Handbook of Program Evaluation for Social Work and Health Professionals

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  • Handbook of Program Evaluation for Social Work and Health Professionals Book Detail

  • Author : Michael J. Smith
  • Release Date : 2010-01-21
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Genre : Social Science
  • Pages : 399
  • ISBN 13 : 0199741603
  • File Size : 82,82 MB
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Handbook of Program Evaluation for Social Work and Health Professionals by Michael J. Smith PDF Summary

Book Description: Evaluation is crucial for determining the effectiveness of social programs and interventions. In this nuts and bolts handbook, social work and health care professionals are shown how evaluations should be done, taking the intimidation and guesswork out of this essential task. Current perspectives in social work and health practice, such as the strengths perspective, consumer empowerment, empowerment evaluation, and evidence-based practice, are linked to evaluation concepts throughout the book to emphasize their importance. This book makes evaluation come alive with comprehensive examples of each different type of evaluation, such as a strengths-based needs assessment in a local community, a needs assessment for Child Health Plus programs, comprehensive program descriptions of HIV services and community services for the aged, a model for goals and objectives in programs for people with mental illness, a monitoring study of private practice social work, and process evaluations of a Medicare advocacy program and a health advocacy program to explain advance directives. Equal emphasis is given to both quantitative and qualitative data analysis with real examples that make statistics and concepts in qualitative analysis un-intimidating. 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. With a pragmatic approach that includes survey design, data collection methods, sampling, analysis, and report writing, it is also an excellent text or classroom resource for students new to the field of program evaluation.

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Program Evaluation for Social Workers

Program Evaluation for Social Workers

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First published in 1994, this text is designed to be used by graduate-level social work students in courses on evaluation and program design. Over the course of