Improving Substance Abuse Treatment: An Introduction to the Evidence-Based Practice Movement [Hardcover]

This book is an attempt to bridge the gap between research on substance abuse treatment programs and what actually goes on in the field of substance abuse treatment. It is aimed at both the academic and practitioner market (as is Perkinson) and it clearly describes how to determine what evidence based practice is and it addresses some of the challenges that practioners and agency directors might face in implementing EBP. The book is well-written and highly practical. It contains two complete case studies that outline two examples of Evidence based practice which will be particularly useful in the course market.

This book is an attempt to bridge the gap between research on substance abuse treatment programs and what actually goes on in the field of substance abuse treatment. It is aimed at both the academic and practitioner market (as is Perkinson) and it clearly describes how to determine what?evidence based practice is and it addresses some of the challenges that practioners and agency directors might face in implementing EBP. The book is well-written and highly practical. It contains two complete case studies that outline two examples of Evidence based practice which will be particularly useful in the course market.Provides clear and updated text.Acknowledgments
Ch 1: Introduction
Challenges
A Working Definition of Evidence-Based Practice
Overview of the Book
Ch 2: What Are Evidence-Based Practices?
Bias in Research Studies
What Is Treatment as Usual?
Research-Practice Gaps
Bridging the Gap
Types of Research-Based Practices
Clinical Practice Guidelines/Consensus Documents
Evidence-Based Practices
Practice Improvements
Some Challenges to the Evidence-Based Practice Movement
Conclusions
Ch 3: Determining What Is Evidence-Bal“4