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Social-cognitive predictors of readiness to use evidence-based practice: A survey of state vocational rehabilitation counselors

Issue title: Evidence-based Best Practices in the Public Vocational Rehabilitation Program that Lead to Employment Outcomes

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Tansey, Timothy N. | Bezyak, Jill | Chan, Fong | Leahy, Michael J. | Lui, John

Affiliations: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA | University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, USA | Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA | University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI, USA

Note: [] Address for correspondence: Dr. Timothy N. Tansey, Rehabilitation Psychology Program, 1000 Bascom Hill Drive, 411 Education Building, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA. E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords: Evidence-based practice, vocational rehabilitation

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-140705

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 127-136, 2014

Revision received July 2014
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Accepted July 2014
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Published: 2014
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Abstract

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is receiving increased attention from vocational rehabilitation (VR) professionals as the demand for accountability in rehabilitation and healthcare systems expands. The purpose of the current study was to determine the level of understanding VR professionals have of EBP with specific attention to perceived self-efficacy, outcome expectancy, barriers, and readiness to use evidence in current practice. Data were collected from 396 rehabilitation counselors, who were recruited from four state VR agencies. Results indicate self-efficacy and outcome expectancy were positively associated with readiness to use EBP, and agency barriers and personal barriers were negatively related to readiness to use EBP. These social-cognitive predictors accounted for 44% of the variance in the stages of change scores, and outcome expectancy was the most significant predictor after controlling for the effect of perceived self-efficacy and barriers. To increase EBP among rehabilitation counselors, efforts should focus on increasing self-efficacy and outcome expectancy of EBP.

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