Problem Solving in Social Work Practice: Implications for Knowledge Utilization
- 1 July 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Research on Social Work Practice
- Vol. 1 (3) , 306-318
- https://doi.org/10.1177/104973159100100306
Abstract
An examination of the way in which social workers use knowledge suggests an instrumental approach to knowledge use. This approach has important implications for moving the profession toward greater accountability in the practice of social work. Unless educators can motivate practitioners to change the way in which they ask questions and make predictions, it is unlikely that practitioners will use scientific information in their problem-solving processes.Keywords
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