| Author | : Jacqueline Corcoran |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2012-09-06 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0199753512 |
With an abundance of examples and exercises, this practically oriented workbook presents a step-by-step approach to help social work students develop and implement their research projects in human services organizations.
| Author | : Charles Auerbach |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 313 |
| Release | : 2015-06-04 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0190228105 |
There is a growing need for research within practice settings. Increasing competition for funding requires organizations to demonstrate that the funding they are seeking is going towards effective programming. Additionally, the evidence-based practice movement is generally pushing organizations towards research activities, both as producers and consumers.There have been many books written about research methodology and data analysis in the helping professions, and many books have been written about using R to analyze and present data; however, this book specifically addresses using R to evaluate programs in organizational settings. This book is divided into three sections. The first section addresses background information that is helpful in conducting practice-based research. The second section of the book provides necessary background to begin working with R. Topics include how to download R and RStudio, navigation, R packages, basic R functions, and importing data. This section also introduces The Clinical Record, a freely available database program to help organizations record and track client information. The remainder of the book uses case studies to illustrate how to use R to conduct program evaluations. Techniques include data description and visualization, bivariate analysis, simple and multiple regression, and logistic regression. The final chapter illustrates a comprehensive summary of the skills demonstrated throughout the book using The Clinical Record as a data repository.
| Author | : Antonio R. Garcia |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 249 |
| Release | : 2023-11 |
| Genre | : Evidence-based social work |
| ISBN | : 0197579841 |
"As a social worker, what would you do? How would you begin to address the issues of concern in this case? What questions would you ask and how would you ask said questions in a way that evokes clients' "true" feelings and experiences? What information would you want to gather from them? What would your assessment entail? How do you rely upon assessment data to search for the best available evidence to find interventions to address issues of concern? What if more than one evidence-informed intervention would "work". What if there are no interventions that address need, effective and culturally applicable? What else should I do to inform intervention and case planning? What if I don't have the capacity or training to implement evidence-informed interventions to mitigate risk factors for this case and other cases I am assigned to? What if I am unable to implement the intervention to fidelity? How do I ensure what I am doing will meet client goals and address their issues of concern? How do I grapple with simultaneously assessing client values or preference, best available evidence, and my own judgement and biases? These are just some of the questions that even the most seasoned social workers struggle to address"--
| Author | : Andrew Whittaker |
| Publisher | : Learning Matters |
| Total Pages | : 161 |
| Release | : 2012-06-22 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0857259288 |
Social Work students often find research an intimidating and complex area of study, with many struggling to understand the core concepts and their application to practice. This book presents these concepts in an accessible and user-friendly way. Key skills and methods such as literature reviews, interviews, and questionnaires are explored in detail while the underlying ethical reasons for doing good research underpin the text. For this second edition, new material on ethnography is added.
| Author | : Malcolm Carey |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2017-03-02 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 1351907360 |
Malcolm Carey provides social work students, academics and practitioners with a practical guide to completion of a small-scale qualitative research project or dissertation. This clear text takes the reader through the process of beginning and developing a research problem or question, defining their objectives and undertaking empirical or literature-based research that involves data collection, analysis, writing up and dissemination. The book also highlights and details potential obstacles, essential techniques and methods, types of theory and methodology used, and presents case studies and ongoing debates involved in qualitative social work research. It suggests ways by which sometimes difficult processes (such as the literature review, interviews with practitioners, etc.) can be made easier to complete and explores traditional methods such as the focus group or interview alongside less conventional methodologies such as participative, narrative, discourse or ICT-related approaches. Recent investigation has highlighted the lack of research skills held by many social workers in practice. This book overcomes these problems by providing an essential and easily accessible guidebook to qualitative research methods for social work students and practitioners as well as being of interest to tutors who teach research methods to social work students or supervise dissertations.
