Social Work Research: Planning a Program Evaluation
Joan is a social worker who is currently enrolled in a social work PhD program. She is planning to conduct her dissertation research project with a large nonprofit child welfare organization where she has worked as a site coordinator for many years. She has already approached the agency director with her interest, and the leadership team of the agency stated that they would like to collaborate on the research project.
The child welfare organization at the center of the planned study has seven regional centers that operate fairly independently. The primary focus of work is on foster care; that is, recruiting and training foster parents and running a regular foster care program with an emphasis on family foster care. The agency has a residential program as well, but it will not participate in the study. Each of the regional centers services about 45–50 foster parents and approximately 100 foster children. On average, five to six new foster families are recruited at each center on a quarterly basis. This number has been consistent over the past 2 years.
Recently it was decided that a new training program for incoming foster parents would be used by the organization. The primary goals of this new training program include reducing foster placement disruptions, improving the quality of services delivered, and increasing child well-being through better trained and skilled foster families. Each of the regional centers will participate and implement the new training program. Three of the sites will start the program immediately, while the other four centers will not start until 12 months from now. The new training program consists of six separate 3-hour training sessions that are typically conducted in a biweekly format. It is a fairly proceduralized training program; that is, a very detailed set of manuals and training materials exists. All trainings will be conducted by the same two instructors. The current training program that it will replace differs considerably in its focus, but it also uses a 6-week, 3-hour format. It will be used by those sites not immediately participating until the new program is implemented.
Joan has done a thorough review of the foster care literature and has found that there has been no research on the training program to date, even though it is being used by a growing number of agencies. She also found that there are some standardized instruments that she could use for her study. In addition, she would need to create a set of Likert-type scales for the study. She will be able to use a group design because all seven regional centers are interested in participating and they are starting the training at different times.
(Plummer 66-67)
Plummer, Sara-Beth, Sara Makris, Sally Brocksen. Social Work Case Studies: Concentration Year. Laureate Publishing, 10/21/13. VitalBook file.
The citation provided is a guideline. Please check each citation for accuracy before use.
Content.
Guide to Helping With Paper· Description of the key program .docxshericehewat
Guide to Helping With Paper
· Description of the key program elements:
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/11/30/prisoner-reentry-programs-ensuring-safe-and-successful-return-community
Drake, E. B., & Lafrance, S. (2007). Findings on Best Practices of Community Re-Entry Programs ... Retrieved from http://www.eisenhowerfoundation.org/docs/Ex-Offender Best Practices.pdf
Mosteller, J. (2019). Why Reentry Programs are Important. Retrieved from https://www.charleskochinstitute.org/issue-areas/criminal-justice-policing-reform/reentry-programs/
· A description of the strategies that the program uses to produce change
Caprizzo, C. (2011, November 30). Prisoner Reentry Programs: Ensuring a Safe and Successful Return to the Community. Retrieved fromhttps://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/11/30/prisoner-reentry-programs-ensuring-safe-and-successful-return-community
INTEGRATED REENTRYand EMPLOYMENT. (2013). Retrieved from https://www.bja.gov/Publications/CSG-Reentry-and-Employment.pdf
· A description of the needs of the target population
· An explanation of why a process evaluation is important for the program
See attachment to answer this question (Workbook for Designing a Process Evaluation) also look at this link below
Berghuis, M. (2018, October). Reentry Programs for Adult Male Offender Recidivism and Reintegration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6139987/
· A plan for building relationships with the staff and management
STRONG PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS - Leading Teams. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.leadingteams.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Whitepaper-Strong-Professional-Relationships-Drive-High-Performance.pdf
See attachment can help you in answering this question (Workbook for Designing a Process Evaluation)
· Broad questions to be answered by the process evaluation
Rossman, S., Willison, J., Lindquist, C., Walters, J., & Lattimore, P. (2016, December). The author(s) shown below used Federal funding provided by ... Retrieved from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/250469.pdf
See attachment can help you in answering this question (Workbook for Designing a Process Evaluation)
· Specific questions to be answered by the process evaluation
· A plan for gathering and analyzing the information
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/213675.pdf
Make Sure All Bullets Are Answered
:
· A description of the key program elements
· A description of the strategies that the program uses to produce change
· A description of the needs of the target population
· An explanation of why a process evaluation is important for the program
· A plan for building relationships with the staff and management
· Broad questions to be answered by the process evaluation
· Specific questions to be answered by the process evaluation
· A plan for gathering and analyzing the information
Workbook
for
Designing
a Process
Evaluation
Produced for the ...
Workbook for Designing a Process Evaluation MoseStaton39
Workbook
for
Designing
a Process
Evaluation
Produced for the
Georgia Department of Human
Resources
Division of Public Health
By
Melanie J. Bliss, M.A.
James G. Emshoff, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Georgia State University
July 2002
Evaluation Expert Session
July 16, 2002 Page 1
What is process evaluation?
Process evaluation uses empirical data to assess the delivery of
programs. In contrast to outcome evaluation, which assess the
impact of the program, process evaluation verifies what the
program is and whether it is being implemented as designed. Thus,
process evaluation asks "what," and outcome evaluation asks, "so
what?"
When conducting a process evaluation, keep in mind these three
questions:
1. What is the program intended to be?
2. What is delivered, in reality?
3. Where are the gaps between program design and delivery?
This workbook will serve as a guide for designing your own process
evaluation for a program of your choosing. There are many steps involved
in the implementation of a process evaluation, and this workbook will
attempt to direct you through some of the main stages. It will be helpful to
think of a delivery service program that you can use as your example as
you complete these activities.
Why is process evaluation important?
1. To determine the extent to which the program is being
implemented according to plan
2. To assess and document the degree of fidelity and variability in
program implementation, expected or unexpected, planned or
unplanned
3. To compare multiple sites with respect to fidelity
4. To provide validity for the relationship between the intervention
and the outcomes
5. To provide information on what components of the intervention
are responsible for outcomes
6. To understand the relationship between program context (i.e.,
setting characteristics) and program processes (i.e., levels of
implementation).
7. To provide managers feedback on the quality of implementation
8. To refine delivery components
9. To provide program accountability to sponsors, the public, clients,
and funders
10. To improve the quality of the program, as the act of evaluating is
an intervention.
Evaluation Expert Session
July 16, 2002 Page 2
Stages of Process Evaluation Page Number
1. Form Collaborative Relationships 3
2. Determine Program Components 4
3. Develop Logic Model*
4. Determine Evaluation Questions 6
5. Determine Methodology 11
6. Consider a Management Information System 25
7. Implement Data Collection and Analysis 28
8. Write Report**
Also included in this workbook:
a. Logic Model Template 30
b. Pitfalls to avoid ...
Workbook for Designing a Process Evaluation .docxAASTHA76
Workbook
for
Designing
a Process
Evaluation
Produced for the
Georgia Department of Human
Resources
Division of Public Health
By
Melanie J. Bliss, M.A.
James G. Emshoff, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Georgia State University
July 2002
Evaluation Expert Session
July 16, 2002 Page 1
What is process evaluation?
Process evaluation uses empirical data to assess the delivery of
programs. In contrast to outcome evaluation, which assess the
impact of the program, process evaluation verifies what the
program is and whether it is being implemented as designed. Thus,
process evaluation asks "what," and outcome evaluation asks, "so
what?"
When conducting a process evaluation, keep in mind these three
questions:
1. What is the program intended to be?
2. What is delivered, in reality?
3. Where are the gaps between program design and delivery?
This workbook will serve as a guide for designing your own process
evaluation for a program of your choosing. There are many steps involved
in the implementation of a process evaluation, and this workbook will
attempt to direct you through some of the main stages. It will be helpful to
think of a delivery service program that you can use as your example as
you complete these activities.
Why is process evaluation important?
1. To determine the extent to which the program is being
implemented according to plan
2. To assess and document the degree of fidelity and variability in
program implementation, expected or unexpected, planned or
unplanned
3. To compare multiple sites with respect to fidelity
4. To provide validity for the relationship between the intervention
and the outcomes
5. To provide information on what components of the intervention
are responsible for outcomes
6. To understand the relationship between program context (i.e.,
setting characteristics) and program processes (i.e., levels of
implementation).
7. To provide managers feedback on the quality of implementation
8. To refine delivery components
9. To provide program accountability to sponsors, the public, clients,
and funders
10. To improve the quality of the program, as the act of evaluating is
an intervention.
Evaluation Expert Session
July 16, 2002 Page 2
Stages of Process Evaluation Page Number
1. Form Collaborative Relationships 3
2. Determine Program Components 4
3. Develop Logic Model*
4. Determine Evaluation Questions 6
5. Determine Methodology 11
6. Consider a Management Information System 25
7. Implement Data Collection and Analysis 28
8. Write Report**
Also included in this workbook:
a. Logic Model Template 30
b. Pitfalls to avoid .
Workbook for Designing a Process Evaluation MikeEly930
Workbook
for
Designing
a Process
Evaluation
Produced for the
Georgia Department of Human
Resources
Division of Public Health
By
Melanie J. Bliss, M.A.
James G. Emshoff, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Georgia State University
July 2002
Evaluation Expert Session
July 16, 2002 Page 1
What is process evaluation?
Process evaluation uses empirical data to assess the delivery of
programs. In contrast to outcome evaluation, which assess the
impact of the program, process evaluation verifies what the
program is and whether it is being implemented as designed. Thus,
process evaluation asks "what," and outcome evaluation asks, "so
what?"
When conducting a process evaluation, keep in mind these three
questions:
1. What is the program intended to be?
2. What is delivered, in reality?
3. Where are the gaps between program design and delivery?
This workbook will serve as a guide for designing your own process
evaluation for a program of your choosing. There are many steps involved
in the implementation of a process evaluation, and this workbook will
attempt to direct you through some of the main stages. It will be helpful to
think of a delivery service program that you can use as your example as
you complete these activities.
Why is process evaluation important?
1. To determine the extent to which the program is being
implemented according to plan
2. To assess and document the degree of fidelity and variability in
program implementation, expected or unexpected, planned or
unplanned
3. To compare multiple sites with respect to fidelity
4. To provide validity for the relationship between the intervention
and the outcomes
5. To provide information on what components of the intervention
are responsible for outcomes
6. To understand the relationship between program context (i.e.,
setting characteristics) and program processes (i.e., levels of
implementation).
7. To provide managers feedback on the quality of implementation
8. To refine delivery components
9. To provide program accountability to sponsors, the public, clients,
and funders
10. To improve the quality of the program, as the act of evaluating is
an intervention.
