Abstract
The social service community has accepted at least formally the dictates of science in evaluating its outcomes. Unfortunately even its most sophisticated research has routinely failed to conform with the rules of credible scientific research. As a result, the field's statements of its effectiveness are misleading and its policy advice is suspect. This paper develops these themes in reference to foster care and family preservation, focusing upon perhaps the best single evaluative study ever conducted in social work, the recent evaluation of family preservation services in Illinois.
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