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The latest edition of an essential text to help students and practitioners distinguish between research studies that should and should not influence practice decisions�

Now in its third edition, Practitioner’s Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Informed Practice�delivers an essential and practical guide to integrating research appraisal into evidence-informed practice. The book walks you through the skills, knowledge, and strategies you can use to identify significant strengths and limitations in research.�

The ability to appraise the veracity and validity of research will improve your service provision and practice decisions. By teaching you to be a critical consumer of modern research, this book helps you avoid treatments based on fatally flawed research and methodologies.�

Practitioner’s Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Informed Practice, Third Edition offers:�

An extensive introduction to evidence-informed practice, including explorations of unethical research and discussions of social justice in the context of evidence-informed practice.�
Explanations of how to appraise studies on intervention efficacy, including the criteria for inferring effectiveness and critically examining experiments.�
Discussions of how to critically appraise studies for alternative evidence-informed practice questions, including nonexperimental quantitative studies and qualitative studies.�

A comprehensive and authoritative blueprint for critically assessing research studies, interventions, programs, policies, and assessment tools, Practitioner’s Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Informed Practice belongs in the bookshelves of students and practitioners of the social sciences.�Typham this is the title: Practitioner’s Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Informed Practice 3rd Edition