Evaluation Expert Session
July 16, 2002 Page 2
Stages of Process Evaluation Page Number
1. Form Collaborative Relationships 3
2. Determine Program Components 4
3. Develop Logic Model*
4. Determine Evaluation Questions 6
5. Determine Methodology 11
6. Consider a Management Information System 25
7. Implement Data Collection and Analysis 28
8. Write Report**
Also included in this workbook:
a. Logic Model Template 30
b. Pitfalls to avoid ...
Minnesota State University Moorhead MHA 625 Health PrTatianaMajor22
Minnesota State University Moorhead
MHA 625
Health Program Planning and Evaluation
Needs Assessment and Process Theory Activity– Worth 50 points
Purpose: The purpose of this activity is to determine a health problem supported by needs assessment data to determine an
appropriate program plan/project, as well as draft an appropriate Effect and Process Theory Diagram.
Assignment Details: In this assignment you will determine a health problem, look at how the need would be determined (discuss
needs assessment data/processes), discuss what data would be extracted to determine need, draft a summary of a program
plan/project and diagram a program theory/logic model of effect theory related to that program plan.
1. Background of organization – discuss the organization that is impacted by this problem.
2. Brief summary of problem – what is an existing problem within an organization (or that you found interesting in a literature
review/article)?
3. Discuss how the need was assessed. What determined that a problem existed? The purpose of the need assessment in
relation to program planning/evaluation is briefly summarized and supported by literature.
4. Discuss what data would need to be extracted to determine the need. State what data sources would be utilized/accessed in
during the needs assessment. The role of data in relation to program planning/evaluation is briefly summarized and supported
by literature.
5. Provide a brief summary of the potential program plan/project (what is the intended intervention)?
6. Draft a diagram of the Effect and Process Theory related to this program plan/project. Refer to page 193 – figure 7-4 for
elements/example of the diagram to include (your diagram would relate to your proposed plan/project). Make sure you include
organizational plan inputs and service utilization plan inputs as well as intervention theory.
7. Utilize at least 3 scholarly references when completing this activity.
8. Utilize APA format when completing this activity – paper should have title page and reference page and follow APA format.
9. The paper should be approximately 2-4 pages without title and reference pages.
10. Submit to the assignment dropbox per the calendar due dates.
11. Utilize this information in your final narrated Health Program Project PowerPoint
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) that apply to this assignment:
• CLO 1: Identify methods to assess the needs of the community to improve the health of a population
http://www.mnstate.edu/
• CLO 2: Analyze models of program development in order to identify the essential elements of effective program evaluation
• CLO 7: Critique assessment and evaluation data
Program Domains and Competencies that apply to this assignment:
Domain #1: Leadership – the ability to inspire individual and organizational excellent, create and attain a shared vision and
successfully manage change to attain the organization’s strategic ends and successful perf ...
Guide to Helping With Paper· Description of the key program .docxshericehewat
Guide to Helping With Paper
· Description of the key program elements:
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/11/30/prisoner-reentry-programs-ensuring-safe-and-successful-return-community
Drake, E. B., & Lafrance, S. (2007). Findings on Best Practices of Community Re-Entry Programs ... Retrieved from http://www.eisenhowerfoundation.org/docs/Ex-Offender Best Practices.pdf
Mosteller, J. (2019). Why Reentry Programs are Important. Retrieved from https://www.charleskochinstitute.org/issue-areas/criminal-justice-policing-reform/reentry-programs/
· A description of the strategies that the program uses to produce change
Caprizzo, C. (2011, November 30). Prisoner Reentry Programs: Ensuring a Safe and Successful Return to the Community. Retrieved fromhttps://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/11/30/prisoner-reentry-programs-ensuring-safe-and-successful-return-community
INTEGRATED REENTRYand EMPLOYMENT. (2013). Retrieved from https://www.bja.gov/Publications/CSG-Reentry-and-Employment.pdf
· A description of the needs of the target population
· An explanation of why a process evaluation is important for the program
See attachment to answer this question (Workbook for Designing a Process Evaluation) also look at this link below
Berghuis, M. (2018, October). Reentry Programs for Adult Male Offender Recidivism and Reintegration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6139987/
· A plan for building relationships with the staff and management
STRONG PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS - Leading Teams. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.leadingteams.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Whitepaper-Strong-Professional-Relationships-Drive-High-Performance.pdf
See attachment can help you in answering this question (Workbook for Designing a Process Evaluation)
· Broad questions to be answered by the process evaluation
Rossman, S., Willison, J., Lindquist, C., Walters, J., & Lattimore, P. (2016, December). The author(s) shown below used Federal funding provided by ... Retrieved from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/250469.pdf
See attachment can help you in answering this question (Workbook for Designing a Process Evaluation)
· Specific questions to be answered by the process evaluation
· A plan for gathering and analyzing the information
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/213675.pdf
Make Sure All Bullets Are Answered
:
· A description of the key program elements
· A description of the strategies that the program uses to produce change
· A description of the needs of the target population
· An explanation of why a process evaluation is important for the program
· A plan for building relationships with the staff and management
· Broad questions to be answered by the process evaluation
· Specific questions to be answered by the process evaluation
· A plan for gathering and analyzing the information
Workbook
for
Designing
a Process
Evaluation
Produced for the ...
Workbook for Designing a Process Evaluation MoseStaton39
Workbook
for
Designing
a Process
Evaluation
Produced for the
Georgia Department of Human
Resources
Division of Public Health
By
Melanie J. Bliss, M.A.
James G. Emshoff, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Georgia State University
July 2002
Evaluation Expert Session
July 16, 2002 Page 1
What is process evaluation?
Process evaluation uses empirical data to assess the delivery of
programs. In contrast to outcome evaluation, which assess the
impact of the program, process evaluation verifies what the
program is and whether it is being implemented as designed. Thus,
process evaluation asks "what," and outcome evaluation asks, "so
what?"
When conducting a process evaluation, keep in mind these three
questions:
1. What is the program intended to be?
2. What is delivered, in reality?
3. Where are the gaps between program design and delivery?
This workbook will serve as a guide for designing your own process
evaluation for a program of your choosing. There are many steps involved
in the implementation of a process evaluation, and this workbook will
attempt to direct you through some of the main stages. It will be helpful to
think of a delivery service program that you can use as your example as
you complete these activities.
Why is process evaluation important?
1. To determine the extent to which the program is being
implemented according to plan
2. To assess and document the degree of fidelity and variability in
program implementation, expected or unexpected, planned or
unplanned
3. To compare multiple sites with respect to fidelity
4. To provide validity for the relationship between the intervention
and the outcomes
5. To provide information on what components of the intervention
are responsible for outcomes
6. To understand the relationship between program context (i.e.,
setting characteristics) and program processes (i.e., levels of
implementation).
7. To provide managers feedback on the quality of implementation
8. To refine delivery components
9. To provide program accountability to sponsors, the public, clients,
and funders
10. To improve the quality of the program, as the act of evaluating is
an intervention.
Evaluation Expert Session
July 16, 2002 Page 2
Stages of Process Evaluation Page Number
1. Form Collaborative Relationships 3
2. Determine Program Components 4
3. Develop Logic Model*
4. Determine Evaluation Questions 6
5. Determine Methodology 11
6. Consider a Management Information System 25
7. Implement Data Collection and Analysis 28
8. Write Report**
Also included in this workbook:
a. Logic Model Template 30
b. Pitfalls to avoid ...
Workbook for Designing a Process Evaluation .docxAASTHA76
Workbook
for
Designing
a Process
Evaluation
Produced for the
Georgia Department of Human
Resources
Division of Public Health
By
Melanie J. Bliss, M.A.
James G. Emshoff, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Georgia State University
July 2002
Evaluation Expert Session
July 16, 2002 Page 1
What is process evaluation?
Process evaluation uses empirical data to assess the delivery of
programs. In contrast to outcome evaluation, which assess the
impact of the program, process evaluation verifies what the
program is and whether it is being implemented as designed. Thus,
process evaluation asks "what," and outcome evaluation asks, "so
what?"
When conducting a process evaluation, keep in mind these three
questions:
1. What is the program intended to be?
2. What is delivered, in reality?
3. Where are the gaps between program design and delivery?
This workbook will serve as a guide for designing your own process
evaluation for a program of your choosing. There are many steps involved
in the implementation of a process evaluation, and this workbook will
attempt to direct you through some of the main stages. It will be helpful to
think of a delivery service program that you can use as your example as
you complete these activities.
Why is process evaluation important?
1. To determine the extent to which the program is being
implemented according to plan
2. To assess and document the degree of fidelity and variability in
program implementation, expected or unexpected, planned or
unplanned
3. To compare multiple sites with respect to fidelity
4. To provide validity for the relationship between the intervention
and the outcomes
5. To provide information on what components of the intervention
are responsible for outcomes
6. To understand the relationship between program context (i.e.,
setting characteristics) and program processes (i.e., levels of
implementation).
7. To provide managers feedback on the quality of implementation
8. To refine delivery components
9. To provide program accountability to sponsors, the public, clients,
and funders
10. To improve the quality of the program, as the act of evaluating is
an intervention.
Evaluation Expert Session
July 16, 2002 Page 2
Stages of Process Evaluation Page Number
1. Form Collaborative Relationships 3
2. Determine Program Components 4
3. Develop Logic Model*
4. Determine Evaluation Questions 6
5. Determine Methodology 11
6. Consider a Management Information System 25
7. Implement Data Collection and Analysis 28
8. Write Report**
Also included in this workbook:
a. Logic Model Template 30
b. Pitfalls to avoid .
Workbook for Designing a Process Evaluation MikeEly930
Workbook
for
Designing
a Process
Evaluation
Produced for the
Georgia Department of Human
Resources
Division of Public Health
By
Melanie J. Bliss, M.A.
James G. Emshoff, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Georgia State University
July 2002
Evaluation Expert Session
July 16, 2002 Page 1
What is process evaluation?
Process evaluation uses empirical data to assess the delivery of
programs. In contrast to outcome evaluation, which assess the
impact of the program, process evaluation verifies what the
program is and whether it is being implemented as designed. Thus,
process evaluation asks "what," and outcome evaluation asks, "so
what?"
When conducting a process evaluation, keep in mind these three
questions:
1. What is the program intended to be?
2. What is delivered, in reality?
3. Where are the gaps between program design and delivery?
This workbook will serve as a guide for designing your own process
evaluation for a program of your choosing. There are many steps involved
in the implementation of a process evaluation, and this workbook will
attempt to direct you through some of the main stages. It will be helpful to
think of a delivery service program that you can use as your example as
you complete these activities.
