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  • SOCW 6311 Week 9 Discussion: Reporting a Process Evaluation

    Discussion: Reporting a Process Evaluation   Just as in needs assessments, interviews and focus groups are common tools for obtaining information about the processes involved in the implementation of programs. Process evaluation should include specifics about purpose, questions which the evaluation will address, and methods that social workers will use to conduct evaluations. Review the…

  • SOCW 6311 Week 7 Assignment: Outlining a Logic Model

    A logic model is a tool that can be used in planning a program. Using a logic model, social workers can systematically analyze a proposed new program and how the various elements involved in a program relate to each other. At the program level, social workers consider the range of problems and needs that members…

  • SOCW 6311 Week 6 Assignment: Developing a Program Evaluation

    To ensure the success of a program evaluation, a social worker must generate a specific detailed plan. That plan should describe the goal of the evaluation, the information needed, and the methods and analysis to be used. In addition, the plan should identify and address the concerns of stakeholders. A social worker should present information…

  • SOCW 6311 Week 7 Discussion: Using a Logic Model to Focus Interventions and Achieve Desired Outcomes

    In social work practice and in program development, it is possible to make faulty assumptions about what clients need and what social work activities will lead to. Consider the following: A team of social workers meets to discuss their services to low-income young mothers. One social worker states that what the young mothers need most…

  • SOCW 6311 Week 8 Discussion: Planning a Needs Assessment

    Discussion: Planning a Needs Assessment Social workers often identify client problems that suggest the need for a new or more focused service. Rather than bemoaning the lack of resources, many social workers consider creating new services in the future. They might next imagine what an appropriate service or program would look like. This week, you…

  • SOCW 6311 Week 6 Discussion: Program Evaluation: Benefits and Concerns of Stakeholders

    Discussion: Program Evaluation: Benefits and Concerns of Stakeholders Dudley (2020) points out that social work practice is usually embedded in programs. While you looked at practice evaluation using single-subject design in Week 3, this week, you shift focus to program evaluation. Program evaluation serves many purposes, including accountability to funders and to the public. Often,…

  • SOCW 6311 Week 5 Assignment: Analyzing Focus Group Findings

    Imagine that two focus groups have been conducted in an Asian American and immigrant community in a large urban city. The rationale of conducting the qualitative study was because it has been noted that many Asian Americans and immigrants are reluctant to seek mental health services. To further understand this issue, service providers including social…

  • SOCW 6311 Week 5 Discussion: Qualitative Findings and Social Work Interventions

    Evidence-based social work practice calls for the use of research data to guide the development of social work interventions on the micro, mezzo and/or macro-levels. Kearney (2001) described ways qualitative research findings can inform practice. Qualitative findings can help social workers understand the clients’ experiences and “what it may feel like” (Kearney, 2001). Therefore, social…

  • SOCW 6311 Week 4 Assignment: Working With Data

    Assignment: Working With Data Statistical analysis software is a valuable tool that helps researchers perform the complex calculations. However, to use such a tool effectively, the study must be well designed. The social worker must understand all the relationships involved in the study. He or she must understand the study’s purpose and select the most…

  • SOCW-6311 Week 4 Discussion: Selection of a Statistical Analysis Approach

    Discussion: Selection of a Statistical Analysis Approach Though data analysis occurs after the study has completed a data collection stage, the researcher needs to have in mind what type of analysis will allow the researcher to obtain an answer to a research question. The researcher must understand the purpose of each method of analysis, the…