Integrating Implementation Science into Social Work Research: Exploration and Practice

社會工作研究中的實施科學：探索與實踐

Organizer: Dr. Qiuling An (Professor, East China Normal University)

安秋玲博士（華東師範大學教授）

Date, Time, & Location: Saturday, June 6, 2026 | 16:30 – 18:00 | HG02

[Abstract]

This special session aims to advance the application of implementation science in social work research. Implementation science provides systematic frameworks and methods to link evidence generation with real-world practice. By focusing on both evaluation and methodological reflection, this session demonstrates how implementation science can enhance the design, assessment, and scaling of social work interventions across diverse contexts.

The session features four presentations that are linked by a shared emphasis on systematically understanding how interventions are implemented and evaluated. The first two address implementation quality in different service contexts, the third applies implementation frameworks to digital literacy programs, and the fourth situates these applications within broader methodological and theoretical perspectives. Together, they illustrate a coherent approach to integrating frameworks, empirical evidence, and methodological reflection in social work research.

Opening this session on implementation science serves three purposes: (1) Urgent need for practical evidence: Social work interventions are increasingly complex, yet evidence often lacks systematic evaluation of implementation processes, limiting generalizability and policy relevance. (2) Bridging research and practice: Translating practice-based evidence into actionable, scalable knowledge is critical to improve outcomes in aging, digital inclusion, and community-based services. (3) Guiding methodological innovation: Implementation science offers structured frameworks to unify empirical evaluation, theoretical reflection, and interdisciplinary learning, supporting applicable social work research.

B2.1 Implementation Science: A Methodological Reflection on Knowledge Production in Social Work Practice

*Wei Lu¹

¹Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

B2.2 AI-Powered Insights into Digital Literacy for Older Adults: A CFIR Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators

*Zhan Yu¹

¹Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

B2.3 A Multidimensional Evaluation of Large-Scale Social Work Interventions Based on the RE-AIM Framework

*Wenjie Duan¹

¹East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

B2.4 Integrating Implementation Frameworks to Define and Measure Implementation Quality in Real-World Non-Pharmacological Dementia Interventions

*Yimin Wu¹, *Qiuling An¹

¹East China Normal University, Shanghai, China