Finne Joakim, Malmberg-Heimonen Ira
Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.
J Evid Based Soc Work (2019). 2021 May-Jun;18(3):340-352. doi: 10.1080/26408066.2020.1865227. Epub 2021 Jan 3.
: Evidence-based practice (EBP) has increasingly become a part of social work education, but there is a lack of knowledge about students' attitudes toward it. This study evaluated Norwegian social work students' attitudes toward research-supported treatments (RSTs).: Attitudes were measured with the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale-36 (EBPAS-36), a validated measure including 12 subscales.: The findings suggest that master's students are more positive toward RSTs compared to bachelor's students. Having less educational training in EBP was associated with more skepticism toward the concept, suggesting that educational training in EBP contributes to facilitating a positive attitude toward RSTs.: These findings indicate a need to emphasize EBP in social work education. To enable EBP engagement in practice, we argue that emphasis should be put on teaching students to critically appraise research.
循证实践（EBP）日益成为社会工作教育的一部分，但对于学生对其态度的了解却很匮乏。本研究评估了挪威社会工作专业学生对循证治疗（RSTs）的态度。态度通过循证实践态度量表36（EBPAS - 36）进行测量，这是一个经过验证的量表，包含12个分量表。研究结果表明，与本科学生相比，硕士学生对循证治疗更为积极。在循证实践方面接受较少教育培训与对该概念更多的怀疑态度相关，这表明循证实践方面的教育培训有助于促进对循证治疗持积极态度。这些发现表明在社会工作教育中需要强调循证实践。为了使循证实践能够应用于实际工作，我们认为应该着重教导学生批判性地评估研究。
