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Case study: Research and apply evidence to practice

Rocco is a support worker at a community-based service for children with parents who have a mental illness. He wants to learn more about an intervention designed to support children whose parents are recovering from a serious acute mental health episode. He decides to search for information about the effectiveness of the intervention. If the research is effective, Rocco plans to implement the finding into his work practice.

Question-1 Identify two questions Rocco could ask to help him begin researching the issue he has identified.

Question-2 List two things Rocco can do to refine his search when using an academic database.

Question-3 List three pieces of information Rocco should include when using a spreadsheet to organise his information.

Question 4-Rocco is reflecting upon issues that may require further research and evaluation. Identify two questions that might help Rocco identify gaps in the research.

Question 5-Rocco has found some initial results for his research and would like to take further actions to incorporate some of his findings into practice. Use the SMART acronym to outline what he might do next.