Why is process evaluation important?
1. To determine the extent to which the program is being
implemented according to plan
2. To assess and document the degree of fidelity and variability in
program implementation, expected or unexpected, planned or
unplanned
3. To compare multiple sites with respect to fidelity
4. To provide validity for the relationship between the intervention
and the outcomes
5. To provide information on what components of the intervention
are responsible for outcomes
6. To understand the relationship between program context (i.e.,
setting characteristics) and program processes (i.e., levels of
implementation).
7. To provide managers feedback on the quality of implementation
8. To refine delivery components
9. To provide program accountability to sponsors, the public, clients,
and funders
10. To improve the quality of the program, as the act of evaluating is
an intervention.
Evaluation Expert Session
July 16, 2002 Page 2
Stages of Process Evaluation Page Number
1. Form Collaborative Relationships 3
2. Determine Program Components 4
3. Develop Logic Model*
4. Determine Evaluation Questions 6
5. Determine Methodology 11
6. Consider a Management Information System 25
7. Implement Data Collection and Analysis 28
8. Write Report**
Also included in this workbook:
a. Logic Model Template 30
b. Pitfalls to avoid ...
Minnesota State University Moorhead MHA 625 Health PrTatianaMajor22
Minnesota State University Moorhead
MHA 625
Health Program Planning and Evaluation
Needs Assessment and Process Theory Activity– Worth 50 points
Purpose: The purpose of this activity is to determine a health problem supported by needs assessment data to determine an
appropriate program plan/project, as well as draft an appropriate Effect and Process Theory Diagram.
Assignment Details: In this assignment you will determine a health problem, look at how the need would be determined (discuss
needs assessment data/processes), discuss what data would be extracted to determine need, draft a summary of a program
plan/project and diagram a program theory/logic model of effect theory related to that program plan.
1. Background of organization – discuss the organization that is impacted by this problem.
2. Brief summary of problem – what is an existing problem within an organization (or that you found interesting in a literature
review/article)?
3. Discuss how the need was assessed. What determined that a problem existed? The purpose of the need assessment in
relation to program planning/evaluation is briefly summarized and supported by literature.
4. Discuss what data would need to be extracted to determine the need. State what data sources would be utilized/accessed in
during the needs assessment. The role of data in relation to program planning/evaluation is briefly summarized and supported
by literature.
5. Provide a brief summary of the potential program plan/project (what is the intended intervention)?
6. Draft a diagram of the Effect and Process Theory related to this program plan/project. Refer to page 193 – figure 7-4 for
elements/example of the diagram to include (your diagram would relate to your proposed plan/project). Make sure you include
organizational plan inputs and service utilization plan inputs as well as intervention theory.
7. Utilize at least 3 scholarly references when completing this activity.
8. Utilize APA format when completing this activity – paper should have title page and reference page and follow APA format.
9. The paper should be approximately 2-4 pages without title and reference pages.
10. Submit to the assignment dropbox per the calendar due dates.
11. Utilize this information in your final narrated Health Program Project PowerPoint
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) that apply to this assignment:
• CLO 1: Identify methods to assess the needs of the community to improve the health of a population
http://www.mnstate.edu/
• CLO 2: Analyze models of program development in order to identify the essential elements of effective program evaluation
• CLO 7: Critique assessment and evaluation data
Program Domains and Competencies that apply to this assignment:
Domain #1: Leadership – the ability to inspire individual and organizational excellent, create and attain a shared vision and
successfully manage change to attain the organization’s strategic ends and successful perf ...
Project Management Strategies for the Environmental LeaderMieko Ozeki
Do you feel like you have a million projects going on at your organization? Are you having a difficult time keeping track of and managing these projects? This webinar will discuss best practices for developing project management systems that optimize communication and effectively achieve short and long term project goals. The purpose of the presentation is to provide environmental leaders with a tool box of technical solutions to help organize the multitude of projects while preventing burn out and maintaining sanity.
Mieko Ozeki is the Sustainability Projects Coordinator at the University of Vermont and is a Senior Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program.
Assignment 2 Designing a Training ProgramDue Week 8 and worth 3.docxsherni1
Assignment 2: Designing a Training Program
Due Week 8 and worth 300 points
Create a written proposal in which you detail the complete design of an employee training program.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1. Design a two (2) day training program for a group of twenty (20) employees.
2. Identify two to three (2-3) training needs though a Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and justify an
approach for this training.
3. Develop the training objective for this program based on an analysis of the business.
4. Determine the training cost for the training program you are proposing. Include a detailed
breakdown of time allotted for each piece, the subsequent cost analysis, and the total cost for the
project as a whole.
5. Select key training method (s) to deliver the program to employees, such as an e-Learning
module or a one-day face-to-face training program.
6. Create an agenda of activities for the training program.
7. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other
Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all
sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Identify when to conduct a Training Needs Analysis (TNA).
Analyze the various approaches to performing a Training Needs Analysis.
Develop strategies for training design.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in training and development.
Write clearly and concisely about training and development using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and
You are part of a behavior consulting team providing consultation to local service agencies in your area.
Choose one of the following scenarios and write a comprehensive plan for program design and evaluation You are being asked to apply what you have learned about how Evidence-Based Program Planning applies to organization-wide behavior interventions.
· Just Like Home nursing home wants to assess the possible need for a new behavior management program to prevent Alzheimer’s patients from wandering unsupervised and endangering themselves.
· VHab vocational training program for developmentally disabled adults wants to assess the possible need for a new program to train clients as potential volunteers for various community services.
· Stars ABA program, providing clinic-based ABA interventions for children with autism, wants to assess ...
Chapter 1 Evaluation and Social Work Making the ConnectionP.docxzebadiahsummers
Chapter 1 Evaluation and Social Work: Making the Connection
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Let’s begin by considering three important questions: 1. Is evaluation an important area of social work? 2. Is the evaluator role an important one for social workers? 3. How can evaluations help improve or enhance social work interventions? These questions may be your questions as you begin to read this book. They are questions that many social work students and practitioners have pondered. This book is about evaluation so the responses to the first two questions, in brief, will be no surprise to you. Yes, evaluation is an important area of social work. Further, the evaluator role is an important role for every social worker to prepare to assume. Some social workers will be evaluators of programs, and virtually every social worker will be an evaluator of their own practice. It’s like asking whether social workers need to know whether they are doing a good job, or asking them if they know whether their interventions are effective in helping their clients. The third question, asking how evaluation can help improve social work interventions, is the focus of this text.
The underlying theme driving the book is that evaluation is a vital element of any social work approach and is critical for ensuring that social work actually does work! A reassuring theme is that evaluation is a practice area that BSW and MSW students and practitioners alike can learn. Social workers and students wanting to maximize their impact in their jobs will find that the perspective, knowledge, ethics, and skills of evaluations covered in this book are a central component of practice and ensure that you will have a much greater impact on your clients’ well-being. This book provides the needed preparation for evaluation in both a comprehensive and a readable format. The primary emphasis is on the various kinds of small and mid-range formative evaluations that are often implemented at the local agency level; less emphasis is placed on the large, com-plex national and regional studies that may draw the most coverage under the title evaluation. These smaller formative evaluations are also the critical ones that social work students and graduates either are assigned or should consider taking on in their field placements and employment agencies. Such
Page 5
evaluations often are instrumental in determining whether the programs in which you are working will continue and possibly expand. Example of a Small, Formative Evaluation An agency that provides an anger management program to perpetrators of domestic violence offers a series of ten psychoeducational group sessions to help them manage their anger. The agency also conducts an evaluation of this program that is integral to it. An anger management scale is used to measure changes that occur in the participants’ anger after they have completed all ten sessions of a group program. Throughout the series, the specific items of the anger management scale (e.g., be.
This guide has been produced for Our Place areas who are implementing their Operational Plans, to support you to explore the reasons and uses for evaluation, and why it might help to add value to your work. It explores the principles that underpin robust (but realistic) evaluation, presenting guidelines that you can use to inform the development of your own evaluation plan.
SOCW 6311 WK 7 responses Respond to at least two colleagues .docxsamuel699872
SOCW 6311 WK 7 responses
Respond to at least two colleagues each one has to be answered separately name first then response and references after each
Respond
to at least two colleagues
by doing all of the following
:
Offer critiques of their logic model as if you were a member of their work groups.
Identify strengths of the logic models.
Identify potential weaknesses in the assumptions or areas that may require additional information or clarification.
Offer substantial information to assist your colleagues’ efforts such as:
Information to support their understanding of the problems and needs in this population
Suggestions related to intervention activities, and potential outcomes
Instructor wants laid out like this:
Offer critiques of their logic model as if you were a member of their work groups.
Your response
Identify strengths of the logic models.
Your response
Identify potential weaknesses in the assumptions or areas that may require additional information or clarification.
Your response
Offer substantial information to assist your colleagues’ efforts such as:
Information to support their understanding of the problems and needs in this population
Your response
Suggestions related to intervention activities, and potential outcomes
Your response
References
Your response
PEER 1
Cedric Brown
RE: Discussion - Week 7
Top of Form
Post a logic model and theory of change for a practitioner-level intervention.
Children/Students with substance abuse issues
Input steps
Identify substance abuse with teen that caused the child to get kicked out of school.
Provide family and caregivers appropriate materials that is needed for dealing with someone who has substance abuse issues.
Program activities
Provides substance abuse classes for the child as well as classes for the parents to know how to cope with them.
Output steps
Have all parties involved attend all of the required meetings that are provided by the program.
Initial outcomes
Both the parents and the client will be knowledgeable about the dangers and how to deal with the individual who suffers from substance abuse.
Intermediate outcomes
Parents are knowledgeable about behaviors and tendencies of the client.
The client who suffers from substance abuse will know the effects of drug use.
The client will abstain from drug use.
Long-term outcomes
Client will not participate in any illegal drug use.
Client will have a healthy and high quality of life (Randolph, 2010).
Describe the types of problems, the client needs, and the underlying causes of problems and unmet needs.
The problem that the teen faces is that they have been kicked out of school for drug use. The client’s needs are that they feel like they are not important and found a crowd that they felt like they belonged to and started to use drugs. Some of the unmet needs that they h.
SOCW 6446 Social Work Practice With Children and Adolescents .docxsamuel699872
SOCW 6446: Social Work Practice With Children and Adolescents
Treatment Plan TemplatePART A
Instructions: Use this template to create a treatment plan. Provide your response to each area in the box below:
I. Identify a list of problems reported to you by the client and/or caregiver(s).
II. As you are able, identify a provisional primary psychiatric diagnosis you believe may be present and may need to be addressed. (Note: Refer to the DSM-5 for diagnostic criteria for specific problems listed.)
