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Plain-language guides to the frameworks, methods, and citation rules social work coursework keeps coming back to.
Research literacy
Evidence-based practice in social work: a working guide
How to turn a practice question into a searchable one, find relevant studies, appraise them honestly, and decide what applies to the person in front of you.
Practice framework
Trauma-informed practice: what it is and what the evidence supports
A practical account of trauma-informed care for social workers: the principles behind it, how it changes day-to-day work, and what the research does and does not establish.
Intervention
Motivational interviewing for social workers
The spirit, processes, and core skills of motivational interviewing, where it fits in social work settings, and how to read the effectiveness literature without overstating it.
Field education
Field education and supervision: a guide for interns and instructors
How field placements are structured, what supervision is supposed to do, how competency-based evaluation works, and where the research on field education is thin.
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