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Evaluating social work effectiveness / Juliet Cheetham ... [et al.].

Title
  1. Evaluating social work effectiveness / Juliet Cheetham ... [et al.].
Published by
  1. Buckingham ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 1992.

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Additional authors
  1. Cheetham, Juliet.
Description
  1. vi, 170 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. Looking at the diverse and complex functions of social work, this text reviews the implications for choosing and adapting research methodologies, emphasizing the importance of identifying the process of social work, as well as its outcomes.
Subject
  1. Social service > Evaluation
  2. Evaluation research (Social action programs)
  3. Social service > Scotland > Case studies
Genre/Form
  1. Case studies
  2. Case studies.
Contents
  1. 1. Evaluation in social work -- 2. Social work effectiveness: concepts and priorities -- 3. Review of evaluative strategies -- 4. Methods of data collection -- 5. The social work process -- 6. Service-based outcomes -- 7. Client-based outcomes -- 8. Monitoring and effectiveness -- 9. Studying cost-effectiveness -- 10. Disseminating the results of research -- 11. Conclusions: current priorities and future challenges.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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