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Lecturer(s)
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Vacková Jitka, doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Content focus of lectures and seminars: - Introduction to theories, methods, and tools for obtaining information. Asking questions, choosing methods and tools for effectively searching for information in the field of social work. - The Internet. Three definitions of the Internet. Internet format and its limitations. Formats: Text documents, websites, e-mail messages, printed articles. Advantages and disadvantages related to the choice of format for the selected information and its relationship to "evidence-based" social work. - Tools for searching specific formats. Typology of tools for obtaining information. Information flows. Text documents. - The importance of books in contemporary society. Typology of books. Tools for searching for books. Government book databases - MOCAT, AGIP, Stationery Office Online Catalog, LOCOC - Library of Congress, British Library, etc. The most extensive database of bookstore catalogs - Books-in-Print database. Book reviews - Book Review Digest Database. The issue of second-hand books. Application of effective techniques for searching for books. Options offered by Czech publishers. - Articles - their value and significance. Paid services for obtaining full-text articles - North American CARL, Northern Light, etc. Other databases for searching articles (Web of Science, SCOPUS, MEDLINE, PUBMED, etc.). Types of research articles, Campbell Collaboration, PsycARTICLES, and PsychINFO databases. - Theories in the field of information retrieval within the framework of evidence-based theory (EBT). Positivism, pragmatism, postmodernism. Media theory. Relativism and interpretivism. Objectivism vs. critical intersubjectivity. Other selected theories. The connection between EBT and EBP in social work. - Methods (and tactics) of information retrieval. Information retrieval as an art form. - EBT and EBP - process. Critical reflection and multidisciplinary orientation. - Evaluation of evidence and its transfer to micro and macro practice in social work.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The course focuses on developing specific skills and discernment abilities that are useful for finding information needed for scientific work in the field of social work. The aim is to promote critical thinking and attitudes towards processing data from various sources with regard to their relevance for research. In this regard, critical thinking is understood as the ability not to succumb to first impressions, general opinion, or the urgency of a message, but rather to be able to take a step back and form one's own opinion based on information obtained from reliable sources.
Students should acquire skills related to Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and Evidence-Based Theory (EBT) - i.e., systematically searching for sources on the target population and their problems, considering credibility, and de facto applying scientific knowledge to social work practice
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Examination requirements: Students will prepare a presentation of their seminar paper in a structure reflecting the evidence-based practice approach (6 steps, including a graph with literature analysis) - specifically on a topic closely related to or identical with the focus of their dissertation. The presentation will be given during seminars. The exam discussion will focus on the selected topic and how it was approached, including a critical reflection on the transfer of evidence-based practice to the Czech environment. The seminar paper submitted should be approximately 20 pages long (A4, single-spaced, Times New Roman 12).
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Recommended literature
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Finne, J. Evidence-based practice in social work: Who are the critics?. , 2020.
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Lecroy, C. W. Mismeasurement in social work practice: Building evidence-based practice one measure at a time. .
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Lin, N. X. Y. Attitudes, self-efficacy, and feasibility: Exploring social work students? perceptions of evidence-based practice. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States).
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Lwin, K., & Beltrano, N. ). Rethinking evidence-based and evidence-informed practice: A call for evidence-informed decision making in social work education and child welfare practice. Social Work Education.
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7. Navrátilová, J. Evidence-based practice (praxe založená na důkazech) jako přístup posilující kognitivní kapacity studentů. In: Punová, M., Navrátilová, J., 2014. Praktické vzdělávání v sociální práci optikou konceptu resilience. Brno.
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