High Risk Youth: Evidence on Characteristics, Needs, and Promising Interventions

High Risk Youth: Evidence on Characteristics, Needs, and Promising Interventions

By: C. McAuley, P. Pecora, J.K. Whittaker

ABSTRACT: This paper summarizes, from a cross-national perspective, some commonly used models of evidence-based practice and relates them to social work practice with children and families. We first identify concepts and dimensions central to an analysis of the outcomes of social work practice. We then present and discuss key components of social work practice that any evidence-based model must take into account. Finally, we provide some examples of strategies that may be useful to practitioners and policy makers across nations and cultures in order to build a solid knowledge-base for effective social work practice.