The Construction of Personal Models for Effective Practice

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Abstract
A research utilization methodology is described that is designed to facilitate individual student and practitioner use of research findings to construct personal working models of social intervention. The methodology is composed of five interrelated steps: (a) identification of substantive findings concerning intervention variables and their effects on clients; (b) identification of the quality of the evidence; (c) development of summary generalizations; (d) deduction of practice guidelines; and (e) specification of an evaluation plan. Social interventions are conceptualized as open systems whose effects on clients are a function of environmental, organizational, intervenor, technological, and focus components in interaction with client qualities. A systems framework serves the heuristic purpose of structuring the research utilization process. It is suggested that future research is needed to develop and refine research utilization methodologies useful for enhancing individual practitioner effectiveness. Implications for future research are discussed.

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