Design-Based Practice: A New Perspective for Social Work
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| Title: | Design-Based Practice: A New Perspective for Social Work |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Cohen, Burton J. |
| Source: | Social Work. Oct 2011 56(4):337-346. |
| Availability: | National Association of Social Workers (NASW). 750 First Street NE Suite 700, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-227-3590; e-mail: press@naswdc.org; Web site: http://www.naswpress.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Adult Education |
| Descriptors: | Evidence, Social Work, Caseworker Approach, Theory Practice Relationship, Inferences, Best Practices, Models, Social Services, Professional Services, Design Preferences |
| ISSN: | 0037-8046 |
| Abstract: | Evidence-based practice (EBP) has emerged as an alternative to traditional social work practice and has ignited a new round in the decades-old debate about the relationship between knowledge and practice in the field. This article identifies several limitations inherent in the EBP perspective and argues that it would be unfortunate if EBP were to become the new paradigm for social work practice and education. It also presents a new perspective for social work called design-based practice (DBP), which is based on the work of Herbert Simon and Mary Parker Follett, and compares this perspective with EBP and authority-based practice. DBP rests on the belief that knowledge is derived from experience and interactions between practitioners and clients and that professional practice should be primarily concerned with "how things ought to be." |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Access URL: | https://nasw.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/nasw/sw/2011/00000056/00000004/art00006 |
| Accession Number: | EJ951071 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Evidence-based practice (EBP) has emerged as an alternative to traditional social work practice and has ignited a new round in the decades-old debate about the relationship between knowledge and practice in the field. This article identifies several limitations inherent in the EBP perspective and argues that it would be unfortunate if EBP were to become the new paradigm for social work practice and education. It also presents a new perspective for social work called design-based practice (DBP), which is based on the work of Herbert Simon and Mary Parker Follett, and compares this perspective with EBP and authority-based practice. DBP rests on the belief that knowledge is derived from experience and interactions between practitioners and clients and that professional practice should be primarily concerned with "how things ought to be." |
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| ISSN: | 0037-8046 |
