The Structural Clinical model: Disrupting oppression in clinical social work through an integrative practice approach

Evidence-based practice and clinical social work.

The evidence-based practice (EBP) movement in mental health is beginning to influence the discipline of clinical social work (CSW). Given that clinical social workers are now the largest discipline (in terms of numbers of practitioners) providing mental health services in North America, to the extent that EBP can affect the daily services of these clinicians, the care of patients and their outc...

An Ecological Approach for Social Work Practice

Active Learning: An Approach for Reducing Theory-Practice Gap in Clinical Education

Introduction: The gap between theory and practice in clinical fields, including nursing, is one of the main problems that many solutions have been suggested to eliminate it. In this article, we have tried to investigate its solution through active learning. Methods: In this review article, searching articles published during 2000-2012 was done through library references, scientific databases. ...

Inclusion of Integrative Medicine in Clinical Practice

Most Western medicines are synthetic chemical products that come with side effects for patients, and therefore, our modern medical system needs to be optimized. A new concept called integrative medicine represents a more comprehensive system for understanding our body in a holistic fashion in terms of analyzing, evaluating and treating complex diseases successfully. Integrative medicine may be ...

Variability of clinical practice in nursing: an integrative review

Objective: The objective of this literature review was to examine what has been published about variability in clinical practice from the focus of nursing. Methods: We performed a literature search in the principal international databases, selecting those most relevant works. Results: The results were clustered into five groups: studies about variations with respect to guidelines and protocols;...