Praised by instructors and students alike, PROGRAM EVALUATION: AN INTRODUCTION helps your students evaluate services and programs that they will encounter in their professional practice. In the process of learning evaluation techniques and skills, students will become proficient at critically analyzing evaluation studies conducted by others. The authors present and simplify all the essentials needed for a critical appreciation of evaluation issues and methodology. The text's student-friendly writing style and clear presentation of concepts, as well as its hands-on and applied focus, will guide students on how to gather evidence and demonstrate that their interventions and programs are effective in improving clients' lives.

Program Evaluation: An Introduction (Research, Statistics, & Program Evaluation)

Politics & Social Sciences

David Royse

TK Logan

Bruce A. Thyer

Deborah K. Padgett

Social Sciences

Brooks/Cole

Praised by instructors and students alike, PROGRAM EVALUATION: AN INTRODUCTION helps your students evaluate services and programs using scientifically credible research tools. In the process of learning these evaluation techniques and skills, they will also become proficient at critically analyzing evaluation studies conducted by others. The authors present and simplify all the essentials needed for a critical appreciation of evaluation issues and methodology. From this text, students will learn how to gather evidence and demonstrate that their interventions and programs are effective in improving clients' lives. This text is known for its student-friendly writing style and clear presentation of concepts, as well as its hands-on and applied focus.

Program Evaluation: An Introduction

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Research Methods in Social Work

Broadman&Holman Publishers

Program Evaluation: An Introduction to an Evidence-Based Approach

Cengage Learning'

Decades of combined practice and teaching experience imbue Royse, Dhooper, and Rompf with the requisite skills, background, and sensitivity to provide field practicum students with essential information for completing their field experience successfully. This accessible guide begins by addressing questions about partnering with social service agencies and preparing for the first interview and then delves into the complex nature of social work, such as dealing with stress, managed care, noncompliant clients, and legal and ethical issues.
 With the aim of helping students troubleshoot potential problems, the authors integrate classroom knowledge and real-world settings by providing case examples, critical thinking questions, and exercises throughout the text. These outstanding features augment students' understanding of different aspects of social work, foster their skills development, and challenge them to think about how they would react to real-life experiences in the field. End-of chapter practice tests gauge mastery of chapter content.
 Titles of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Bibb, Rose's Story, Revised Edition (ISBN 9781577666622); Crosson-Tower, From the Eye of the Storm: The Experiences of a Child Welfare Worker (ISBN 9781478629399); and Kagle-Kopels, Social Work Records, Third Edition (ISBN 9781577665465).

Field Instruction: A Guide for Social Work Students, Updated Sixth Edition

Surjit Singh Dhooper

Elizabeth Lewis Rompf

Waveland Press. Inc.

Using their proven question and answer format, the latest edition of Field Instruction retains the authors' established approach and paves the way for students to move out of the classroom and into their internships. Pragmatic suggestions and ways to troubleshoot potential problems in their practicum guide students to the successful completion of their field experience. New or expanded topics include CSWE's 2015 Competencies and Associated Behaviors, social media, electronic medical records, cultural competence, suicide, domestic violence, child and elder abuse, and professional behavior. Many new, topically relevant, suggested readings have been added throughout the text.
 This accessible guide begins by addressing questions about partnering with local service agencies and preparing for the first interview before it delves into juggling responsibilities and practical problems such as assessing the needs of diverse clients.
 The authors integrate classroom knowledge and real-world settings by providing case examples, critical thinking questions, and exercises throughout the text. Each chapter's coverage is linked to CSWE's 2015 Competencies and Behaviors. End-of chapter practice tests gauge mastery of chapter content. These outstanding features augment students' understanding of different aspects of social work and challenge them to think about how they would react to real-life experiences in the field.
 Titles of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Bibb, Rose's Story, Revised Edition (ISBN 9781577666622); Crosson-Tower, From the Eye of the Storm: The Experiences of a Child Welfare Worker (ISBN 9781478629399); and Kagle-Kopels, Social Work Records, Third Edition (ISBN 9781577665465).

Field Instruction: A Guide for Social Work Students, Seventh Edition

Karen Badger

Research Methods in Social Work prepares social work students to think in terms of evidence-based practice by involving them in relevant, contemporary studies demonstrating various aspects of research methodology. The book uses an innovative story approach of two students engaged in internships who are asked to design a program and evaluate it in their practicum, and uses this method to show how research decisions and activities take place in their day-to-day work. Readers learn how research can inform them about the effectiveness of interventions, how data can influence policy, and how enhanced measurement of client problems and program evaluation can influence the course of programs and agencies. Specific topics include ethical thinking and research, developing questionnaires and instruments for action research, using Excel for single system research designs and statistical procedures, and techniques for selecting client and community samples. Each chapter includes self-review questions to prompt reflection and anxiety checks that help students assess their responses to what they are learning. Research Methods in Social Work successfully makes the case for using research methods in social work practice, prepares students to be informed consumers of research, and gives them the tools to evaluate their own practices and programs.

Cognella Academic Publishing

Research Methods In Social Work

Child Welfare and Child Protection: An Introduction prepares future child welfare professionals to tackle the complex and challenging work associated with responding to child maltreatment. Developed by a former child protection professional and a social work scholar, this book draws upon current research and features cases that simulate those child welfare professionals are likely to encounter in the field. After an historical examination of the evolution of child protection in the United States, the book focuses on understanding the causes of child maltreatment and risk assessment. Readers are presented with a compelling case and the opportunity to see how it develops over the course of three chapters that address the investigative process, the delivery of ongoing services to assist families in addressing high-risk behaviors, and helping children achieve timely permanency when returning home is not an option. Other chapters present foster parent and foster child perspectives, additional considerations for special needs populations, and suggestions for working effectively on a child protection team. Every effort is made to prepare readers for the stresses and strains associated with working in child protection, including a dedicated chapter on self-care. Featuring foundational and critical information for future professionals, Child Welfare and Child Protection is well-suited for introductory undergraduate and graduate courses. For a look at the specific features and benefits of Child Welfare and Child Protection, visit <a href="https://cognella.com/titles/child-welfare-and-child-protection-features-and-benefits/" target="blank">cognella.com/child-welfare-and-child-protection-features-and-benefits.</a> <a target="blank">Learn more about how Child Welfare and Child Protection can support Title IV-E funded education and training programs.</a>

Child Welfare And Child Protection

Austin Griffiths

Program Evaluation

T. K. Logan

Cognella, Inc.

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