Use of the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (Tidier) Checklist in Social Work Research

ABSTRACT

Social work has a longstanding commitment to sound research and the development and dissemination of evidence-based practice. To that end, multiple professional groups have developed or refined guidelines for reporting research procedures and findings, with the objectives of enhancing transparency, integrity, and rigor in science. Such guidelines can also facilitate replication and systematic review. The Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist represents the culmination of a multi-stage process to expand upon existing reporting guidelines. As such, the checklist provides a framework for more transparent communication about empirically-grounded interventions addressing a broad range of social and behavioral health issues. Use of this checklist can be beneficial for researchers, practitioners, and recipients of social work interventions. After discussing selected background regarding the need for and benefit of reporting standards and describing the TIDieR measure, we outline practical considerations in the checklist’s use by those engaged in social work research.

KEYWORDS:

• TIDieR
• reporting standards
• replication
• intervention methods EQUATOR network