Core Texts:

• Cournoyer, B. (2004) The evidence based social work skills book. London: Pearson A & B. 
• Newman, T., Moseley, A. Tierne, S. and Eliis, A. (2005) Evidence based social work: a guide for the perplexed. Lyme Regis: Russell House.

Electronic Core Texts

The first chapters in the following books are good starting points for considering evidence based practice.

• Smith, D. (ed.) (2004) Social work and evidence-based practice. London: Jessica Kingsley.
• Trevithick, P. (ed.) (2005) Social work skills: a practice handbook. 2nd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Useful Electronic Texts & Journal Articles

• Abbott, P. and Sapsford, R. (eds.) (1997) Research into practice: a reader for nurses and the caring professions. 2nd ed. Buckingham: Open University Press.
• Aveyard, H. and Sharp, P. (2009) A beginner's guide to evidence based practice in health and social care professions. Maidenhead: McGraw Hill/OUP.
  
• Bell, J. (2005) Doing your research project: a guide for first time researchers in education, health and social science. 4th ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
• Beresford, P. (2001) ‘Experience must inform the evidence’, Community Care, Friday 10th August [Online]. (Accessed 13 January 2010).
• Boushel, M. (2000) ‘What kind of people are we? Race, anti-racism and social welfare research’, British Journal of Social Work, 30(1), pp. 71-89 Ebscohost EJS [Online]. (Accessed 13 January 2010).
• Cheetham, J., Fuller, R., McIvor, G. and Peth, A. (1992) Evaluating social work effectiveness. Buckingham: OUP.
  
• Macdonald, G., Sheldon, B. and Gillespie, J. (1992) ‘Contemporary studies of the effectiveness of social work’, British Journal of Social Work, 22(6), pp. 615-643 Oxford Journals Archive [Online]. (Accessed: 13 January 2010).
• Neate, P. (2000) ‘Face facts’, Community Care, 24th May [Online]. (Accessed: 13 January 2010).
• Nicholls, V. (2001) ‘More than just medicine’, Community Care, Friday 10th August [Online]. (Accessed: 13 January 2010).
• Philpott, T. (2000) ‘Dedicated follower of fashion’, Community Care, 24th May [Online]. (Accessed: 13 January 2010).
• Roberts, A.R. and Yeager, A.R. (2006) Foundations of evidence based social work practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  
• West, A. (1999) ‘Young people as researchers: ethical issues in participatory research’, in Banks, S. (ed.) Ethical issues in youth work. London: Routledge.

Printed Useful Texts

• Bell, C. and Roberts, R. (eds.) (1984) Social researching: politics, problems, practice. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. 
• Broad, B. and Fletcher, C. (1993) Practitioner social work research in action. London: Whiting & Birch.
• De Vaus, D. (2002) Surveys in social research. 5th edn. London: Routledge.
• Everitt, A. and Hardiker, P. (1996) Evaluating for good practice. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
• Fuller, R. and Petch, A. (1995) Practitioner research: the reflexive social worker. Buckingham: OUP.
• Hek, G. and Moule, P. (2006) Making sense of research: an introduction for health and social care practitioners. 3rd edn. London: Sage.
• Locke, L., Silverman, S. and Spirduso, W. (2010) Reading and understanding research. 3rd edn. L.A.: Sage.
  

Research resources

The following resources will help you to find the evidence to inform your practice.

 Ebscohost Research Databases - You can search several Ebscohost databases simultaneously. Be sure to tick the box for 'Full text' to limit your search to only full text electronic material. Core Ebsco databases for any social work related topic are:

• Academic Search Elite
• E-journals
• PsycArticles
• PsycInfo
• SocIndex