ABSTRACT

Purpose: Evidence-based practice (EBP) has increasingly become a part of social work education, but there is a lack of knowledge about students’ attitudes toward it. This study evaluated Norwegian social work students’ attitudes toward research-supported treatments (RSTs).

Method: Attitudes were measured with the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale-36 (EBPAS-36), a validated measure including 12 subscales.

Results: The findings suggest that master’s students are more positive toward RSTs compared to bachelor’s students. Having less educational training in EBP was associated with more skepticism toward the concept, suggesting that educational training in EBP contributes to facilitating a positive attitude toward RSTs.

Discussion: These findings indicate a need to emphasize EBP in social work education. To enable EBP engagement in practice, we argue that emphasis should be put on teaching students to critically appraise research.

摘要

目的：循证实践（EBP）越来越成为社会工作教育的一部分，但缺乏关于学生对它的态度的知识。这项研究评估了挪威社会工作学生对研究支持疗法 (RST) 的态度。

方法：使用循证实践态度量表-36 (EBPAS-36) 测量态度，该量表经过验证，包括 12 个分量表。

结果：研究结果表明，与学士学生相比，硕士生对 RST 的态度更积极。EBP 教育培训较少与对该概念的更多怀疑有关，这表明 EBP 教育培训有助于促进对 RST 的积极态度。

讨论：这些发现表明需要在社会工作教育中强调 EBP。为了使 EBP 参与到实践中，我们认为应该强调教学生批判性地评估研究。