Evidence based practice - is it good for you?

Abstract

This article is the first in a series which aim at 'unpacking' some of the concepts and controversies involved in 'evidence based practice' (EBP). It is critically important for clinicians to be able to understand EBP, because there is a growing likelihood that the politics of EBP will be used to construct the ways in which we are expected to provide services in our workplaces. Although EBP looks relatively benign, the whole area reveals some very disturbing aspects. I invite readers of the Journal to begin a dialogue with me and with each other about EBP and whether it is possible, or even desirable, to embrace this practice within a systemic framework.