Spring 2024 SOWK 460w Week 04: Writing about an Ethical Framework

Writing about an Ethical Frameworks Week 04 Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University Spring 2024 SOWK 460w

Agenda The Plan for Week 04 What is an ethical framework Ways we consider ethics within program evaluation How we would write about ethical frameworks Planning the design of and tasks completion of your evaluation Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW Heritage University SOWK 460w Spring 2024

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Ethical Framework for Program Evaluation Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW Heritage University A description of reasoning and rationale for what you are doing in your study. This is considered in the development of your study and described in your writing. SOWK 460w Spring 2024

What are the top 10 ways to conduct a program evaluation in an unethical manner Working in Small Groups Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW Heritage University (Kapp & Anderson, 2010) SOWK 460w Spring 2024

Assume harm and risk Avoid deception Identify and address risk Cultivate mutual responsibility Understand the setting Ethical Development of a Program Evaluation Incorporate scrutiny Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW Heritage University (Kapp & Anderson, 2010) SOWK 460w Spring 2024

7 Steps to Ensure Ethical Considerations 6 5 4 3 2 1 Report to relevant stakeholders Ensure informed consent and privacy Work with stakeholders to obtain cooperation Submit the evaluation plan and procedures to an agency board for review and approval Address policies and procedures required for protection of human subjects and informed consent Identify and review IRB guidelines and requirements Plan that includes participant identi cation, sound methodology, and reporting plan fi Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW Heritage University (Kapp & Anderson, 2010) SOWK 460w Spring 2024

Read and Discuss • Read the article • In your groups, discuss what are some potential areas talked about in the paper you might include discussion of ethical frameworks Ethical Professional Writing in Social Work and Human Services Donna McDonald, Jennifer Boddy, Katy O’Callaghan and Polly Chester Downloaded by [DisabilityConnect Griffith] at 14:43 18 February 2015 Areas to Consider Ethics in Professional Writing Ethics and Social Welfare, 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2015.1009481 Social workers write a lot and their writing has a major impact on people’s lives. The complexity of their writing task arises because they must deal with confidential client information while usually writing for multiple audiences. This means that social work students must achieve more than the basics of technical writing skills. The purpose of this article is twofold. First, after reviewing the literature on the importance and challenges of writing well in social work (and having hosted a number of writing workshops for social workers and human services practitioners), we argue that the development of students’ writing skills must be framed within the social, political and ethical professional circumstances in which students will be working in the future. By teaching writing skills through the lens of the profession’s ethics and values, students will be instilled with a greater understanding of the importance of writing. Second, we propose a model of ethical professional writing which integrates three essential elements that must conjoin in tandem: reflective mindfulness of the client-centred focus of writing responsibilities; a sound understanding of the values and principles of the social work and human services professions as highlighted in the unifying themes in various codes of ethics; and competence in compositional, rhetorical and technical writing skills. In particular, this article focuses on the second element of this model which is concerned with having a sound understanding of the values and principles of ethical professional writing. We conclude that this framework will promote writing competence and benefit clients. Keywords: Ethical professional writing; client-centred writing; writing values and principles Donna McDonald is Senior Lecturer & Convenor Disability Studies, Griffith University, School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith Health Institute, Population and Social Health Research Centre. Correspondence to: Donna McDonald, PhD, School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, University Drive, Meadowbrook, Qld 4131, Australia. Email: donna. mcdonald@griffith.edu.au Jennifer Boddy is Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Griffith University, School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith Health Institute, Population and Social Health Research Centre. Katy O’Callaghan is Director, Outpost Consulting. Katy is a researcher, writer and social policy analyst. Polly Chester is Research Assistant, School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University (Logan campus). © 2015 Taylor & Francis Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW Heritage University SOWK 460w Spring 2024

What is your project Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW Heritage University SOWK 460w Spring 2024

Program Evaluation Work Plan Component A part of your evaluation Evaluation Design Indicator Source Measurable information about program implementation Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW Heritage University Data to be collected Success Task Data Collection Person Responsible Deadline What you will know with collecting this information SOWK 460w Spring 2024

Probable Components Of Your Program Evaluation • Evaluative aspects (likely two or three) • Logic model development • Executive summary components • Final presentation Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW Heritage University SOWK 460w Spring 2024

The measurable information used to determine if a program is implementing their program as expected and achieving their outcomes measure the contributions necessary to enable the program to be implemented Process Indicators Input Indicators measure the program’s activities and outputs (direct products/deliverables of the activities) Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW Heritage University ff 􀐕 Indicators in Program Evaluation Outcome Indicators Outcome Indicators measure whether the program is achieving the expected e ects/changes in the short, intermediate, and long term (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021) longest-term/most distal outcome indicators SOWK 460w Spring 2024

Criteria for Selection of High-Performing Indicators A Checklist to Inform Monitoring and Evaluation https://wmich.edu/sites/default/ les/attachments/u350/2014/Indicator_checklist.pdf fi Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW Heritage University SOWK 460w Spring 2024

Program Evaluation Work Plan Component A part of your evaluation Evaluation Design Indicator Source Measurable information about program implementation Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW Heritage University Data to be collected Success Task Data Collection Person Responsible Deadline What you will know with collecting this information SOWK 460w Spring 2024

Rubric for Program Evaluation Work Plan Description Initial Completeness fi Developed Highly Developed The plan is thorough and covers the entire research project. Clarity The plan clearly articulates both the evaluation design and data collection that will take place within the research. The evaluation design includes components, indicators, sources, and what success looks like. The data collection identi es speci c tasks, the person responsible, and deadlines for completing those tasks. Fairness Group members are fairly distributed with tasks related to the assignment. Feasibility The program evaluation plan appears feasible and something the group can accomplish within the semester. Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW Heritage University fi Emerging SOWK 460w Spring 2024