Spring 2026 SOWK 487w Week 16 - Group Work Research and Evaluation

A presentation at Heritage University in May 2026 by Jacob Campbell and is tagged with Heritage University, BASW Program, SOWK 487w

A green microscope icon is on the left against a brown background. The text reads: 'GROUP WORK: RESEARCH & EVALUATION. Spring 2026, SOWK 487w, Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW, Heritage University.'

A presentation slide lists the agenda: evaluation designs for groups, difference between program and clinical evaluation, qualitative design methodology, and participatory action research. Spring 2026 SOWK 487w, Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW at Heritage University.

Title slide listing authors and articles for Week 16 readings. Includes publications by Teufel-Shone et al. (2018) on community-based research and MacDonald (2012) on participatory action research. Spring 2026 SOWK 487w, Dr. Jacob Campbell, Heritage University.

An arrow diagram illustrates a problem-solving process in group work, moving through stages: identifying, planning, actively solving, and maintaining strategies, with labels and texts supporting the concept. Text: - 'EVALUATION AND RESEARCH DESIGN: INTERVENTION OF TASKS OF GROUP WORK'- Steps: 'Identifying problem to be solved,' 'Planning for problem solving,' 'Active problem-solving,' 'Maintaining problem-solving strategies,' 'Deciding to solve the problem.'- 'Spring 2025 SOWK 487w'- 'Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW at Heritage University'- '(Gantt, 2017)'

A presentation slide with bold text reads 'PROGRAM EVALUATION VS CLINICAL RESEARCH' on a teal background. Additional text includes 'Spring 2025 SOWK 487w' and 'Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW at Heritage University.'

Two green boxes contain text: 'Purpose of data collection' and 'Standards for judging validity.' Title reads 'Evaluation and Research Design: Program Evaluation vs Clinical Research.' Footer: 'Spring 2025 SOWK 487w,' 'Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW at Heritage University.'

Slide titled 'Evaluation and Research Design: Program Evaluation vs Clinical Research.' Lists decisions and assessments about programs. Mentions Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW, at Heritage University, Spring 2026 SOWK 487w.

The slide features the text 'PROGRAM EVALUATION,' describing how it informs decisions in social and political contexts. It's part of 'Evaluation and Research Design,' contrasting program evaluation with clinical research.

Slide text describes 'CLINICAL RESEARCH' as seeking new knowledge, testing theories, confirming/disconfirming hypotheses, and generalizing findings. Title: 'Evaluation and Research Design: Program Evaluation vs Clinical Research.' Spring 2025 SOWK 487w, Dr. Jacob Campbell, Heritage University.

Venn diagram illustrating 'Research Methods' with overlapping circles labeled 'Quantitative,' 'Qualitative,' and 'Mixed Methods' in the center. Title: 'Study Design.' Context: Presentation slide by Dr. Jacob Campbell, Spring 2025 SOWK 487w.

A vintage desk lamp shines on a list reading: 'Case Study, Ethnography, Grounded Theory, Narrative Inquiry, Phenomenology.' Titled 'Research Methods: Methodologies of Qualitative Research.' Credits: Preston et al., 2017; Spring 2025 SOWK 487w; Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW at Heritage University.

Presentation slide titled 'Qualitative Research Tactics to Foster Rigor' with icons: clock for 'Prolong Engagement,' checklist for 'Member Checking,' books for 'Thick Description,' among others. Bottom text: 'Spring 2026 SOWK 487w, Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW at Heritage University.'

Venn diagram labeled 'Participatory Action Research' shows overlapping circles for 'Participatory,' 'Action,' and 'Research.' Text explains collaboration in research to address social problems. Includes quotes from Creswell (2007) and McIntyre (2008).

Infographic detailing participation in a study. Includes three steps: Orientation, Entry Interviews, Six Co-designed Dialogs. Embedded activities: Group Book Study, Self-Care Activity, Reflection and Action. Text: 'VIEW OF PARTICIPATION IN THE STUDY.'

The image features text on a pink background defining 'co-researcher.' It describes them as participants in research, contributing as joint investigators to research findings. Quoted from Boylorn, 2012, p. 600.

The slide presents key elements of Participatory Action Research (PAR): social process, participatory, emancipatory, critical, recursive (reflexive, dialectical), attributed to Kemmis & Wilkinson, 1998. Prominent blue title at the top.

Title 'HOW PAR VIEWS KNOWLEDGE' sits above text explaining that PAR draws out participants' experiences to define group needs, emphasizing critical subjectivity and power dynamics. Cites Coleman (2015) and Lincoln et al. (2011).

Four icons convey concepts for participatory research: hands together (participation), raised hands (democracy), hands holding a checkmark (safe space), and an open book (community). Title: 'Components of Participatory Research.'

Cycle diagram showing a process loop. Steps: 'Questioning a Particular Issue,' 'Reflecting Upon and Investigating the Issue,' 'Developing an Action Plan,' 'Implementing and Refining Said Plan.' Text: 'A Braided Process of Exploration, Reflection, and Action.' (McIntyre, 2008).

Dr. Jacob Campbell

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Description

Week 16 is the final week of class and will be facilitated through a video lecture. We will be reviewing evaluations within group work. My dissertation, Campbell (2023), was based on participatory action research (PAR). I provide McDonald (2012) as a primer for doing PAR as a social work group research methodology. During week 15, we look at Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships (CBPR) in the context of best practices for working with groups. The reading in Teufel-Shone et al. (2018) provides more of an understanding of what these groups look like, especially from the context of a group. The following are the topics for this session.

The agenda for this week is as follows:

Evaluation designs for groups
Difference between program evaluation and clinical evaluation
What is a qualitative design methodology
Participatory Action Research

Spring 2026 SOWK 487w Week 16 - Group Work Research and Evaluation

Dr. Jacob Campbell

Description

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