Field Education for Evidence Based Practice Edward F. Lawlor March 14, 2008

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Brown School Context Field Education Task Force –Innovations in field education to advance EBP education and training for students Evidence Based Task Force –School-agency partnerships to advance EBP –School wide EBP Discussion Forum –Curriculum discussions underway

Field Education Reform: Field Instructors EBP Online Library Resources for field instructors Field education newsletter with EBP focus Field instructor certification –New affiliation process for field sites and instructors Professional development –Field supervisor orientation to use of EBP –Evidence Based Practice series –Training by Brown School Faculty

Field Education Reform: Students Field units developed –Family Resource Center –East St. Louis –Glasgow Village –Urban Strategies Integrative foundation field practicum seminar –Integrates theory and evidence-based knowledge in curriculum with field experiences Education learning agreements –Beginning Summer 2008, students will identify field activities that reflect implementation of EBPs Field site visits –Semester site visits assess and discuss EBP at the site

Evidence-Based Partnerships Concept First partner – Family Resource Center Selection of practices Implications for Brown School curriculum and field education –Motivational interviewing Future directions

EBP Partnerships: Core Elements School Agency Partnerships Research Curriculum Student Learning EBP Advancement Professional Development

School-Wide EBP Initiative Engage in a waiver process which involves revolutionizing social work education to make it consistent with EBP. Implement a curriculum and pedagogy that supports student’s reflexive use of EBP.

Specific Tasks 1.Implement a curriculum and pedagogy that supports student’s reflexive use of EBP 2.Develop the finest computerized evidence retrieval system for locating best available evidence in Social Work 3.Publish –Develop and publish a handbook equivalent to “Evidence Based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach EBM” which can serve as a “bible” for EBP in social work. –Disseminate a series (10+) of other/associated publications. 4.Evaluate student learning using state-of the art methods

Issues Finding willing partners with organizational resources Little research or practice on implementation The politics of winnowing down field education sites Time, resources, leadership Extending this approach to non-traditional placements

Field Education for Evidence Based Practice Edward F. Lawlor March 14, 2008