SummaryRecent MRI studies in multiple sclerosis have highlighted the potential importance of spinal cord atrophy (implicating axonal loss) development disability. However, techniques applied these initial poor reproducibility which limits their application serial monitoring patients. The aim this study was to develop a highly reproducible and accurate method for quantification atrophy. technique we describe demonstrates an intra-observer coefficient variation (scan-rescan) only 0.8%. When 60...

Journal Article Some considerations on the validity of evidence-based practice in social work Get access SA Webb Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Social Work, Volume 31, Issue 1, February 2001, Pages 57–79, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/31.1.57 Published: 01 2001

Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and MRI were carried out in II patients with multiple sclerosis who had clinical evidence of severe cerebellar involvement, 11 (of similar age disease duration) minimal or no signs disease. eight autosomal dominant ataxia (ADCA) healthy controls. In all subjects MRS was localized to white matter (volumes interest 3–6 ml). Apparent metabolite concentrations calculated using the fully relaxed water spectrum as an internal standard reference. The...

The article reports on the findings of a review empirical studies examining implementation evidence-based practice (EBP) in human services. Eleven were located that defined EBP as research-informed, clinical decision-making process and identified barriers facilitators to implementation. A thematic analysis 11 produced list grouped terms inadequate agency resources dedicated EBP; skills knowledge practitioners; organizational culture; research environment; practitioner attitudes; supervision....

Conventional MRI sequences do not permit the distinction between different pathological characteristics (oedema, demyelination, gliosis, axonal loss) of multiple sclerosis plaque. Magnetisation transfer imaging and transverse magnetisation decay curve (tMDC) analysis may be more specific. These techniques have been applied to optic nerves in 20 patients with neuritis results correlated clinical visual evoked potential (VEP) findings. tMDC failed identify separate intracellular extracellular...

Summary This article reports on a large survey of Australian social workers regarding their attitudes to evidence-based practice and thoughts the factors affecting its implementation in human service organisations. Findings from national found degree support for with majority respondents reporting changes due influence research. A sample size 364 formed basis final analysis. Both reported new evidence was highest among management positions those between 10 30 years is needed post-qualifying...

Journal Article What Supports and Impedes Evidence-Based Practice Implementation? A Survey of Australian Social Workers Get access Mel Gray, Gray * *Correspondence to School Humanities Science, University Newcastle, Drive, Callaghan 2308, New South Wales, Australia. E-mail: Mel.Gray@newcastle.edu.au Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Elyssa Joy, Joy Debbie Plath, Plath Stephen A. Webb The British Work, Volume 45, Issue 2, March 2015, Pages 667–684,...

Long TR and gadolinium enhanced spin echo brain MRI was performed weekly for three months in patients with relapsing-remitting or secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. During the study, 38 new enhancing lesions were seen; 11 showed enhancement less than four weeks, two on only one scan. All 16 seen long scans initial enhancement. When every fourth (monthly) scan analysed, a total of 33 seen. Subject to confirmation larger cohort, results suggest: (a) that blood barrier leakage is an...

• Summary: This article on evidence-based practice and decision analysis develops an implementation model for social work. Thus far no detailed attempt has been made to formulate a systematic framework in Findings: The cultural, the professional practice-based, educational training contexts are highlighted. emergence of is placed within context risk society development new expert systems that contribute radical re-shaping work practice. In inevitable shift towards actuarial practice, direct...

This article argues that the politics of ‘right to difference’ and celebration diversity in social work is a malign tendency symptomatic malaise postmodernism other fashionable trends human rights discourse. It suggested normative concept as worked through postmodern preoccupations with difference morally bankrupt perspective. The fixation runs parallel neoliberalism its diversity. offers set conceptual devices for rethinking ethics writings Alain Badiou. His subtractive ontology truth...

This article makes a modest contribution to recent analyses by Houston and Garrett in the British Journal of Social Work on various merits, drawbacks opportunities for social work engaging with important sociological debate about categories redistribution recognition. It suggests that impact this can have significant knock-on effects recasting Critical mobilising as vehicle justice. The discussion shows how provides an example illustrates applicability ethical turn sciences concrete case. In...

Models of service‐user participation have derived from citizenship or consumerist agendas, neither which has achieved the structural reforms important for most marginalised social work clients. This article proposes F raser's model ‘parity participation’ as an appropriately multifaceted frame capturing justice aspirations participation. A qualitative case study compared experiences and expectations people who had used ustralian mental health services with a sample homelessness to examine...

In this article we revisit ‘social work as art’, noting that it is just over 20 years since England's book on the subject provided a direction for profession's early defence against empiricism. Those who picked up ball handed to them by England tended focus discussions of social work's ‘art’ its soft side, embedding in notions ‘creativity’, ‘meaning’, ‘self‐expression’, ‘intuition’ and ‘quality’, all which were said characterise ‘aesthetic dimensions’ practice counterpoint rising tide hard...