III. Identify the level of care needed to address the presenting problem(s). This could include:
a. Inpatient
b. Residential treatment
c. Partial hospitalization
d. Intensive outpatient counseling
e. Outpatient counseling
IV. Identified strengths: When identifying goals, include strengths that will help client achieve long-term goal(s) (e.g., supportive family). Client should help identify strengths. Initially, it may be difficult to help client identify more than one or two strengths, but as the course of treatment continues, more should become evident.
V. Identified problems/deficits: Includes factors in client’s life that may impede successful recovery.
VI. Explain one treatment intervention you might use in the case you selected and justify the use of the intervention. Next select a treatment modality— individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling, or a combination of these. Support your recommended intervention and modality with evidence from scholarly resources.
(Note: Consider researching evidence-based treatments or treatment outcomes that you can use to help guide your recommendations for treatment.)
VII. Identify and describe how you will tailor the treatment to the client’s unique individual and cultural background.
VIII. Explain how you would involve the parents/guardians in the treatment plan and why their involvement might be important.
PART B:
Based on the answers provided above, create a treatment plan by describing the counseling goals in the most measurable way possible (e.g., how will you and the client be able to recognize that the problem has been reduced or the goal has been partially or completely met?). Complete row 3 in the template below. Identify 1-3 long-term goals and the associated short-term goals, objectives, strategies, and expected outcomes.
Long-Term Goal(s):
Short-Term Goals
Objectives
Strategies
Expected Outcome
(With Time Frame)
Stated as broad desirable outcome that will be broken down into short-term goals and objectives; usually, one long-term goal will be adequate for first year.
Series of time-limited goals that will lead to achievement of long-term goal
Statements of what client will do to achieve short-term goal. Stated in measurable, behavioral terms
How objective will be carried out or accomplished
Objective, measurable desirable outcome with timeframe
Example:
Goal 1: `.
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You are part of a behavior consulting team providing consultation to local service agencies in your area.
Choose one of the following scenarios and write a comprehensive plan for program design and evaluation You are being asked to apply what you have learned about how Evidence-Based Program Planning applies to organization-wide behavior interventions.
· Just Like Home nursing home wants to assess the possible need for a new behavior management program to prevent Alzheimer’s patients from wandering unsupervised and endangering themselves.
· VHab vocational training program for developmentally disabled adults wants to assess the possible need for a new program to train clients as potential volunteers for various community services.
· Stars ABA program, providing clinic-based ABA interventions for children with autism, wants to assess ...
Chapter 1 Evaluation and Social Work Making the ConnectionP.docxzebadiahsummers
Chapter 1 Evaluation and Social Work: Making the Connection
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Let’s begin by considering three important questions: 1. Is evaluation an important area of social work? 2. Is the evaluator role an important one for social workers? 3. How can evaluations help improve or enhance social work interventions? These questions may be your questions as you begin to read this book. They are questions that many social work students and practitioners have pondered. This book is about evaluation so the responses to the first two questions, in brief, will be no surprise to you. Yes, evaluation is an important area of social work. Further, the evaluator role is an important role for every social worker to prepare to assume. Some social workers will be evaluators of programs, and virtually every social worker will be an evaluator of their own practice. It’s like asking whether social workers need to know whether they are doing a good job, or asking them if they know whether their interventions are effective in helping their clients. The third question, asking how evaluation can help improve social work interventions, is the focus of this text.
The underlying theme driving the book is that evaluation is a vital element of any social work approach and is critical for ensuring that social work actually does work! A reassuring theme is that evaluation is a practice area that BSW and MSW students and practitioners alike can learn. Social workers and students wanting to maximize their impact in their jobs will find that the perspective, knowledge, ethics, and skills of evaluations covered in this book are a central component of practice and ensure that you will have a much greater impact on your clients’ well-being. This book provides the needed preparation for evaluation in both a comprehensive and a readable format. The primary emphasis is on the various kinds of small and mid-range formative evaluations that are often implemented at the local agency level; less emphasis is placed on the large, com-plex national and regional studies that may draw the most coverage under the title evaluation. These smaller formative evaluations are also the critical ones that social work students and graduates either are assigned or should consider taking on in their field placements and employment agencies. Such
Page 5
evaluations often are instrumental in determining whether the programs in which you are working will continue and possibly expand. Example of a Small, Formative Evaluation An agency that provides an anger management program to perpetrators of domestic violence offers a series of ten psychoeducational group sessions to help them manage their anger. The agency also conducts an evaluation of this program that is integral to it. An anger management scale is used to measure changes that occur in the participants’ anger after they have completed all ten sessions of a group program. Throughout the series, the specific items of the anger management scale (e.g., be.
This guide has been produced for Our Place areas who are implementing their Operational Plans, to support you to explore the reasons and uses for evaluation, and why it might help to add value to your work. It explores the principles that underpin robust (but realistic) evaluation, presenting guidelines that you can use to inform the development of your own evaluation plan.
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SOCW 6311 WK 7 responses
Respond to at least two colleagues each one has to be answered separately name first then response and references after each
Respond
to at least two colleagues
by doing all of the following
:
Offer critiques of their logic model as if you were a member of their work groups.
Identify strengths of the logic models.
Identify potential weaknesses in the assumptions or areas that may require additional information or clarification.
Offer substantial information to assist your colleagues’ efforts such as:
Information to support their understanding of the problems and needs in this population
Suggestions related to intervention activities, and potential outcomes
Instructor wants laid out like this:
Offer critiques of their logic model as if you were a member of their work groups.
Your response
Identify strengths of the logic models.
Your response
Identify potential weaknesses in the assumptions or areas that may require additional information or clarification.
Your response
Offer substantial information to assist your colleagues’ efforts such as:
Information to support their understanding of the problems and needs in this population
Your response
Suggestions related to intervention activities, and potential outcomes
Your response
References
Your response
PEER 1
Cedric Brown
RE: Discussion - Week 7
Top of Form
Post a logic model and theory of change for a practitioner-level intervention.
Children/Students with substance abuse issues
Input steps
Identify substance abuse with teen that caused the child to get kicked out of school.
Provide family and caregivers appropriate materials that is needed for dealing with someone who has substance abuse issues.
Program activities
Provides substance abuse classes for the child as well as classes for the parents to know how to cope with them.
Output steps
Have all parties involved attend all of the required meetings that are provided by the program.
Initial outcomes
Both the parents and the client will be knowledgeable about the dangers and how to deal with the individual who suffers from substance abuse.
Intermediate outcomes
Parents are knowledgeable about behaviors and tendencies of the client.
The client who suffers from substance abuse will know the effects of drug use.
The client will abstain from drug use.
Long-term outcomes
Client will not participate in any illegal drug use.
Client will have a healthy and high quality of life (Randolph, 2010).
Describe the types of problems, the client needs, and the underlying causes of problems and unmet needs.
The problem that the teen faces is that they have been kicked out of school for drug use. The client’s needs are that they feel like they are not important and found a crowd that they felt like they belonged to and started to use drugs. Some of the unmet needs that they h.
SOCW 6446 Social Work Practice With Children and Adolescents .docxsamuel699872
SOCW 6446: Social Work Practice With Children and Adolescents
Treatment Plan TemplatePART A
Instructions: Use this template to create a treatment plan. Provide your response to each area in the box below:
I. Identify a list of problems reported to you by the client and/or caregiver(s).
II. As you are able, identify a provisional primary psychiatric diagnosis you believe may be present and may need to be addressed. (Note: Refer to the DSM-5 for diagnostic criteria for specific problems listed.)
III. Identify the level of care needed to address the presenting problem(s). This could include:
a. Inpatient
b. Residential treatment
c. Partial hospitalization
d. Intensive outpatient counseling
e. Outpatient counseling
IV. Identified strengths: When identifying goals, include strengths that will help client achieve long-term goal(s) (e.g., supportive family). Client should help identify strengths. Initially, it may be difficult to help client identify more than one or two strengths, but as the course of treatment continues, more should become evident.
V. Identified problems/deficits: Includes factors in client’s life that may impede successful recovery.
VI. Explain one treatment intervention you might use in the case you selected and justify the use of the intervention. Next select a treatment modality— individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling, or a combination of these. Support your recommended intervention and modality with evidence from scholarly resources.
(Note: Consider researching evidence-based treatments or treatment outcomes that you can use to help guide your recommendations for treatment.)
VII. Identify and describe how you will tailor the treatment to the client’s unique individual and cultural background.
VIII. Explain how you would involve the parents/guardians in the treatment plan and why their involvement might be important.
PART B:
Based on the answers provided above, create a treatment plan by describing the counseling goals in the most measurable way possible (e.g., how will you and the client be able to recognize that the problem has been reduced or the goal has been partially or completely met?). Complete row 3 in the template below. Identify 1-3 long-term goals and the associated short-term goals, objectives, strategies, and expected outcomes.
Long-Term Goal(s):
Short-Term Goals
Objectives
Strategies
Expected Outcome
(With Time Frame)
Stated as broad desirable outcome that will be broken down into short-term goals and objectives; usually, one long-term goal will be adequate for first year.
Series of time-limited goals that will lead to achievement of long-term goal
Statements of what client will do to achieve short-term goal. Stated in measurable, behavioral terms
How objective will be carried out or accomplished
Objective, measurable desirable outcome with timeframe
Example:
Goal 1: `.
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Defending Your Policy Proposal
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Submit a slide show presentation summary of the policy proposal you created from last week's Discussion. Be sure to incorporate feedback from your colleagues. Make sure that your summary presentation provides a solid rationale for the passage of your policy, using reputable sources from experts in the field. This should be a simulation of a summary presentation you would make to "real-world" policy leaders, so make sure you are succinct and informative. You can include any visual aids that you think help your presentation.
Bullet points used on slide show and attach a transcript so I can do a voice over everything cited intext and full references
The slideshow can only take 4–5 minutes and no more than 6 minutes.
Make sure that your assertions are supported by appropriate research and reputable resources.
Last weeks discussion and responses
Problem
Iris a 78-year-old divorced lady who lives alone and relies on a pension from the pace she used to work as an elementary teacher and the social security retirement benefits. Two years ago her husband divorced her for a younger woman and Iris was not blessed with any child. Iris is forgetful, old, and in need of someone to talk to despite claiming to be independent. Iris is also going through depression because of being divorced by her husband abruptly in the last two years and also because she misses her independence because she now needs to stay in a facility that can provide care for her as it gets harder for her to take care of herself. This paper will look into a policy that can help Iris control and take care of herself.
