Evidence base as a criteria data set > holier than thou evidence-based pseudo religion, my own field is healthcare and toxicology so better to try a route in there
If myself or a colleague can ‘life map’ deeply traumatised people, tally frequency of traumas from interpersonal relationships ranging from trusted family members to single assaults etc, get them into a trauma therapy programme post detox, their rates of recidivism plummet. The 20-30% pool of clients who’d detoxed multiple times without life mapping and referral to trauma T shows you the direct antithesis - much much higher rates of recidivism and mortality from higher % fentanyl cutting
This evidence base set, where you take the time unearthing secrets people have been trapped by for decades, works or the job itself would become a bureaucracy - dignity, respect, listening attentively to identify themes, core beliefs and transference risks, plus clear communication
The Master and His Emissary turned up this week via a link to The Matter With Mind posted by HmGovt. Worth looking at the former due to the very different roles played by left/right hemispheres and how they affect the very definition of evidence (and by default its multifarious constructs)