58: Building an evidence base for social work

Evidence plays an important role in social work practice. Knowledge gained from research and practical experience should be used to ensure decisions about safety and risk are well-informed and ethical.In this podcast episode, a panel of experts from the NSPCC discuss how social workers can build and maintain an evidence base to support their work.You can read this episode’s transcript on the NSPCC Learning website. 💬 About the speakersJulian Fabian is a Consultant Social Worker with the NSPCC. He works across all their direct services for children in the areas of quality assurance, practice improvement, and training.Gurpreet Dosanjh-Bhatt is a Consultant Social Worker with the NSPCC looking at audit and review practice standards. She previously worked in the NSPCC as a children's services practitioner.Holly Bentley is the Knowledge Manager within the NSPCC's Library and Information Service, producing written content on safeguarding and child protection for professionals.📚 Resources mentioned in this episode> Find out more about the NSPCC Library and Information Service> Search the national case review repository> Browse the collection of learning from case reviews briefings> Browse the collection of CASPAR briefings on important safeguarding topics> Take the NSPCC's learning from case reviews training course> Subscribe to CASPAR, our safeguarding child protection email newsletter > View the social work Professional Capabilities Framework on the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) website > Listen to the Let's Talk Social Work podcast from BASW The websites for Research in Practice and Foundations (a merger of the Early Intervention Foundation and What Works for Children's Social Care) also have a range of resources relating to social work evidence. Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros