Research-Informed Practice and Practice-Informed Research.

 
Please revisit the EPAS 2.1.6 about Research-Informed Practice and Practice-Informed Research. Out of your head, explain what you’ve learned or discovered about research and its usefulness in social work,

2.1.6—Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.

• use research evidence to inform practice
• understand how practice experience can inform the research process
Educational Policy 2.1.6—Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research. Social workers use practice experience to inform research, employ evidence-based interventions, evaluate their own practice, and use research findings to improve practice, policy, and social service delivery. Social workers comprehend quantitative and qualitative research and understand scientific and ethical approaches to building knowledge. Social workers • use practice experience to inform scientific inquiry and • use research evidence to inform practice.

Be thoughtful and reflective. But know that it should be living “in your head.” This isn’t one to look up