Social Service Organizations in the Era of Evidence-Based Practice Evidence –based practice has been gaining acceptance and momentum in the social services professions. As evidence related to specific programs and inventions mount‚ social service practitioners and organizations around the world have increasingly begun to implement evidence-based programs as a strategy for creating better outcomes for children‚ families and adults. Unfortunately‚ the science of evaluating efficacious and
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responsible for providing care that is efficient‚ competent and informed by current research (Sirkka‚ Larsson-Lund & Zingmark‚ 2014). Evidence based practice (EBP) has been correlated with improved client outcomes and a reduction in healthcare costs (Upton‚ Stephens‚ Williams & Scurlock-Evans‚ 2014). EBP has been defined as the synthesis of current research evidence‚ clinical reasoning‚ and client contribution (Thomas‚ Saroyan & Lajoie‚ 2012). The client is an integral part in EBP as he/she is an
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“Evidence” by Kathryn Schulz covers the topic of exactly what our beliefs are based on‚ and just how hard it is for us to admit we are wrong. Throughout our lives‚ we all experience moments when we realize we were wrong about something. For a majority of the time‚ these moments are small and somewhat insignificant to the rest of our lives. However‚ that is not always the case. You probably cannot imagine the difficulty of discovering a belief you held for your entire life was utterly wrong‚ yet that
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Hearsay Evidence under S. 73A of the Evidence Act Hearsay can be defined as the information gathered by one person from another person concerning some event‚ condition‚ or thing of which the first person had no direct experience. When submitted as evidence‚ such statements are called hearsay evidence. Hearsay evidence is generally not accepted in court. The general rule is that all relevant evidence are prima facie admissible‚ except for hearsay and opinion. However‚ under the Evidence Act 1950
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The Various Lines of Evidence From the discussion of the author‚ David Robson‚ it could be deduced that there are at least two lines of evidence that I found the most significant. First of all‚ among the evidences presented‚ the stone tools were the principal evidence aside from the fossils of the early humans for the said items could be considered as expository artifacts of our ancestors’ development into becoming humans. Not only do they show how the first organisms lived‚ but they also tell
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Sarah Coughlin Mr. Murphy Crim Honors 16 May 2014 Autopsy There are many different types of evidence that can be found at a crime scene‚ but few provide as much evidence as the victim’s body. An autopsy is a medical examination of a body that is performed to determine the cause of death. Forensic autopsies are conducted by forensic pathologists when a death appears to be suspicious or linked to criminal activity. The autopsy should reveal three main things: the cause of death‚ mechanism of
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a. The rhetor uses evidence oriented rational argument in the form of authoritative evidence by quoting President Kennedy to further the point of the separation of church and state. Edward Kennedy cites information from President Kennedy‚ who gave a speech to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association‚ an address where President Kennedy speaks on the issues of religion. Citing evidence from President Kennedy is the dominant strategy that helps to simplify the issue and adds to the rhetor’s credibility
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nurse is following The code: Standards of conduct‚ performance and ethics for nurses and midwives (NMC 2008) they must recognise how crucial the value of evidence in practice is. They must be able to understand‚ judge and apply relevant research and theories to their work and so highlighting areas where further research could be undertaken. Evidence based practice is commonly described as the combination of the most up to date research and clinical expertise as well as patient values (Sackett‚ et al
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of this job is looking for evidence. There are different types of evidence. Some can be seen with an unaided eye and some can’t. Trace evidence cannot be seen with an unaided eye. Every person who is physically involved with a crime leaves some kind of trace evidence such as hair‚ fibers‚ and even have gunshot residue left on the perpetrators hands. It is even possible to obtain a confession from the suspect . In the OJ Simpson case‚ there was a lot of trace evidence. Some of it led to suspicion
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analysts and privacy protection standards related to the information in the national index system. There are many reasons DNA evidence alone should not be enough to secure a conviction. The only thing one can tell conclusively from DNA evidence is that a person matching that DNA profile was at the scene at the time. That should not be enough to secure a conviction as the evidence is still subject to interpretation. Just because one person’s DNA was at the scene of the crime‚ does not mean they created
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