Plenary III

Using Theory and Research to Improve Evidence-Based Practice

This plenary session examines how theory and research contribute to evidence-based practice.

• Gary Peterson, Florida State University, Introduction
• Nadya Fouad, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, The Role of Theory in Improving Evidence-Based Career Interventions
• Steve Brown, Loyola University Chicago, What We Know and Don’t Know from Existing Meta Analyses of Career Interventions
• Susan Whiston, Indiana University, Conducting General versus Population and Setting-Specific Meta Analyses
• Betsy Becker, Florida State University, Strategies for Improving the Design and Use of Meta Analyses in Evidence-Based Practice
• Scott Solberg, Boston University, Fostering Collaboration Among Theoreticians, Researchers, and Practitioners to Develop Evidence-Based Practice