The Dissemination and Utilization of Research for Promoting Evidence-Based Practice

Kathy Lemon Osterling, Michael J. Austin
2008 Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work  
Social service practitioners ·and researchers have long been aware of the gap between research and practice. The evidence-based practice movement has brought increasing attention to the role of empilically based interventions within social service practice, however, effective methods of research dissemination ·and utilization have received relatively little attention. This article describes factors related to dissemination and utilization of research within human service agency settings,
more » ... ng those factors related to: (1) individual practitioners, (2) the organization, (3) the nature of research, and ( 4) how research is communicated. The implications of these factors for dissemination and utilization of research are also identified. Ultimately, effective dissemination and utilization of research will involve considerable collaboration between researchers and practitioners. If they are to reach the shared goal of improved interventions and client outcomes, effective collaboration will require both practi-The authors would like to acknowledge Jennette Claassen MSW Graduate Student Researcher for her assistance in searching and retrieving literature for this mticle. [Haworth co-indexing entry note]: '·The Dissemination and Utilization of Research for Promoting Evidence-Based Practice'" Osterling. Kathy Lemon, and Michael J. Austin. Co-published simultaneously in the
doi:10.1300/j394v05n01_11 pmid:19064452 fatcat:6vyfcujqrragzlm63bovera7zq