How do you define Evidence-Based Practice?

Published: March 2, 2011, 2 p.m.

b'Update: Next week I\'m posting an episode on Evidence-Based Practice. The interview is really nice and I think you\'ll really like it. With all episodes I do an intro where I introduce my guest, talk about why this topic is relevant to social workers, and then talk about what is covered in the interview. And so that\'s all well-and-good. Except that I\'ve struggled with this intro because everyone seems to have a different understanding of what is Evidence-Based Practice. So, this is where you come in. Twice. First thing - I\'ve posted a poll on the Social Work Podcast website, socialworkpodcast.com. Take a minute \\u2013 literally one minute \\u2013 to go to the site and select the definition of EBP you most agree with. I\'m going to use the final tally in the introduction. The second thing is I want to hear from you. I want to know how you use evidence-based practice in your social work practice. There\'s a very easy way to do this: call and leave a message on the Social Work Podcast answering machine \\u2013 215.948.2456. You can either dial the number directly, or go to make the call for free, go the Social Work Podcast website and click on the "CALL ME" button and Google will connect you to the answering machine for free. When you call, tell me your first name, where you\'re from, and what you think. If you can help me out with those two things \\u2013 the poll and the voicemail, I\'ll be set for next week. Thanks so much for listening to the Social Work Podcast, check back next week for the episode on Evidence-Based Practice, and keep on making a difference wherever you are.'