Overview

Social workers are increasingly faced with the demands of evaluating their own programs and practice to maintain accountability to funding agencies, secure funding, and remedy a number of social problems facing our society. One of the nine basic competencies required by the social work accreditation agency is to be able to conduct evaluations. Evaluation is a critical area of practice for demonstrating accountability to clients, communities, numerous other stakeholders, and funding and regulatory agencies. Social Work Evaluation, Third Edition, offers a straightforward guide to a broad range of social work evaluations at both the program and practice levels. Author James R. Dudley's seven-step approach to evaluation makes use of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods to provide oversight and address important issues at the planning, implementation, and outcome stages of a program or practice intervention. His unique focus on involving clients in the evaluation process ensures that social workers consistently improve their capacity to impact their clients' well-being and remain accountable to them and others they serve. Case examples from the extensive evaluation experience of the author and others illustrate a wide range of logic-based methods discussed throughout the text for real-world application. This comprehensive text effectively aims to enhance student and practitioner skill sets to meet these demands of a changing field.

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Author:   James R. Dudley (Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780190916657

ISBN 10:   0190916656
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   05 June 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Part I: Introduction 1 Evaluation and Social Work: Making the Connection Part II: Orientation to the Bigger Picture of Evaluations 2 The Influence of History and Varying Theoretical Views 3 The Role of Ethics in Evaluations 4 Common Types of Evaluations 5 Focusing an Evaluation Part III: The Planning or Input Stage 6 Needs Assessments 7 Crafting Goals and Objectives Part IV: The Implementation Stage 8 Improving How Programs and Practice Work Part V: The Outcome Stage 9 Is the Intervention Effective? Part VI: Final Steps in Completing an Evaluation 10 Analyzing Evaluation Data 11 Preparing and Disseminating a Report of Findings Part VII: Consuming Evaluation Reports 12 Becoming Critical Consumers of Evaluations Appendixes Index

Reviews

The book is chock full of interesting and relevant case examples which bring life to the learning process. A good resource for both agency administrators and practitioners. -Michael Cronin, Monmouth University Dr. James Dudley offers a succinct and focused approach to helping students understand evaluation practice in social work. I can see in each chapter the author's obvious deep commitment to social work evaluation and social work education. -David P. Moxley, University of Alaska Anchorage

Dr. James Dudley offers a succinct and focused approach to helping students understand evaluation practice in social work. I can see in each chapter the author's obvious deep commitment to social work evaluation and social work education. -David P. Moxley, University of Alaska Anchorage The book is chock full of interesting and relevant case examples which bring life to the learning process. A good resource for both agency administrators and practitioners. -Michael Cronin, Monmouth University

Author Information

James R. Dudley, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work, College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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