Historical references are an important part of learning how to be a critical thinker. Nurses are required to use critical thinking during all aspects of patient care, so it is a logical step to think that evidence-based practice should be taught to nursing students in the form o…
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This study explored the male preservice special education teachers’ perceptions in regard to the preservice special education teacher preparation courses, practicum, and evidence-based practices that they have recently completed. The participants of the study included five prese…
Despite the prevalence and health risks associated with eating disorders, research on the best empirically-supported treatments is inconclusive. Research has shown that few clinicians (approximately 13%) report adhering to a single therapeutic model when treating eating disorder…
Evidence based practice (EBP) is an educational paradigm that espouses that clinical decision making should be made through the judicious and conscientious use of best evidence. EBP is predicated on a fundamental principle that therapeutic knowledge is appraised and applied into…
Background: This thesis has found that speech and language therapists' (SLTs') often use two elements of evidence-based practice in their management of children with phonological impairment (i.e., internal clinical data and child/parent preferences integrated through SLTs' exper…
The central themes of this thesis are professional learning and knowledge transfer. These themes have been critically examined in the context of how social work child protection professionals learn. Traditional ways of knowing and learning are no longer adequate. Professionals a…
Nurses face ongoing difficulties in using evidence and making a reality of evidence-based practice. Studies of the factors that facilitate or impede evidence-based practice suggest that nurse managers should have a key role, but the nature of this role has not yet been fully art…
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have been a central pillar of evidence-basedpractice and policy-making in healthcare over recent years. Traditionally, this hasfocused on effectiveness evidence from trials.. There is increasing understanding,however, that other study designs…
This dissertation contributes to the scant and inconclusive literature on fidelity and alliance effects on outcomes of manualized youth behavioral health intervention. The aims of this study are to test the comparative effects of fidelity and alliance on (1) treatment progress, …
Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been considered as a key for health care quality. EBP is defined as a problem-solving approach to clinical practice by the integration of systematic search and critical appraisal of the most current evidence to answer clinical questions while co…
Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is a well-established evidence-based intervention for the treatment of conduct problems with youth and their families. Research on FFT has consistently demonstrated reductions in out-of-home placements, recidivism, and substance use disorders. FFT…
This qualitative study examined the experiences of special education teachers as they strove to improve their practice of teaching students with autism. Each participant had a minimum of one student with autism on their class roster. They were enrolled in a summer intensive work…