Teaching Evidence-Based Practice to Administrative Groups: The Professional Academy of Evidence-Based Practice

Abstract

As the field of social work moves toward the implementation of evidence-based practice, agencies require training, mentoring, and peer networking to ensure successful adoption. This article defines successful adoption as knowledge and competence in the process of evidence-based practice. Successful adoption is best accomplished through the education and training of organization teams comprising key leaders—executive staff and board members. The Professional Academy for Evidence-Based Practice described in this article is the training vehicle, designed through and as the task group work model.

KEYWORDS:

• evidence-based practice
• task group
• nonprofit management
• leadership training