Tag Archives: Evidence-informed practice

Evidence-informed practice, evidence-based programs and measuring outcomes

Posted on 11 June 2018 by Graeme Stuart

This post is based on a workshop on evidence-informed practice, evidence-based programs and measuring outcomes that Alan Hayes, Jamin Day and I facilitated for the Combined Upper Hunter Interagencies. The slides from the workshop are above or you can download … Continue reading →

Posted in Families & parenting, Working with communities | Tagged Evidence-based practice, Evidence-informed practice, For students, Research, Strengths-based practice | 1 Comment

Evaluating the impact of Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops on social capital

Posted on 2 November 2017 by Graeme Stuart

The NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) have been supporting Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops in Sydney since 2012, and we are in the process of planning an evaluation of the impact … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP), Being an academic | Tagged Alternatives to Violence Project, AVP, Evidence-based practice, Evidence-informed practice, Research, Social capital | 2 Comments

Evidence-based practice and innovation

Posted on 27 September 2017 by Graeme Stuart

In some ways we live in an exciting time where we are learning more and more about what works—and what doesn’t—in helping to nurturing strong families and communities. Research and research evidence play a crucial role in these discoveries and … Continue reading →

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Rethinking the roles of families and clients in evidence-based practice

Posted on 30 September 2016 by Graeme Stuart

The principles which underpinned our approach to supporting Children and Parenting Support programs to implement evidence-based programs and practice as part of the Children and Families Expert Panel, had a large influence on how I presented evidence-based practice in the … Continue reading →

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What is evidence-informed practice?

Posted on 23 September 2016 by Graeme Stuart

Some authors appear to use evidence-based practice and evidence-informed practice interchangeably [e.g., 1] but other authors identify significant difference [2-5]. The main difference is in the approach to evidence. Webber & Carr [4] suggest that, in evidence-informed practice: Evidence is … Continue reading →