1. Potential Evaluation Plans
Objective 1: Strengthen current, and develop new, relationships with nonprofit agencies seeking
technical assistance and/or consultation (local, regional, and global).
Comparison pretest/posttest design:
Does the school feel there are good relationships?
Do the nonprofits?
Based upon that data, we can evaluate current relationships for strength before creating any new
ones. Then later, we reevaluate to see if relationships have improved.
Objective 2: Support the current inter-professional and community collaboration occurring, and
identify new opportunities for inter-professional and community collaboration research and
projects (local, regional, and global).
A potential evaluation that could cover both objectives 1 and 2 would be the following:
Trend design evaluation: Say we do an intervention such as improve multiculturalism through
consultation at a nonprofit. This would include bilingual skills, cultural sensitivity/competency,
and the overall satisfaction of Hispanic/Latino clients. Over time, ask clients if they feel the
consultation helped.
Another potential evaluation to address both objectives 1 and 2 would be to do a need assessment
on the community to determine what issues should be focused on. Based upon this data, an
intervention would be designed with the collaboration of local nonprofits.
Objective 3: Act as a unique field placement site for at least 2 social work students and engage
the efforts of one graduate assistant.
Design a cohort study of MSW students, asking them on past field placements. Did they like
them or not? Then, when students become interns at the center, ask them again. Compare and
contrast the findings.
2. Objective 4: Using the center as a means of student recruitment into the MSW program.
To address this objective, create a study based upon the Interrupted time-series design. Pretest
potential students prior to the center publishing works online. Due to recruitment being affected
by many various factors, make sure to get a baseline. (The data from the MSW differentials
report could be incorporated.) Begin publishing the center works and then posttest at various
times to see if this is affecting levels of student recruitment.