Solution
One of the ways of helping Iris is to provide a way in which she can have company. A policy that will provide or extend the civic engagement of adults will go a long way into helping Iris to extend her stay at the facility she was sent to. This policy should help improve her wellbeing because she feels loneliness because Iris is still dealing with the divorce, she went through which happened abruptly without warning. Policymakers should ensure this is considered so as to give her and other older people at the center time to heal and focus on their health rather than missing home (Zarbo, et al, 2017). The policy should also focus on restructuring health care systems so that those who receive low pensions and retirement benefits can get something that will help them receive proper medical aid. The medical care system should search for ways to increase financial incentives especially for those from low-income families so that they can be able to access medical aid that encompasses a variety of medications. For instance, Iris cannot use the money she gets as a pension to pay for all her medical bills as well as the bills waiting for her at home because she obviously left a house when s.
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SOCW 6311 wk 6 Discussion: Program Evaluation: Benefits and Concerns of Stakeholders
All questions in bold then answers 300 to 500 words without questions
Dudley (2014) 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, funding sources such as government agencies or private foundations requires periodic program evaluations. These evaluations can help provide answers to many different questions, and can contribute to improvement of services. There are a variety of program evaluation models that are appropriate for addressing different questions as well as facilitating the collection and analysis of many different types of data.
To prepare for this Discussion, identify a program within an agency with which you are familiar, which could benefit from process evaluation and outcome evaluation. You do not need to identify the agency in your post. Also, review the different evaluation models highlighted in this week’s resources (
needs assessment, program monitoring, client satisfaction study, outcome evaluation, or cost benefit study).
Post
a brief summary of the program that you selected. I live in Tacoma Washington I work for CHI Hospice and intern at Sound options elderly care This is social work
Recommend a program evaluation model that would answer a question relevant to the program.
Explain the potential benefits of the program evaluation that you proposed (both process and outcome).
Identify 2–3 concerns that stakeholders might have about your proposed evaluation and how you would address those concerns.
Then explain 2–3 concerns that stakeholders may have about your proposed program evaluation and how you would address those concerns.
Resources
Dudley, J. R. (2014). Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do. (2nd ed.) Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books.
Chapter 1, “Evaluation and Social Work: Making the Connection” (pp. 1–26)
Chapter 4, “Common Types of Evaluations” (pp. 71-89)
Chapter 5, “Focusing an Evaluation” (pp. 90-105)
.
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SOCW 6311 wk 8 peer responses
Respond to at least two colleagues by doing all of the following:
Name first and references after every person
Indicate strengths of their needs assessment plan that will enable the needs assessments to yield support for the program that they want to develop.
Offer suggestions to improve the needs assessment plan in areas such as:
Defining the extent and scope of the need
Obtaining important information about the target population
Identifying issues that might affect the target population’s ability to access the program or services
Instructor wants lay out like this:
Respond to at least two colleagues ( 2 peers posts are provided) by doing all of the following:
Identify strengths of your colleagues’ analyses and areas in which the analyses could be improved.
Your response
Address his or her evaluation of the efficacy and applicability of the evidence-based practice,
Your response
[Evaluate] his or her identification of factors that could support or hinder the implementation of the evidence-based practice,
Your response
And [evaluate] his or her solution for mitigating those factors.
Your response
Offer additional insight to your colleagues by either identifying additional factors that may support or limit implementation of the evidence-based practice or an alternative solution for mitigating one of the limitations that your colleagues identified.
Your response
References
Your response
Peer 1: McKenna Bull
RE: Discussion - Week 8
COLLAPSE
Top of Form
Needs assessments are a form of research conducted to gather information about the needs of a population or a group in a community (Tutty & Rothery, 2010, p. 149). One purpose of a needs assessment is to explore in more depth whether a new program within an organization or agency is needed (Dudley, 2014, p. 117). Key questions of this type of needs assessment may revolve around: (1) whether there are enough prospective clients to warrant this type of program, (2) the different activities or programs that the respondents would be interested in using, priorities for some activities over others, (3) importance of the activities, and (4) times in which this program would be desired and used (Dudley, 2014, p. 117). Potential barriers for the implementation of a new program should also be assessed to ensure the best possible outcome. Some barriers to services could include factors such as: location, costs, potential need for fees, and possible psychological issues related to such things. The following is an assessment of an intensive outpatient program for youth, and a potential need that is currently being unmet.
Post a needs assessment plan for a potential program of your choice that meets a currently unmet need. Describe the unmet need and how current information supports your position that a needs assessment is warranted.
The intensive outpatient program (IOP) at Provo Canyon Behavioral H.
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SOCW 6311 wk 8
Assignment: Planning a Needs Assessment II
One of the many reasons social workers conduct needs assessment is to provide support for new programs. Social workers have many methods available to collect necessary data for a needs assessment.
Social workers can use existing data from a wide range of sources, including local and national reports by government and nonprofit agencies, as well as computerized mapping resources. Social workers can gather new data through interviews and surveys with individuals and focus groups. This data can provide the evidence that supports the need for the program.
To prepare for this Assignment, review the needs assessment plans that you and your classmates generated for this week’s Discussion. Also, review the logic models that you created in Week 7 and any literature on needs of caregivers that you used to generate them. Consider the following to stimulate your thinking:
Getting information about the needs of the target population:
Who would informants be?
What is your purpose for interacting with them?
What questions would you ask?
What method would you use (interview, focus group, questionnaire)?
Finding potential clients:
Who would informants be?
What is your purpose for interacting with them?
What questions would you ask?
What method would you use?
Interacting with the target population:
Who would informants be?
What is your purpose for interacting with them?
What questions would you ask?
What method would you use?
Submit
a 2- to 3-page paper outlining a hypothetical needs assessment related to the support group program for caregivers. Include the following:
The resources needed to operate this service
The program activities
The desired outcomes
A plan for gathering information about the population served
Justifications for your plans and decisions
A one-paragraph conclusion describing how you might conduct a follow-up to the needs assessment at the implementation stage of the program evaluation
Resources
Dudley, J. R. (2014).
Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do
. (2nd ed.) Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books.
(For review) Chapter 6, “Needs Assessment” (pp. 107–142)
Chapter 7, “Crafting Goals and Objectives” (pp. 144–164)
.
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SOCW 6311 WK 6 responses
Respond to at least two colleagues each one has to be answered separately name first then response
Bottom of Form
Respond
to
at least two
colleagues by doing all of the following:
Identify the stage or stages of the program to which your colleague’s selected question relates.
Suggest an additional question or concern that stakeholders may have about program evaluation.
Recommend an alternative model for the evaluation.
Instructor wants lay out like this:
Respond to at least two colleagues ( 2 peers posts are provided) by doing all of the following:
Identify strengths of your colleagues’ analyses and areas in which the analyses could be improved.
Your response
Address his or her evaluation of the efficacy and applicability of the evidence-based practice,
Your response
[Evaluate] his or her identification of factors that could support or hinder the implementation of the evidence-based practice,
Your response
And [evaluate] his or her solution for mitigating those factors.
Your response
Offer additional insight to your colleagues by either identifying additional factors that may support or limit implementation of the evidence-based practice or an alternative solution for mitigating one of the limitations that your colleagues identified.
Your response
References
Your response
PEER 1
Elektra Smith
Top of Form
Post a brief summary of the program that you selected. Recommend a program evaluation model that would answer a question relevant to the program.
I chose a victim advocate program that provides crisis intervention for sexual assault victims. “The Victim Advocate provides emotional support to primary victims and secondary victims during the examination at the hospital or during an interview with the police. Applicant must be able to respond to victim/family in a non-judgmental and unbiased manner. The requirement is to work a minimum 2 shifts per month (
https://visitthecenter.org/volunteer
, 2018).” I chose the program monitoring to answer the question about clients being satisfied with this service program.
Explain the potential benefits of the program evaluation that you proposed (both process and outcome).
The process benefits of monitoring the program helps with determining the strengths and weaknesses of the service program that is being implemented. It helps to discover ways to improve program services for the most effective outcomes. Additionally, monitoring the program presents accountability to ensure effectiveness and integrity of the program. “Program monitoring typically uses many different types of data-collection strategies, such as questionnaires given out to clients or staff members, individual and group interviewing of staff and clients, observations of pro-grams and specific interactions between staff members and clients, reviews of existing documents such as client files and personnel documents, and consulting experts (Dudley, 2014) (p.73).”
Identify 2–3 concern.
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SOCW 6311 wk 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 about the plan in a manner that the stakeholders can understand. This will help the social worker receive the support necessary for a successful evaluation.
To prepare for this Assignment, identify a program evaluation you would like to conduct for a program with which you are familiar. Consider the details of the evaluation, including the purpose, specific questions to address, and type of information to collect. Then, consider the stakeholders that would be involved in approving that evaluation. Review the resources for samples of program evaluations.
Submit the following:
A 1-page stakeholder analysis that identifies the stakeholders, their role in the agency and any concerns that they might have about the proposed program evaluation
A 2- to 3-page draft of the program evaluation plan to submit to the stakeholders that:
Identifies the purpose of the evaluation
Describes the questions that will be addressed and the type of information that will be collected
Addresses the concerns of the stakeholders that you identified in your Stakeholder Analysis
Resources
Dudley, J. R. (2014). Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do. (2nd ed.) Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books.
Chapter 1, “Evaluation and Social Work: Making the Connection” (pp. 1–26)
Chapter 4, “Common Types of Evaluations” (pp. 71-89)
Chapter 5, “Focusing an Evaluation” (pp. 90-105)
Full intext citation and full references APA 7th addition
(refence for this APA provided)
.
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SOCW 6311 WK 5 responses
Respond to at least two colleagues each one has to be answered separately name first then response
Bottom of Form
Respond
to
at least two
colleagues by doing all of the following:
· Respond to at least 2 of your colleagues and elaborate on their recommendations for cultural adaptation with the group they identified. For example, you might discuss a merit or limitation of the cultural adaptation that your colleague proposed. Or you might suggest an alternative application of one of Marsigilia and Booth’s cultural adaptation.
Instructor wants lay out like this:
Respond to at least two colleagues ( 2 peers posts are provided) by doing all of the following:
Identify strengths of your colleagues’ analyses and areas in which the analyses could be improved.
Your response
Address his or her evaluation of the efficacy and applicability of the evidence-based practice,
Your response
[Evaluate] his or her identification of factors that could support or hinder the implementation of the evidence-based practice,
Your response
And [evaluate] his or her solution for mitigating those factors.
