Evidence-based Policy and Practice in Mental Health Social Work

Martin Webber is Programme Leader of the MSc in Mental Health Social Work with Children & Adults at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. This is a post-qualifying course for experienced social workers who wish to acquire research training and become advanced practitioners. He came to the Institute of Psychiatry in 2002 as a Social Science Fellow to undertake an MSc in Health Services Research and PhD research on the role of social capital on recovery from depression. He is a qualified social worker and has worked as an Approved Social Worker in a community mental health team in the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames.

Epistemology and Evidence-based Practice in Mental Health Social Work
Contemporary Mental Health Social Work: A Synergy of Professional Practice and Legal Process
Mental-Health Policy: Shaping Social Work Practice
Mental-Health Policy: Exploring its Evidence Base
Becoming an Evidence-Based Practitioner: Steps Towards Evidence-Based Practice in Mental-Health Social Work
How to Critically Appraise Cross-sectional Surveys
How to Critically Appraise Randomised Controlled Trials
How to Critically Appraise Cohort Studies
How to Critically Appraise Case-Control Studies
How to Critically Appraise Systematic Reviews
Demystifying P-values: A User-Friendly Introduction to Statistics Used in Mental-Health Research
How to Critically Appraise Qualitative Studies
Conclusion - Advanced Practitioners: Bringing Research into Practice