<P>The role of evidence-based practice is one of most central and controversial issues in social work today. This concise text introduces key concepts and processes of evidence-based practice whilst engaging with contemporary debates about its relevance and practicality. </P><P></P><I><P>Evidence-based Practice in Social Work</I> provides both an argument for the importance of evidence-based practice in social work and fresh perspectives on its controversies and organizational prerequisites. It gives an accessible overview of: </P><UL><P><LI>Why evidence-based practice is relevant to social work.</LI><LI>The challenges that the realities of social work practice present to models of evidence-based practice.</LI><LI>Concepts of evidence-based practice as a process and professional culture. </LI><LI>The role and nature of evidence. </LI><LI>How evidence-based practice can be implemented and the importance of the organisational context.</LI><LI>The globalization of evidence-based practice,