quiz 1

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the role of practice context in selecting an intervention? a. It involves a judgment call based in part on the best evidence; in part on your practice expertise; in part on your practice context; and in part on the idiosyncratic characteristics, values, and preferences of your clients. b. While you should not underestimate the importance of your judgment and expertise in making the decision, neither should you interpret this flexibility as carte blanche to allow your practice predilections to overrule the evidence. c. The fact that you are well trained in and enjoy providing an intervention is NOT a sufficient rationale to continue to provide the intervention when solid research is showing it to be ineffective or much less effective than some alternative. d. You should NOT let your practice predilections influence your appraisal regarding which studies offer the best evidence. e. All of the above statements are correct.

A

A study that merits guiding your practice: a. must be flawless. b. should not contain fatal flaws. c. might contain some acceptable flaws that do not destroy the credibility of its findings. d. Both a and b are correct. e. Both b and c are correct.

A is wrong

According to its current and most widely accepted definition, EBP decisions should be based on which of the following components? a. Practitioner judgment. b. Client values and preferences. c. The best available scientific evidence. d. All of the above.

D

Which of the following Web sites is/are highly regarded as objective sources of evidence for EBP questions? a. The Cochrane Collaboration. b. The Campbell Collaboration. c. The American Psychological Association. d. All of the above.

D a and b are objective sources reviews c is empirically supported treatments

Which of the following is an EBP question? a. What type of play therapy is most effective with traumatized children? b. What client and therapist characteristics best predict the quality of the therapist-client relationship? c. What is it like to sleep in a shelter for the homeless? d. What existing measurement instrument is the most valid for diagnosing whether a client has PTSD? e. All of the above.

E

Which of the following statements is true about EBP decisions? They are limited to questions about the effectiveness of specific interventions. They might pertain to evidence about client needs. They might pertain to what measures to use in assessment and diagnosis. Both b and c are true.

c D is wrong

An EBP outlook involves: a. conforming to what esteemed practitioners advise about practice and how to intervene. b. disrespecting the practice wisdom of more experienced practitioner authorities. c. being vigilant in trying to recognize the unfounded beliefs and assumptions in the testimonials from esteemed practitioner authorities. d. None of the above.

C

Which of the following statements is true about formulating EBP questions about intervention effectiveness? a. They should never specify one or more interventions in advance. b. They might or might not specify one or more interventions in advance. c. They must specify one or more interventions in advance. d. They should never include specifics about client characteristics.

B

Which of the following statements is/are true about electronically searching for evidence? a. You should read every study you find. b. You can examine titles and abstracts to ascertain which studies are and are not worth reading. c. You should read studies even if they seem irrelevant; you never know what you might find. d. Both a and c are true.

B

Which of the following statements is/are true about the use of research in practice before the emergence of EBP? a. Nobody believed that research findings should guide practice decisions b. Some studies concluded that one of the most important factors influencing service effectiveness is the quality of the practitioner-client relationship c. Everyone believed that practice experience alone was a sufficient basis to guide practice decisions d. No studies had questioned the effectiveness of psychotherapy or other forms of human service. e. All of the above.

B