in preparation the 2003 revised research statement, putting OUR knowledge to work, with its emphasis on evidence-based practice, was also found to be highly relevant. Evidence-based practice involves consciously and consistently making professional-level decisions that are based on the strongest evidence from research and best practice about what would work best for our client. the research statement is recommended as a companion document to the competencies. the SLA research statement may be found at www.sla.org/reseachstatement/