Comparing Social Worker and Non-Social Worker Outcomes: A Research Review

Autor/inn/en	Rubin, Allen; Parrish, Danielle E.
Titel	Comparing Social Worker and Non-Social Worker Outcomes: A Research Review
Quelle	In: Social Work, 57 (2012) 4, S.309-320 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-8046
DOI	10.1093/sw/sws015
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Mental Health; Child Welfare; Older Adults; Social Work; Comparative Analysis; Outcomes of Treatment; Correlation; Intervention; Courts; Aging (Individuals); Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Psychohygiene; Kindeswohl; Älterer Erwachsener; Soziale Arbeit; Korrelation; Court; Gerichtshof; Aging; Altern
Abstract	This article reports on a review of the literature comparing the outcomes of social workers with those of non-social workers. The review was commissioned by NASW's Texas Chapter to examine empirical evidence regarding the comparative effectiveness of social work to possibly support efforts to educate employers and the public about the value of social work. Because of the limited number of internally valid studies that have compared social workers and non-social workers on actual client outcomes, studies were also included if they examined practitioner variables that might be associated with client outcomes. The mixed findings point to a lack of compelling evidence supporting the superiority of social work in the child welfare field. However, in the mental health and aging fields, the limited evidence suggests that social workers do at least as well as non-social workers regarding practitioner retention, mental health court intervention, efforts to maintain older adult independence in the community, and attitudes toward evidence-based practice. Implications are presented to guide NASW in promoting rigorous research comparing social workers and non-social workers on actual client outcomes, especially in the field of child welfare. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10