| Author | : Audrey L. Begun PhD |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 177 |
| Release | : 2018-01-02 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0190871717 |
This practical "how to" guide integrates a comprehensive, interdisciplinary review of literature, alongside a wealth of the authors' combined research experience, into a framework for behavioral health and other investigators concerned with successful participant recruitment and retention in intervention and evaluation research studies. The content applies across disciplines, provides numerous real-world and hypothetical examples, analyzes complex issues and ethical concerns, and provides investigators with concrete, practical tools for planning, budgeting, assessing, engaging in, analyzing, and reporting their studies' participant recruitment and retention efforts. The book's focus is on application to intervention and evaluation research, and the authors present a great deal of information of contemporary relevance, including demonstrating an awareness of the opportunities and limitations of engaging research participants in an electronic age. In these ways, Participant Recruitment and Retention in Intervention and Evaluation Research stands out from the fragmented published literature concerning participant recruitment and retention and from research methodology textbooks, many of which dedicate very little attention to the practical issues involved in successfully recruiting and retaining study participants in studies of these types.
| Author | : Mel Gray |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Total Pages | : 809 |
| Release | : 2012-06-22 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1473971691 |
This Handbook is the world′s first generic major reference work to provide an authoritative guide to the theory, method, and values of social work in one volume. Drawn from an international field of excellence, the contributors each offer a critical analysis of their individual area of expertise. The result is this invaluable resource collection that not only reflects upon the condition of social work today but also looks to future developments. Split into seven parts, the Handbook investigates: - Policy dimensions - Practice - Perspectives - Values and ethics - The context of social work - Research - Future challenges It is essential reading for all students, practitioners, researchers, and academics engaged in social work.
| Author | : Judy L. Krysik |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 600 |
| Release | : 2018-04-09 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 131759195X |
In this book and companion website you will find: ■ A practice-oriented description of qualitative and quantitative research methods that engages rather than intimidates students ■ Illustrations of real-life research and evaluation from different levels of social work practice, encompassing many populations ■ Attention to the ethics and politics of research at each phase of the process, from the identification of an issue through reporting findings ■ Exercises that provide hands-on learning opportunities in research and evaluation ■ A historical, strengths-based perspective on research and evaluation in social work that teaches empowerment and professionalism ■ Six in-depth, interactive, easy-to-access cases, that include data in SPSS and Excel ■ A wealth of instructor-only resources available at www.routledgesw.com/research, including sample syllabi, links, multiple-choice, and free-response test items all linked to current EPAS standards, and PowerPoint presentations.
| Author | : JoDee Keller, PhD, LICSW |
| Publisher | : Springer Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 433 |
| Release | : 2022-01-13 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0826163963 |
Informed by a social justice approach, this user-friendly text for social work students provides a comprehensive introduction to contemporary school social work practice structured around the 2022 CSWE EPAS Competencies. With a focus on skills development, this innovative text is competency-based and encompasses professionalism, cross-disciplinary collaboration, research applications, theoretical foundations, policies, engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Following a brief historical overview and introduction to the discipline, the book delves into school social work practice and delivers timely content regarding professional identity, supervision, anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. Practice knowledge is examined through social work theory, evidence-informed practice, use of data, and policies regarding school, children, and families. The text addresses the full range of client engagement, service provision, the multi-tiered system of supports, trauma-based practices, social emotional learning, termination, and transition-planning. An instructor's manual, sample syllabus, and PowerPoints accompany each chapter. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers. Key Features: Organizes content by the CSWE professional competencies Provides case scenarios and practitioner spotlights in each chapter to illuminate the varied roles and responsibilities of school social workers Includes skill-development activities, additional resources, and reflection boxes to foster understanding and creative thinking Delivers a comprehensive focus covering policy, practice, and theory Addresses the full range of client engagement and service provision Incorporates contemporary issues relevant to school practice (MTSS, SEL, IDEA, ESSA) Views the discipline through a decolonial lens and acknowledges structural racism in the school system
