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Discussion 1(a)Why is a literature review important to the research process? How can knowing the process of writing a literature review make you a better social worker?

A literature review provides a general overview of a topic and/or problem and the basic rationale for your research. When writing a literature review, the articles you find should be up-to-date, and you should demonstrate a thorough command of the topic you are studying. Writing a literature review can be confusing for students because there are many different approaches one could take. Despite this, know that persisting will help you to become both a better writer and more knowledgeable about the topic you are exploring.

In this Discussion, you explore the purpose and process of writing the literature review.

• Explain the purpose of a literature review.
• Describe the process of writing a literature review.
• Explain how your colleague’s stated purpose for a literature review could relate to practice.
• Discussion 1(b) Reflect on your previous research course and on what evidence-based practice (EBP) means for a social worker. You may recall from your exposure to how the research process works in your previous research course that EBP is an intersection between different expert areas. Take a moment to recall the scientific method and how EBP can help you be a better social worker.In this Discussion, you describe EBP and how understanding this process has changed your social work view on the world:
• • Describe evidence-based practice.
  • Explain how evidence-based practice may influence your social work practice.

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  • Explain how your evidence-based practice learning has changed your view of social work practice.
  • Explain the ways in which statistics may enhance your colleague’s evidence-based practice
    

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