Social Work Research and Evaluation

by Frederic G. Reamer

Overview

Reamer demonstrates how case-workers, program directors, and administrators evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, conduct needs assessments, draw on empirically-based literature and findings to inform their practice, and, finally, create and disseminate information for use by other professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231102223
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	03/18/1998
Series:	Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	488
Product dimensions:	6.27(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.15(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Frederic G. Reamer is a professor in the School of Social Work at Rhode Island College. He is the author of Social Work Values and Ethics, Social Work Malpractice and Liability, The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work, and Ethical Dilemmas in Social Service; co-author of Rehabilitating Juvenile Justice; and editor of AIDS and Ethics and The Foundations of Social Work Knowledge, (all published by Columbia). He is also the author of the recently published Ethical Standards in Social Work: Commentary on the NASW Code of Ethics.

Table of Contents

The Relevance of Social Work Research and Evaluation Skills
Understanding Research and Evaluation Questions
Designing Social Work Research and Evaluation
Ethical Issues in Social Work
Research and Evaluation Sampling Measurement Issues
Data Collection: Standardized Instruments
Data Collection: Instrument Development
Data Collection: Procedures Program Evaluation
Data Analysis
Preparing Research and Evaluation Reports
Locating and Critiquing Literature

Editorial Reviews

Using a single extended example, the fictional Mt. Washington Family Service Agency, the book demonstrates how case-workers, program directors, and administrators evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, conduct needs assessments, draw on empirically-based literature and findings to inform their practice, and create and disseminate information for use by other professionals. The author engages students with humorous anecdotes and cartoon drawings, while providing a compelling picture of the relevance of research and evaluation to any social work practice. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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