Evaluating Social Work Services And Programs

Author : Robert W. Weinbach
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : UOM:39015059274665

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Evaluating Social Work Services and Programs by Robert W. Weinbach Pdf

Program Evaluation uses a practical, reader-friendly approach to de-mystify evaluation research, clarifying evaluation's relationship to social work practice and providing the knowledge necessary to conduct it. This book assumes some familiarity with traditional research methods and basic statistics or are currently studying them. It contains all necessary definitions and brief explanations of essential research terminology and concepts. However, it relates them directly to their usage in evaluation research, which is often quite diffent from the way they are used in traditional research. Well organized with excellent flow from chapter to chapter, Program Evaluation does not read like a research methods book, making it the most accessible book on evaluation research available.

Author : James R. Dudley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780190916671

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Social Work Evaluation by James R. Dudley Pdf

Social workers are increasingly faced with the demands of evaluating their own programs and practice to maintain accountability to funding agencies, secure funding, and remedy a number of social problems facing our society. One of the nine basic competencies required by the social work accreditation agency is to be able to conduct evaluations. Evaluation is a critical area of practice for demonstrating accountability to clients, communities, numerous other stakeholders, and funding and regulatory agencies. Social Work Evaluation, Third Edition, offers a straightforward guide to a broad range of social work evaluations at both the program and practice levels. Author James R. Dudley's seven-step approach to evaluation makes use of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods to provide oversight and address important issues at the planning, implementation, and outcome stages of a program or practice intervention. His unique focus on involving clients in the evaluation process ensures that social workers consistently improve their capacity to impact their clients' well-being and remain accountable to them and others they serve. Case examples from the extensive evaluation experience of the author and others illustrate a wide range of logic-based methods discussed throughout the text for real-world application. This comprehensive text effectively aims to enhance student and practitioner skill sets to meet these demands of a changing field.

Author : Richard M. Grinnell,Peter Gabor (Sociologist),Yvonne A. Unrau
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Human services
ISBN : 9780190227302

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Program Evaluation for Social Workers by Richard M. Grinnell,Peter Gabor (Sociologist),Yvonne A. Unrau Pdf

Revised editon of Program evaluation for social workers, 2012.

Author : Michael J. Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-21
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9780195158434

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Handbook of Program Evaluation for Social Work and Health Professionals by Michael J. Smith Pdf

By integrating both evaluation and research methods and assuming no previous knowledge of research, this book makes an excellent reference for professionals working in social work and health settings who are now being called upon to conduct or supervise program evaluation and may need a refresher on research methods.

Author : Stewart I. Donaldson,Michael Scriven
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135636326

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Evaluating Social Programs and Problems by Stewart I. Donaldson,Michael Scriven Pdf

This book presents visions of how to solve social problems in the 21st century and how programs SHOULD be evaluated, not how they will be evaluated.

Author : Bruce A. Thyer,Laura L. Myers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social service
ISBN : 0872931269

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A Social Worker's Guide to Evaluating Practice Outcomes by Bruce A. Thyer,Laura L. Myers Pdf

"Thyer and Myers have written an easy-to-read primer on the topic of empirically evaluating the outcomes of social work practice. This resource, for social work students--graduate and undergraduate-- and for social work practitioners, presents outcome studies using both group-research and single-case designs. Unlike other books dealing with the topic of evaluating practice which use theoretical cases, Thyer and Myers use real-life examples of evaluating social work practice, ranging from those fairly low on the scale of internal validity to those that are pretty rigorous. The book begins with a refresher on evaluation research, provides a balanced approach to both single-system and group-evaluation designs, and closes with a discussion of ethical issues, myths, misconceptions, and practical cinsiderations in evaluation"--Back cover.

