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Beyond the Evidence Paradox: Engaging with Service Users and Citizens in the Implementation of Social Work Practice Research.

Purpose: There is a paradox in social work research. Evidence is generated in the belief that it will inform social work practice, though research findings are rarely implemented in full. This paper explores how engaging with service users and citizens in the research and implementation processes ma...

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Published in:Research on Social Work Practice Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 641 - 651
Main Authors: Webber, Martin, Joubert, Lynette, Julkunen, Ilse, Whitaker, Louise, Short, Monica, Halås, Catrine Torbjørnsen
Format: Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Jul2026
Subjects:
Finland
Norway
Community health services
Focus groups
Interprofessional relations
Interviewing
Leadership
Citizenship
Professional identity
Uncertainty
Social work research
Experience
Social integration
Social case work
Commitment (Psychology)
Patient participation
Employee orientation
Professional practice
Judgment sampling
Translational research
Thematic analysis
Torres Strait Islanders
Evidence-based medicine
Stakeholder analysis
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