Your response
Offer additional insight to your colleagues by either identifying additional factors that may support or limit implementation of the evidence-based practice or an alternative solution for mitigating one of the limitations that your colleagues identified.
Your response
References
Your response
PEER 1
Katie Otte
Using one of the direct quotes and/or photos from Knight et al.’s study, analyze it by drawing up a tentative meaning.
The quote I selected to analyze for this discussion post is:
“[The homeless shelter administrator] told me I would find a place [through a subsidized program] if I work with them. And they did find me a lot of places, but I didn’t want to go, because [those] SROs they have now are really nasty. Really tore up, tore down. Syringes in the bathroom. Blood on the toilet. Because you use the same toilet that everybody else uses. So it wasn’t sanitized. So I didn’t want to go. And I found the Martin Hotel and I went in and it was a really clean, nice place. So I went back to [the shelter] and I asked them ‘Can you please get me a place inside that hotel?’ They said that would be cool, they would work on it. And within two, three weeks I had a place at the Martin.” (Knight, Lopez, Comfort, Shumway, Cohen, & Riley, 2014).
This quote reflects a woman who expressed her need and desire to have an SRO that met her mental health needs. Rather than accepting the first available room, she chose to work with the shelter administrator to find a more suitable place. This quote depicts the impact that an SRO can have on a woman’s mental health and how the environment can exacerbate their physical and emotional health.
Discuss how this would specifically inform one intervention recommendation you would make for social work practice with the homeless. This recommendation can be on the micro, meso.
SOCW 6311 wk 11 discussion 1 peer responses
Respond
to
at least two
colleagues’ by doing the following:
Respond to at least two colleagues by offering critiques of their analyses. Identify strengths in their analyses and strategies for presenting evaluation results to others.
Identify ways your colleagues might improve their presentations.
Identify potential needs or questions of the audience that they may not have considered.
Provide an additional strategy for overcoming the obstacles or challenges in communicating the content of the evaluation reports.
Name first and references after every person
Instructor wants lay out like this:
Respond to at least two colleagues ( 2 peers posts are provided) by doing all of the following:
Identify strengths of your colleagues’ analyses and areas in which the analyses could be improved.
Your response
Address his or her evaluation of the efficacy and applicability of the evidence-based practice,
Your response
[Evaluate] his or her identification of factors that could support or hinder the implementation of the evidence-based practice,
Your response
And [evaluate] his or her solution for mitigating those factors.
Your response
Offer additional insight to your colleagues by either identifying additional factors that may support or limit implementation of the evidence-based practice or an alternative solution for mitigating one of the limitations that your colleagues identified.
Your response
References
Your response
Peer 1: McKenna Bull
RE: Katie Otte Initial Post-Discussion 1 - Week 11
COLLAPSE
Top of Form
Identify strengths in their analyses and strategies for presenting evaluation results to others.
You provided an insightful analysis of this particular process evaluation, and it seems that you were able to design a comprehensive presentation guideline. I agree with your tactic to break the presentation up into categories, and the categories you have selected seem to address the major components of the program, the evaluation itself, and the findings of said evaluation. You also provided a great analysis and summary of the PATHS program. The purpose of the program is clear, and the overarching purpose of the evaluation was made clear in your synopsis as well.
Identify ways your colleagues might improve their presentations.
You addressed outcome measures very well, however, there may have been some lacking information in regards to overall evaluation methods as a whole. Addressing factors such as who was collecting the data, how they were trained, how their training or standing could limit potential bias, and similar information. This may be an important piece of information that could help to provide audience members with a better understanding of the evaluation processes as a whole.
Identify potential needs or questions of the audience that they may not have considered.
As mentioned by Law and Shek (2011), this program was designed and facilitated in Hong Kong, Chi.
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SOCW 6311 WK 4 responses
Respond to at least two colleagues each one has to be answered separately name first then response
Bottom of Form
Respond
to
at least two
colleagues by doing all of the following:
·
Respond
to at least two colleagues by explaining how that colleague might rule out one of the confounding variables that they identified
·
Instructor wants lay out like this:
Respond to at least two colleagues ( 2 peers posts are provided) by doing all of the following:
Identify strengths of your colleagues’ analyses and areas in which the analyses could be improved.
Your response
Address his or her evaluation of the efficacy and applicability of the evidence-based practice,
Your response
[Evaluate] his or her identification of factors that could support or hinder the implementation of the evidence-based practice,
Your response
And [evaluate] his or her solution for mitigating those factors.
Your response
Offer additional insight to your colleagues by either identifying additional factors that may support or limit implementation of the evidence-based practice or an alternative solution for mitigating one of the limitations that your colleagues identified.
Your response
References
Your response
PEER 1
McKenna Bull
RE: Discussion - Week 4
Post an interpretation of the case study’s conclusion that “the vocational rehabilitation intervention program may be effective at promoting full-time employment.”
The design described in this particular case study seeks to assess the effectiveness of a new vocational rehabilitation program for recently paroled prison inmates (Plummer, Makris and Brocksen, 201, p. 63). In order to evaluate this program, the evaluators implemented a quasi-experimental research design. In this design, participants are not randomly assigned to conditions or orders of conditions (Price et al., 2016). Ultimately, quasi-experimental research involves the manipulation of an independent variable without the random assignments of participants to conditions or orders of conditions (Price et al., 2016). It seems that this design is specifically more of a “nonequivalent” design. As they have two subject groups essentially, those 30 who are able to immediately participate in the program (“intervention” group) and the other 30 who are on the wait list (“comparison” group).
Based on the data presented, it seems that there may be some statistically significant relation between the independent variable (vocational rehabilitation intervention) and the dependent variable (employment). It’s important to note the use of “may” in “the vocational rehabilitation intervention program may be effective at promoting full-time employment…”. It is nearly impossible to “prove” a cause and effect relationship in regards to research in the social work field, due to humanistic components of the studies, and other aspects that may be out of the control of the researcher.
The researchers were able to include the outcome .
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SOCW 6311 WK 2 responses
Respond to at least two colleagues each one has to be answered separately name first then response
Bottom of Form
Respond
to
at least two
colleagues by doing all of the following:
· Identify strengths of your colleagues’ analyses and areas in which the analyses could be improved. Address his or her evaluation of the efficacy and applicability of the evidence-based practice, his or her identification of factors that could support or hinder the implementation of the evidence-based practice, and his or her solution for mitigating those factors.
· Offer additional insight to your colleagues by either identifying additional factors that may support or limit implementation of the evidence-based practice or an alternative solution for mitigating one of the limitations that your colleagues identified.
Respond to at least two colleagues ( 2 peers posts are provided) by doing all of the following:
Identify strengths of your colleagues’ analyses and areas in which the analyses could be improved.
Your response
Address his or her evaluation of the efficacy and applicability of the evidence-based practice,
Your response
[Evaluate] his or her identification of factors that could support or hinder the implementation of the evidence-based practice,
Your response
And [evaluate] his or her solution for mitigating those factors.
Your response
Offer additional insight to your colleagues by either identifying additional factors that may support or limit implementation of the evidence-based practice or an alternative solution for mitigating one of the limitations that your colleagues identified.
Your response
References
Your response
PEER 1
Cedric Brown
RE: Discussion - Week 2
Post an evaluation of the evidence-based practice that you selected for Jake. Describe the practice and evidence supporting it.
The evidence-based practice that I chose for Jake was Yoga Practice. The study was done on one participant, and it focused on the effects of yoga practice on brain function as well as PTSD symptoms. The practice of yoga was done over an eight week period and documented the improvements of the individual along the way (Yoga, 2015). The evidence that supports this practice is the participant had improved in several categories such as, anxiety levels, PTSD symptoms, abilities to focus, as well as multitasking skills (Yoga, 2015). It also made the individual participating in the study feel less angry and frustrated than he did at the beginning of his recovery process. He also attributed his success to the Yoga Practice and is now more comfortable practicing yoga (Yoga, 2015).
Explain why you think this intervention is appropriate for Jake.
I believe Yoga practice will offer positive effects for Jake for a number of reasons.
The first being that Jake and the participant share some of the same symptoms from PTSD. So, the idea would be to focus on mindfulness and see if this practice is compatible with Jake. Anoth.
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SOCW 6311 wk 10 peer responses
Respond
to
at least two
colleagues’ from the perspective of an interested stakeholder for the program by doing the following:
Provide a brief description of the role that you are taking.
Provide an evaluation of the group research design that they have chosen, and criteria that your colleagues have generated (choice of outcome and method of evaluation) from the perspective of the stakeholder whom you have chosen.
Provide support based on your evaluation
Ask questions about the plan for research design and the questions that the evaluation plan will address from your chosen perspective.
Name first and references after every person
Instructor wants lay out like this:
Respond to at least two colleagues ( 2 peers posts are provided) by doing all of the following:
Identify strengths of your colleagues’ analyses and areas in which the analyses could be improved.
Your response
Address his or her evaluation of the efficacy and applicability of the evidence-based practice,
Your response
[Evaluate] his or her identification of factors that could support or hinder the implementation of the evidence-based practice,
Your response
And [evaluate] his or her solution for mitigating those factors.
Your response
Offer additional insight to your colleagues by either identifying additional factors that may support or limit implementation of the evidence-based practice or an alternative solution for mitigating one of the limitations that your colleagues identified.
Your response
References
Your response
Peer 1: shelly Barr
RE: Discussion - Week 10
COLLAPSE
Top of Form
post your explanation of which group research design and data collection method from those outlined in the Resources you selected as appropriate for the “Social Work Research: Planning a Program Evaluation” case study and why.
For this assignment, I have chosen the Time-Series Design. I chose this design as it is still a quasi-experimental design but also has several pre-test and post-test outcome measures. It involves obtaining several client outcome measures before the introduction of intervention and several additional measures after the intervention has been implemented (Dudley, 2014). One benefit of this design is the data trends can help determine the extent to which the intervention, as opposed to external outside factors is the “causal agent” (Dudley, 2014).
Then, generate criteria to be measured using the research design by identifying a specific outcome and a method for measuring that outcome. Specify who will collect the data and how the data will be collected.
By using a single system design (SSD) as an evaluation tool to measure whether there is a causal relationship between the practitioner’s intervention and a client’s outcome then adjustments to treatment delivery can be made intermittently prior to termination of services. SSD can be used for either an individual, a family, o.
