Why do we do research and publish the results

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Why do we do research and publish the results?
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What do you think?

• To be more accountable as a profession.
• To be more effective as practitioners.
• To determine what interventions work best for
  which particular clients under what specific
  circumstances.
• To understand social problems.
• To be able to predict the impact of

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What about the publish the results part?

• To inform practitioners.
• To inform educators.
• To engage in the scientific process.

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What do the following statements from the NASW
Code of Ethics have to do with research?
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Social workers should routinely review the
professional literature and participate in
continuing education.
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Social workers should base practice on
recognized knowledge, including empirically based
knowledge, relevant to social work and social
work ethics.
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Social workers should work toward the
maintenance and promotion of high standards of
practice.
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Social workers should provide services to
clients only in the context of a professional
relationship based, when appropriate, on valid
informed consent.
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Link to the Code of Ethics

• http//www.socialworkers.org/pubs/code/code.asp

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So

• We do research in order to be ethical social
  workers and to support ethical practice by all
  social workers.
• Ethics is one of the major drivers of
  evidence-based practice.