Implementation of evidence‐based practice: confessions of an enthusiastic amateur
Abstract
Purpose
The article aims to examine the process and challenges of setting up and implementing evidence‐based programmes in regular service systems.
Design/methodology/approach
The article offers a first‐hand account of a service manager seeking to implement Multisystemic Therapy and Triple P.
Findings
The process of setting up and implementing evidence‐based programmes involved significant challenges, including securing funding, managing stakeholders, finding suitable staff, arranging training, and managing supply and demand. Various relational, cultural and systemic issues need to be addressed if the professional system is to embrace evidence‐based programmes.
Originality/value
Few evidence‐based programmes in the UK have been implemented extensively in regular service systems. This is a first‐hand account of a rare attempt to do so.
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Citation
Jefford, T. (2013), "Implementation of evidence‐based practice: confessions of an enthusiastic amateur", Journal of Children's Services, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 134-140. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCS-02-2013-0002
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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