Evidence-informed practice requires social workers to be able to assess a servicer user or carer’s situation and determine the best course of action by balancing research about interventions, the service user’s or carer’s past experiences and wishes, and the social worker’s experiences and practice wisdom. By introducing you to the application of evidence-informed practice to social work, this book will explore themes and skills you will need to consider and develop in your practice. Chapters in this textbook review specific skills needed for evidence-informed practice, including: • identifying, assessing, and critiquing difference types of ‘evidence’ • understanding what constitutes knowledge and research knowledge • ethical issues in practice and research, • implementation in practice, • evaluating one’s own practice. Challenges to implementing evidence informed practice that you will face are also considered, such as those presented by multi-agency practice and the culture of organisations.