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SOCW 6311 WK 1 responses
Respond to at least two colleagues
(You have to compare my post to 2 SEPARATE peer posts and respond to their posts and ask a question I have provided all three)
by noting the similarities and differences in the factors that would support or impede your colleague’s implementation of evidence-based practice as noted in his or her post to those that would impact your implementation of evidence-based practice as noted in your original post. Offer a solution for addressing one of the factors that would impede your colleague’s implementation of evidence-based practice.
IT does not have to be long but has to in text citation and full references
MY POST
SummerLove Holcomb
RE: Discussion - Week 1
Top of Form
The Characteristics of the evidence-based practice (EBP)
The evidence-based program is defined as the programs that are effective and this is based on the rigorous assessment. One of the key features of EBP is that they have been assessed thoroughly in an experimental or quasi-experimental study. The evaluation of the EBP has been subjected to critical peer review and this implies that a conclusion has been reached by the evaluation experts. The EBP requires the ability to differentiate between the unverified opinions concerning the psychosocial interventions and the facts about their effectiveness. It is involving the process of inquiry that is provided to the practitioners and described for the physicians. This is important in integrating the best evidence, clinical expertise, and patient values as well as the situations that are linked to the management of the patient, management of the practice, and health policy decision-making processes (Small & O'Connor, 2007).
The assessment of the factors that are supporting or impeding the adoption of the evidence-based practice
Several factors are associated with the failure to the successful adoption of EBP. The implementation of EBP for example in healthcare facilities requires the dedication of time. Therefore, lack of adequate time for the training and implementation of the EBP makes it hard to adopt it within the facility. The adoption of evidence-based practice also requires adequate resources. This, therefore, implies that there must be adequate resources to facilitate the effective implementation and the adoption of the EBP. This, therefore, implies that smaller organizations with unstable capital income might not adopt the EBP. Another barrier is the inability to understand the statistical terms or the jargons used in the EBP. This leads to barriers in understanding thus making it hard to implement the EBP (Duncombe, 2018). Therefore, the factors that might support the implementation of the EBP are the availability of resources and adequate time.
References
Duncombe, D. C. (2018). A multi‐institutional study of the perceived barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence‐based practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing,.
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SOCW 6311 Week 3 Discussion: Choosing and Using Single-System Design
Many people receive their first introduction to the scientific method in their early school years. The first experiments which students undertake typically involve plants, chemicals, or small animals in a tightly controlled experimental environment. These experiments enable students to establish a relatively clear cause-and-effect relationship between the outcome of the experiment and the manipulation of the variables.
As soon as a researcher introduces a human element, proving a cause and effect relationship becomes more difficult—as the researcher cannot enact total control of another person even in an experimental environment. Social workers serve clients in highly complex real-world environments. Clients often implement recommended interventions outside of social workers’ direct observation. Yet, evidence-based research calls for social workers to establish cause-and-effect relations between selected interventions and client outcomes as much possible. To meet this challenge, social workers must understand the study designs available to them and all of the variations of that design that can increase the rigor of the experiment and improve the likelihood of verifying a cause-and-effect relationship.
In this week’s case study, you decide whether the social worker in the case study has appropriately chosen a single-system (subject) design and implemented it in such a way that it can be considered an appropriate example of evidence-based research.
To prepare for this Discussion, read the case study Social Work Research: Single Subject and criteria for using single-system (subject) designs as evidence of effective practices in this week’s resources. Consider whether the study design described in the case study will serve the purpose of evaluating the program’s practice approach (case management with solution-focused and task-centered approaches). Consider whether these approaches are well suited to evaluation by the types of measurement used in the study. Consider to what objective measurement the numerical scales used to measure problem-change and task completion corresponds. Consider what new knowledge and evidence for the efficacy of the treatment approaches Chris has generated with her study.
Provide a 300-word Discussion Post:
- An evaluation of the proposed study design described in the case study below.
- Explain whether the outcome of Chris’ study with her client George would lead you to adopt the model of case management with solution-focused and task-centered approaches, and substantiate your choice.
- Provide recommendations for improvements should Chris and her colleagues wish to submit the study to the evidence-based practice registry. Include rationale for your recommendations.
Must contain at least 3 references and citations form the following materials.
Required Readings
Dudley, J. R. (2014).
Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do.
(2nd ed.
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SOCW 6200: Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
Week 4: Social Development in Infants and Children
Assignment: Child Abuse and Neglect
Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse can have a devastating impact on a child and his or her family members. Social workers need to understand how to recognize and respond to cases of abuse expertly and efficiently. With an empathetic and helpful social worker, victims/survivors of abuse can take their first step onto the long road toward healing. For this Assignment, read the case study Working With Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma: The Case of Brandon and then consider what you would do if you were a social worker and had to report a parent of suspected child abuse.
By Day 7
Submit
a 3- to 4-page paper in which you review the approach taken by the social worker in Brandon’s case. Identify how the social worker might have used the ecological model to understand Brandon’s situation based on a person-in-environment perspective. Explain the use of the ecological model in this case on micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Describe strengths the social worker may have missed in assessing Brandon and his mother. Review the challenges that the social worker identifies and explain the impact the abuse could have had on Brandon had his strengths not been identified and addressed. Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.
Submission and Grading Information
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Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK4Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
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Due to the nature of this assignment, your instructor may require more than 5 days to provide you with quality feedback.
Grading Criteria
Responsiveness to Directions
13.5 (27%) - 15 (30%)
Assignment fully addresses all instruction prompts.
Content
18 (36%) - 20 (40%)
Paper demonstrates an excellent understanding of all of the concepts and key points presented in the text(s) and Learning Resources. Paper provides significant detail including multiple relevant examples, evidence from the readings and other sources, and discerning ideas. Paper demonstrates exemplary critical thought.
Writing
13.5 (27%) - 15 (30%)
Assignment is well organized, uses scholarly tone, follows APA style, uses original writing and .
SOCW 6210 Week 7. Discussion Psychological Aspects of AgingWee.docxsamuel699872
SOCW 6210 Week 7. Discussion: Psychological Aspects of Aging
Week 7: Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood
Individuals in later adulthood address developmental tasks that are unique to their life-span phase, and many of these tasks "are psychological in nature" (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2016, p. 657). Many aspects of living as an older adult may differ significantly from what an individual experienced in an earlier phase of his or her life-span. For example, changes in older individuals' income, living arrangements, social connections, and physical strength may influence how they view themselves, interact with others, and think about their futures.
This week, as we explore the psychological aspects of later adulthood, we consider theories of successful aging and their application to social work practice. We also consider how you might apply models of grieving to support families in a hospice environment when an aging family member approaches death.
Theories of successful aging explain factors that support individuals as they grow old, contributing to their ability to function. Increasing your understanding of factors that support successful aging improves the ability to address the needs of elderly clients and their families.
To prepare for this Discussion, review this week's media. In addition, select a theory of successful aging to apply to Sara's case.
Post a Discussion in which you:
· Explain key life events that have influenced Sara's relationships. Be sure to substantiate what makes them key in your perspective.
· Explain how you, as Sara's social worker, might apply a theory of successful aging to her case. Be sure to provide support for your strategy.
Proper English with no run-on sentences is an absolute requirement!
The paper must contain 3 references and citations. Use the following resources for the references and citations. At a minimum, be sure to reference Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman and Plummer.
Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader]. "The Parker Family" (pp. 6-8)
Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. Chapter 15, "Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood" (pp. 685-714)
Newell, J. M., & MacNeil, G. A. (2010). Professional burnout, vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue: A review of theoretical terms, risk factors, and preventive methods for clinicians and researchers. Best Practice in Mental Health, 6(2), 57–68.
Shier, M. L., & Graham, J. R. (2011). Mindfulness, subjective well-being, and social work: Insight into their Interconnection from social work practitioners. Social Work Education, 30(1), 29–44.
Stroebe, M., & Schut, H. (1999). The dual process model of coping with bereavement: Rationale and description. Death Studies, 23(3), 197–224.
Zisook, S., & Shear, .
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SOCW 6210 Week 6 discussion post responses.
Respond to the colleagues posts in one of the following ways:
· From a strength's perspective, critique your colleague's approach to addressing Francine's case. Provide support for your critique.
· Critique your colleague's strategy for applying knowledge of the aging process to work with older clients. Discuss how cultural, ethnic, and societal influences might affect the application of this strategy.
· At least one reference and citation is required in each post.
SR’s post states the following:Top of Form
As a group, LGBT older adults experience unique economic and health disparities. LGBT older adults may disproportionately be affected by poverty and physical and mental health conditions due to a lifetime of unique stressors associated with being a minority and may be more vulnerable to neglect and mistreatment in aging care facilities (American, 2019). In the case of Francine (Plummer, 2014) she is a 70-year-old Catholic woman, who personally identifies as a lesbian. She never felt comfortable actually “coming out” due to the environment she grew up in. Both in the era, she grew up in and the strict Catholic belief she was raised in is against homosexual nature she felt it wasn’t appropriate to discuss. As she got older and experienced the loss of her partner, she felt those who cared about her felt she should not mourn her loss so hard. It could have been due to her never admitting who her partner really was, or the common mindset of those around her. It could affect how she viewed her life and what she should do as an older adult in her sexual life.
Environmental factors influence the aging process. Being physically and mentally active tends to slow down the aging process. Inactivity speeds it up. A positive outlook (positive thinking) tends to slow down the aging process. Insecurity, the lack of someone to talk to, negative thinking, and being in a strange environment tend to accelerate the aging process (Zastrow, 2016). In Francine’s case, the loss of her loved one and retirement has affected her outlook. She feels sad and isolated, it has taken its toll and that can progress the effects of ages. Once she gained a support system she was able to increase her activity and her mental stability changed.
As a worker, I would use the understanding that environmental factors and personal views can affect a client and manifest as an aging process. I would help Francine by using cognitive reasoning to help her accept her life and make changes that make her happy. While morning her loved one is appropriate, helping herself is as well.
The notion that there is a general intellectual decline in old age is largely incorrect. Most intellectual abilities hold up well with age. While older people show a decline in performance on IQ tests, their actual intellectual competence may not be declining (Zastrow, 2016). A strategy I might use in applying my knowledge of the aging process in social work practice.
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SOCW 6200: Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
Discussion 1: Moral Development Theory and Bullying
Bullying is not a new phenomenon, but social media and communication technologies have introduced a breadth and depth to which public shaming, targeted taunting, and bullying have manifested. For this Discussion, consider how bullying has changed and how it has remained the same in light of modern technology.
Post
an explanation of one moral development theory and its connection to the act of bullying. Be sure to frame your explanation within the context of cyber and other bullying that persists in social media and communication technologies used by adolescents. Also explain how bullying has changed and how it has remained the same in light of modern technology. Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.