Author : Richard M. Grinnell,Peter A. Gabor,Yvonne A. Unrau
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780190064761

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Program Evaluation for Social Workers by Richard M. Grinnell,Peter A. Gabor,Yvonne A. Unrau Pdf

Over the course of 20 years and eight editions, the goals of the book have remained the same: to prepare students to participate in evaluative activities within their organizations, become beginning critical producers and consumers of the professional evaluative literature, and reap the benefits of more advanced evaluation courses and texts. The authors aim to meet these objectives by presenting a unique approach that is realistic, practical, applied, and user friendly. Unlike other textbooks on the market, Program Evaluation for Social Workers presents both program-level evaluation and case-level evaluation methods; assuming that neither of these two distinct approaches alone adequately reflects the realities of the field, the book demonstrates how they can instead complement each other. This integration of approaches provides an accessible, adaptable, and realistic framework for students and beginning practitioners to more easily grasp and implement in the real world.

Author : Peter Gabor (Sociologist),Yvonne A. Unrau,Richard M. Grinnell
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015041764047

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Evaluation for Social Workers by Peter Gabor (Sociologist),Yvonne A. Unrau,Richard M. Grinnell Pdf

Author : Robert C. Jackson,Jean Morton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Community health services
ISBN : OCLC:252299734

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Evaluation of Social Work Services in Community Health and Medical Care Programs by Robert C. Jackson,Jean Morton Pdf

Author : Michael J. Smith, DSW
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780826197795

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Program Evaluation in Human Services by Michael J. Smith, DSW Pdf

"It is...a rare occurrence to read an introductory text written by an accomplished practitioner in which the essentials are identified and addressed and the temptations to pursue the subject in depth appropriately avoided....The resulting product is enlightening to the sophisticater as well as to the novice."--Harold Smith, Dean, Hunter College School of Social Work

Author : Brian Taylor,Toni Devine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000152166

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Assessing Needs and Planning Care in Social Work by Brian Taylor,Toni Devine Pdf

The assessment of needs and the process of planning care are central issues in modern social work practice. Skilled assessment of client needs and strengths is essential to effective planning and efficient provision of quality social work services including both counselling and personal care. The focus of this book is on the development of the skills required at each stage of the social work process: assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation. Throughout the book a balance is maintained between the focus on client involvement and the role of the social worker in an agency. The latter part of the book addresses practical issues in developing new approaches to assessment and care planning: primary workers, individual support and managing change. Social work practitioners, managers and trainers and students on qualifying and pre-qualifying training will find this an invaluable aid to the development of sound and yet creative practice.

Author : Allen Rubin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1108799094

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Pragmatic Program Evaluation for Social Work by Allen Rubin Pdf

Be prepared for your future role in a service-oriented agency. This textbook provides practical guidance on program evaluation while avoiding replicating other course material. Drawing on over 40 years of subject knowledge, Allen Rubin describes outcome designs that are feasible for service-oriented agencies and that match the degree of certainty needed by key users of outcome evaluations. The utility and easy calculation of within-group effect sizes are outlined, which enhance the value of evaluations that lack control groups. Instructions are also given on how to write and disseminate an evaluation report in a way maximizes its chances of being used. Conducting focus group interviews and capitalising on the value of non-probabilitysamples will become second nature after following the effective and pragmatic advice mapped out chapter-by-chapter.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Community health services
ISBN : UOM:39015016147210

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Evaluation of Social Work Services in Community Health and Medical Care Programs by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert C. Jackson,Jean Morton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Community health services
ISBN : UIUC:30112023355776

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Evaluation of Social Work Services in Community Health and Medical Care Programs, Based on the Proceedings of the 1973 Annual Institute for Public Health Social Workers by Robert C. Jackson,Jean Morton Pdf

Author : David Daniel Royse,Bruce A. Thyer
Publisher : Brooks Cole
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015042983570

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Program Evaluation by David Daniel Royse,Bruce A. Thyer Pdf

Well-known in the field, Royse and Thyer present and simplify all the essentials needed for a critical appreciation of evaluation issues and methodology. From this text, students will learn how to gather evidence and demonstrate that their interventions and programs are effective in improving clients' lives. This text is known for its student-friendly writing style and clear presentation of concepts, as well as its hands-on and applied focus.