The Evidence-Based Practitioner: Applying Research to Meet Client Needs

Dedication
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgment
Reviewers
Contents in Brief
Contents
1 Evidence-Based Practice: Why Do Practitioners Need to Understand Research?
2 Finding and Reading Evidence: The First Steps in Evidence-Based Practice
3 Research Methods and Variables: Creating a Foundation for Evaluating Research
4 Understanding Statistics: What They Tell You and How to Apply Them in Practice
5 Validity: What Makes a Study Strong?
6 Choosing Interventions for Practice: Designs to Answer Efficacy Questions
7 Using the Evidence to Evaluate Measurement Studies and Select Appropriate Tests
8 Descriptive and Predictive Research Designs: Understanding Conditions and Making Clinical Predictions
9 Qualitative Designs and Methods: Exploring the Lived Experience
10 Tools for Practitioners That Synthesize the Results of Multiple Studies: Systematic Reviews and Practice Guidelines
11 Integrating Evidence From Multiple Sources: Involving Clients and Families in Decision-Making
Glossary
Index