Evidence-informed practice
Evidence-informed practice
Evidence-informed practice brings together evidence from research, practice expertise and the views of people with lived experience. When used in both the design and delivery of social care, it enables the development of effective support that is both person-centred and context driven. Whilst we all aspire to be evidence-informed in our work, it is not easy to embed a learning culture in an organisation.
In this workshop, we will reflect on the embedding of evidence-informed practice and share tools, tips, ideas and experiences of how we can ensure that this approach is at the heart of how we work.
Audience Types
Senior leaders
Strategic leads
Team leaders
Workforce development teams
Principal Social Worker (PSW)
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - Analysis, decision-making, planning and review | Confident analysis and decision-making | Purposeful and effective social work | Promote and govern excellent practice | Shaping and influencing the practice system | Effective assessments and outcome based support planning | Organisational context | Quality assurance and improvement | Creating a context for excellent practice | Designing a system to support effective practice | Support effective decision-making | Influencing and governing practice excellence within the organisation and community | Assuring good social work practice and development | Promoting and supporting critical analysis and decision-making
CQC - Effective | Safe | Well-led
PCF - Knowledge | Critical reflection and analysis | Contexts and organisations | Professional leadership
RCOT - Service users | Develop intervention | Identify needs
Good decision-making: Practitioners' Handbook (2013)
This handbook sets out the evidence relating to decision-making in adult social care and provides a range of tools to support individuals and groups to explore their own decision-making.
Organisational Audit for Evidence-Informed Practice: Practice Tool (2020)
This audit helps organisations to benchmark how far evidence-informed practice is embedded in their organisation, create an effective action plan and monitor change.