58: Building an evidence base for social work

<div>Evidence plays an important role in social work practice. <br> <br> Knowledge gained from research and practical experience should be used to ensure decisions about safety and risk are well-informed and ethical.<br> <br> In this podcast episode, a panel of experts from the NSPCC discuss how social workers can build and maintain an evidence base to support their work.<br> <br> <strong>Resources mentioned in this episode</strong><br> <br> <a href="https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/services/library-information-service">&gt; Find out more about the NSPCC Library and Information Service</a><br> <a href="https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/case-reviews/national-case-review-repository">&gt; Search the national case review repository</a><br> <a href="https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/case-reviews/learning-from-case-review-briefings">&gt; Browse the collection of learning from case reviews briefings</a><br> <a href="https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-resources/caspar-briefings">&gt; Browse the collection of CASPAR briefings on important safeguarding topics</a><br> <a href="https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/training/learning-from-case-reviews-training">&gt; Take the NSPCC's learning from case reviews training course</a><br> <a href="https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/newsletter/caspar">&gt; Subscribe to CASPAR, our safeguarding child protection email newsletter</a> <br> <a href="https://www.basw.co.uk/social-work-training/professional-capabilities-framework-pcf">&gt; View the social work Professional Capabilities Framework on the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) website</a> <br> <a href="https://www.basw.co.uk/trainingcpd/lets-talk-social-work-podcast">&gt; Listen to the Let's Talk Social Work podcast from BASW</a> <br> The websites for <a href="https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/">Research in Practice</a> and <a href="https://foundations.org.uk/">Foundations</a> (a merger of the <a href="https://www.eif.org.uk/">Early Intervention Foundation</a> and <a href="https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/">What Works for Children's Social