-based practice.

· Consider the many ways of knowing and determine which way(s) you rely on most in your personal or professional life.

BY DAY 4

Describe two different ways of knowing. Which of these do you rely on and why? Provide an example. Then, describe the danger of professionals relying on just one way of knowing. What might be a consequence of this reliance?

BY DAY 6

Respond to two colleagues by explaining how their identified ways of knowing contribute to evidence-based practice (EBP). Also explain how EBP supported by science aligns with the NASW Code of Ethics values.

REFERENCES

MEDIA

Walden University, LLC. (2021). 
Evidence-based practice in social work [Video]. Walden University Blackboard. https://class.waldenu.edu

· Yegidis, B. L., Weinbach, R. W., & Myers, L. L. (2018). 
Research methods for social workers (8th ed.). Pearson.

· Chapter 1: Toward Evidence-Based Practice (pp. 1–23)

· National Association of Social Workers. (n.d.). 

Code of ethics

Links to an external site.

. https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English

· National Association of Social Workers. (n.d.). 

Evidence-based practiceLinks to an external site.

. https://www.socialworkers.org/News/Research-Data/Social-Work-Policy-Research/Evidence-Based-Practice