About this episode

Vicki Shevlin and Dez Holmes discuss the importance of being evidence informed in social work and the implications of sharing information online.

In this episode I'm joined by Dez Holmes, Director of Research in Practice for a conversation that went in more directions than either of us planned and was better for it. We talk about Dez's career and what's driven it, the role Research in Practice has played in social work over the years, what it actually means to be evidence informed in practice rather than just claiming to be, and what we owe each other when we share things online. There's a LinkedIn rant, a surfing metaphor, and some of...

People in this episode

Host: Vicki Shevlin

Guest: Dez Holmes

Topics covered

• research
• social work
• evidence informed practice
• online sharing
• career development

Keywords

• social work
• evidence based practice
• online sharing
• research
• Dez Holmes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Research in Practice

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