Promoting evidence based practice in a child care charity: the Barnardo's experience

Barnardo's, the UK's largest child care charity, has a long standing interest in, and commitment to evidence based practice (EBP) in social care. This article discusses some of the dilemmas, both ideological and practical, that challenge social care organisations trying to implement EBP, defends EBP on grounds of both morality and utility, and describes how Barnardo's has sought to translate theory into practice.