How do social workers use evidence in practice?

Scotland’s 21st Century Review of Social Work, “Changing Lives”, told us that, “If we are serious about developing social work as a profession and having practitioners able to practise safely and innovatively, then we need to both develop and use evidence to inform practice” (Scottish Executive, 2006: 55). This research investigates how social work practitioners make use of research, inquiry, and other forms of knowledge evidence to inform their practice.