Assignment task:
Based on the information obtained from your interview with key personnel at the agency last week, identify one or two areas of service to evaluate for effectiveness. Although the agency may offer many services, keep in mind that this course is only eight weeks in length; therefore, just one or two key services should be selected.
Explain the following for each service that will be evaluated:
Program goal (The purpose that the service is provided)
Evaluation question (Restate the goal in terms of a research question)
Evidence (What standard must be reached in order to demonstrate that the goal has been accomplished?)
Data collection (What variables need to be measured in order to provide evidence?)
Support your discussion with at least two scholarly sources that focus on evidence-based practice in social service agencies.
Complete the following readings:
Fink, A. (2015). Evaluation fundamentals: Insights into program effectiveness, quality, and value (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Chapter 2: Evaluation Questions and Evidence of Merit