| Social Work Research and Evaluation Contributor(s): Reamer, Frederic G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231102224 ISBN-13: 9780231102223 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 1998 Annotation: The role of research and evaluation in the field of social is changing significantly. Social workers must now be able to evaluate a client's progress, document a program's effectiveness, assess community needs, and show how policies affect people. Moreover, groundbreaking research is no longer the exclusive preserve of professional researchers; practicing social workers must themselves develop, evaluate, and disseminate new practice methods and information. Unlike many other social work research texts, this book shows how research and evaluation issues come about and are resolved in the course of daily practice based on a generalist perspective. Using a single extended example, the fictional Mt. Washington Family Service Agency, the book draws on the many issues dealt with by the agency related to clinical services, community organizing, administrative challenges, and social policy. 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. Clearly written, and including humorous anecdotes and cartoon drawings to engage students, this book also provides a compelling picture of the relevance of research and evaluation to any social work practice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work - Social Science | Research |
| Dewey: 361.320 |
| LCCN: 97-37983 |
| Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.27" W x 9.3" (1.71 lbs) 488 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The role of research and evaluation in the field of social work has changed significantly since the 1970s. Practicing social workers are increasingly expected to be able to evaluate a client's progress and to research established methods for dealing with particular issues. moreover, groundbreaking research is no longer the exclusive preserve of academics or professional researchers. Practicing social workers are increasingly depended upon to develop, evaluate, and disseminate new methods and information. |
Contributor Bio(s): Reamer, Frederic G.: - Frederic Reamer is professor of social work at Rhode Island College and chair of the NASW Code of Ethics Revision Committee. His previous books include Heinous Crime, Ethical Dilemmas in Social Service, Social Work Malpractice and Liability, The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work, AIDS and Ethics, The Foundations of Social Work Knowledge, Rehabilitating Juvenile Justice (with Charles Shireman), and Social Work Research and Evaluation (all published by Columbia). |