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Comparing Social Worker and Non-Social Worker Outcomes: A Research Review

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This article reports on a review of the literature comparing the outcomes of social workers with those of non-social workers. The review was commissioned by NASW's Texas Chapter to examine empirical evidence regarding the comparative effectiveness of social work to possibly support efforts to educate employers and the public about the value of social work. Because of the hmited number of internally valid studies that have compared social workers and non—social workers on actual client outcomes, studies were also included if they examined practitioner variables that might be associated with chent outcomes. The mixed findings point to a lack of compelhng evidence supporting the superiority of social work in the child welfare field. However, in the mental health and aging fields, the limited evidence suggests that social workers do at least as well as non-social workers regarding practitioner retention, mental health court intervention, efforts to maintain older adult independence in the community, and attitudes toward evidence-based practice. Imphcations are presented to guide NASW in promoting rigorous research comparing social worken and non-social workers on actual client outcomes, especially in the field of child welfare.

KEY WORDS.- discipline; outcome; social work; social work effectivenessResearch has suggested that there may be

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Social Work Volume 57

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: National Association of Sociai Workers., 2012

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Social Work Volume 57, Number 4 October 2012

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English

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PEKERJAAN SOSIAL

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