Discussion 2: Bullying: Cycle of Events
Bearing witness to trauma has its own set of consequences. Watching repeated episodes of bullying can evoke strong emotional and behavioral responses from an adolescent. During the impressionable stage of social development in adolescents, these experiences can contribute to a change in perception about the ways people should and do treat each other. Furthermore, ongoing exposure to this behavior can jeopardize an adolescent’s healthy social development. For this Discussion, consider how the act of bullying experienced by one adolescent may change the experience of another who witnesses it.
Post
a scenario that illustrates how bullying experienced by one adolescent may change the experience of another who witnesses it. Then address the availability of any social work intervention, skill, or practice that might change this cycle of events. Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.
Please follow the rubric
SOCW_6200_Week7_Discussion Rubric
Responsiveness to Directions
9.45 (27%) - 10.5 (30%)
Discussion posting fully addresses all instruction prompts, including responding to the required number of peer posts.
Discussion Posting Content
9.45 (27%) - 10.5 (30%)
Discussion posting demonstrates an excellent understanding of all of the concepts and key points presented in the text(s) and Learning Resources. Posting provides significant detail including multiple relevant examples, evidence from the readings and other scholarly sources, and discerning ideas.
Peer Feedback and Interaction
7.88 (22.5%) - 8.75 (25%)
The feedback postings and responses to questions are excellent and fully contribute to the quality of interaction by offering constructive critique, suggestions, in-depth questions, additional resources, and stimulating thoughts and/or probes.
Writing
4.72 (13.5%) - 5.25 (15%)
Postings are well organized, use scholarly tone, contain original writing and proper paraphrasing, follow APA style, contain very few or no writing and/or spelling errors, and are fully consistent with graduate level writing style.
Required Readings
Here is the link to all.
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SOCW 6200: Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
Week 10
Project: Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment
Assessing a client’s biological, psychological, and social history is a holistic approach that is an essential aspect of social work practice. Since one area often affects the other two, it is important to get as accurate an assessment as possible when working with a client. Social workers use the bio-psycho-social tool to communicate specific information, and possible conclusions, about a client to other professionals. It is, at once, a summary of current issues and problems; a listing of past factors that may be relevant to the current situation; and a description of potential issues that may have an effect on the client in the future. In addition to describing the client’s challenges and problems, the assessment identifies strengths and assets that are available to provide support. For this Project you create a bio-psycho-social assessment.
By Day 7
Submit 9
-page paper that focuses on an adolescent from one of the case studies presented in this course. For this Project, complete a bio-psycho-social assessment and provide an analysis of the assessment. This Project is divided into two parts:
Part A:
Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment: The assessment should be written in professional language and include sections on each of the following:
Presenting issue (including referral source)
Demographic information
Current living situation
Birth and developmental history
School and social relationships
Family members and relationships
Health and medical issues (including psychological and psychiatric functioning, substance abuse)
Spiritual development
Social, community, and recreational activities
Client strengths, capacities, and resources
Part B:
Analysis of Assessment. Address each of the following:
Explain the challenges faced by the client(s)—for example, drug addiction, lack of basic needs, victim of abuse, new school environment, etc.
Analyze how the social environment affects the client.
Identify which human behavior or social theories may guide your practice with this individual and explain how these theories inform your assessment.
Explain how you would use this assessment to develop mutually agreed-upon goals to be met in order to address the presenting issue and challenges face by the client.
Explain how you would use the identified strengths of the client(s) in a treatment plan.
Explain how you would use evidence-based practice when working with this client and recommend specific intervention strategies (skills, knowledge, etc.) to address the presenting issue.
Analyze the ethical issues present in the case. Explain how will you address them.
Describe the issues will you need to address around cultural competence.
Grading Criteria Rubric Detail.
Responsiveness to Directions
66.15 (2.
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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Social Work Research Planning a Program EvaluationJoan is a soc.docx
1. Social Work Research: Planning a Program Evaluation
Joan is a social worker who is currently enrolled in a social
work PhD program. She is planning to conduct her dissertation
research project with a large nonprofit child welfare
organization where she has worked as a site coordinator for
many years. She has already approached the agency director
with her interest, and the leadership team of the agency stated
that they would like to collaborate on the research project.
The child welfare organization at the center of the planned
study has seven regional centers that operate fairly
independently. The primary focus of work is on foster care; that
is, recruiting and training foster parents and running a regular
foster care program with an emphasis on family foster care. The
agency has a residential program as well, but it will not
participate in the study. Each of the regional centers services
about 45–50 foster parents and approximately 100 foster
children. On average, five to six new foster families are
recruited at each center on a quarterly basis. This number has
been consistent over the past 2 years.
Recently it was decided that a new training program for
incoming foster parents would be used by the organization. The
primary goals of this new training program include reducing
foster placement disruptions, improving the quality of services
delivered, and increasing child well-being through better trained
and skilled foster families. Each of the regional centers will
participate and implement the new training program. Three of
the sites will start the program immediately, while the other
four centers will not start until 12 months from now. The new
training program consists of six separate 3-hour training
sessions that are typically conducted in a biweekly format. It is
a fairly proceduralized training program; that is, a very detailed
set of manuals and training materials exists. All trainings will
be conducted by the same two instructors. The current training
program that it will replace differs considerably in its focus, but
2. it also uses a 6-week, 3-hour format. It will be used by those
sites not immediately participating until the new program is
implemented.
Joan has done a thorough review of the foster care literature and
has found that there has been no research on the training
program to date, even though it is being used by a growing
number of agencies. She also found that there are some
standardized instruments that she could use for her study. In
addition, she would need to create a set of Likert-type scales for
the study. She will be able to use a group design because all
seven regional centers are interested in participating and they
are starting the training at different times.
(Plummer 66-67)
Plummer, Sara-Beth, Sara Makris, Sally Brocksen. Social Work
Case Studies: Concentration Year. Laureate Publishing,
10/21/13. VitalBook file.
The citation provided is a guideline. Please check each citation
for accuracy before use.
Contents of an Evaluation Plan
Develop an evaluation plan to ensure your program evaluations
are carried out efficiently in the future. Note that bankers or
funders may want or benefit from a copy of this plan.
Ensure your evaluation plan is documented so you can regularly
and efficiently carry out your evaluation activities. Record
enough information in the plan so that someone outside of the
organization can understand what you're evaluating and how.
Consider the following format for your report:
1. Title Page (name of the organization that is being, or has a
product/service/program that is being, evaluated; date)
2. Table of Contents
3. Executive Summary (one-page, concise overview of findings
and recommendations)
4. Purpose of the Report (what type of evaluation(s) was
conducted, what decisions are being aided by the findings of the
3. evaluation, who is making the decision, etc.)
5. Background About Organization and
Product/Service/Program that is being evaluated
a) Organization Description/History
b) Product/Service/Program Description (that is being
evaluated)
i) Problem Statement (in the case of nonprofits, description of
the community need that is being met by the
product/service/program)
ii) Overall Goal(s) of Product/Service/Program
iii) Outcomes (or client/customer impacts) and Performance
Measures (that can be measured as indicators toward the
outcomes)
iv) Activities/Technologies of the Product/Service/Program
(general description of how the product/service/program is
developed and delivered)
v) Staffing (description of the number of personnel and roles in
the organization that are relevant to developing and delivering
the product/service/program)
6) Overall Evaluation Goals (eg, what questions are being
answered by the evaluation)
7) Methodology
a) Types of data/information that were collected
b) How data/information were collected (what instruments were
used, etc.)
c) How data/information were analyzed
d) Limitations of the evaluation (eg, cautions about
findings/conclusions and how to use the findings/conclusions,
etc.)
8) Interpretations and Conclusions (from analysis of the
data/information)
9) Recommendations (regarding the decisions that must be made
about the product/service/program)
Appendices: content of the appendices depends on the goals of
the evaluation report, eg.:
a) Instruments used to collect data/information
4. b) Data, eg, in tabular format, etc.
c) Testimonials, comments made by users of the
product/service/program
d) Case studies of users of the product/service/program
e) Any related literature
Pitfalls to Avoid
1. Don't balk at evaluation because it seems far too "scientific."
It's not. Usually the first 20% of effort will generate the first
80% of the plan, and this is far better than nothing.
2. There is no "perfect" evaluation design. Don't worry about
the plan being perfect. It's far more important to do something,
than to wait until every last detail has been tested.
3. Work hard to include some interviews in your evaluation
methods. Questionnaires don't capture "the story," and the story
is usually the most powerful depiction of the benefits of your
services.
4. Don't interview just the successes. You'll learn a great deal
about the program by understanding its failures, dropouts, etc.
5. Don't throw away evaluation results once a report has been
generated. Results don't take up much room, and they can
provide precious information later when trying to understand
changes in the program.
McNamara, C. (2006a). Contents of an evaluation plan. In Basic
guide to program evaluation (including outcomes evaluation).
http://managementhelp.org/evaluation/program-evaluation-
guide.htm#anchor1586742
McNamara, C. (2006b). Reasons for priority on implementing
outcomes-based evaluation.In Basic guide to outcomes-based
evaluation for nonprofit organizations with very limited
resources.
http://managementhelp.org/evaluation/outcomes-evaluation-
guide.htm#anchor30249
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| Oral and Written
WORK EXPERIENCE
Life Insurance Agent | The Johnson Agency |
12.2015 – 09.2016
• Participate in meetings to conduct briefs to bring awareness to
new services, and programs
• Protect users Personal Identifiable Information (PPI) with the
database
• Monitors and update users’ policies based off client
requirements
• Develop marketing strategies to compete with other insurance
companies
• Analyze insurance programs to recommend best practices
Access Control Security Technology Specialist | Howard
University | 10.2012 – 07.2015
• Responds to customer service related issues promptly
• Participate in meetings to bring awareness to cybersecurity
7. updates
• Manage various technology programs within the University
• Create security protocols for emerging technologies with the
Department of Public Safety
• Monitored CCTV within the University
• Assigning access controls to secure the University CCTV
system
• Administrator for ATIS Recording and WALES/NCIC
Technical Support Specialist | G4 Secure
Solution
| 08.2010 – 08.2011
• Developed technical documentation reports to deter criminal
activity and misconduct
• Liaison between various departments to assign risk
assessments to hazardous conditions
• Monitored CCTV and access controls for information systems
8. • Provide timely and accurate responses to customer related
issues
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EDUCATION & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Master of Science in Cybersecurity May 2014 – University of
Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice May 2010 -
Westwood College, Annandale, VA