How Can I Integrate EBP into My Practice?
Fong et al. (2010) define evidence-based practice as “a clinical decision-making process beginning with formulating clinical questions to ask, determining the best practice, and critically appraising the evidence for validity and applicability to the particular situation.”
The mission of the RRTC-EBP-VR is to conduct evidence-based research and to provide practitioners with knowledge and tools for evidence-based vocational rehabilitation practices that will improve employment rates, and quality of employment, for people with disabilities.
This page highlights ways you as a practitioner can participate in and contribute to evidence-based practice.Acquire
Want to know about emerging evidence-based practices?- Take a look at our research summarizes highlighting the latest practices.
- Participate in one of our free, online trainings...
- Join our mailing list based on your specific interests…
- Test your knowledge: How Savvy Are You? Take our Evidence-Based Practice Quizzes
- Ask the Experts: Do you have a question based on a research article or your practices in improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities? We are happy to answer your questions.
Apply
Apply what you’ve learned in your practice. Need help with this?- Use the “Integrating Research into VR Practice” training module and tool
- Ask the Experts: Do you have a question based on a research article or your practices in improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities? We are happy to answer your questions.
- Join a community of practice| More about communities of practice
Share
Share your evidence-based practices…- Rate the Research Article: After reading a summary, tell us what you think of our summary by completing the survey at the end of the article. Your feedback will help us improve future summaries.
- Join a community of practice | More about communities of practice
- Have a resource suggestion? We would love to hear from you…suggest a resource.
Evidence-Based Practice Continuum
Evidence-Based Practice advocates that every rehabilitation and health professional should have an interest in delivering the best possible services to their customers—based whenever possible on the best clinical practices available from the strongest research evidence (Chan et al, 2009).
RRTC Researchers focus on identifying innovative practices that improve employment rates and quality of employment for people with disabilities who receive vocational rehabilitation (VR) services from state agencies. The level of evidence on which practices are based fall on a continuum and can gain evidence strength through the interaction of practitioners with researchers.
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