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So why is research important to social work?
As social workers, we train to be able to see the multitude of invisible lines within the systems that hold our lives together, or divide us. We learn to recognize the disconnects, and to help our clients figure out how to reconnect the dots. We view the world through a lens of person-in-environment, that is to say, we seek to understand the context in which our clients live.
The social sciences have an inherent obligation not only to keep abreast of current relevant research, but also to be competent enough to apply new treatments and insights within their practice. Social workers are truly dedicated professionals who have to complete a minimum number of continuing education credits to continue practicing. We don’t get to pick and choose the individuals we help, which is why we have to constantly develop our cultural competencies to identify the strengths of those we are helping. So, research is important to social work because it helps us be effective!
According to the NASW, research in social work helps us:
- Assess the needs and resources of people in their environments
- Evaluate the effectiveness of social work services in meeting peoples needs
- Demonstrate relative costs and benefits of social work services
- Advance professional education in light of changing contexts for practice
- Understand the impact of legislation and social policy on the clients and communities we serve (Retrieved from http://www.socialworkpolicy.org/research)
I still do not know what my research question will be for my senior thesis, but I am beginning to pare down some topics that interest me such as:
- Effects of childhood trauma
- The school-to-prison pipeline
- Trauma-informed therapies within prisons
- Effectiveness of prison diversion programs
8 thoughts on “ So why is research important to social work? ”
try explaining in detail
article quite informing for an amateur in research
In doing any of interventions;evidence based is needed. Not intuition,you need to do assessment of the problem before intervention.Then again you need to to evaluation on the service you provided if has positive impact to your client.
It is a very informative piece of work
try explaining in detail the points listed as to where the nexus between Research and Social work lie
are there means to conduct dual research projects with your institutions?
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