Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Week 16 - Group Work Research and Evaluation

GROUP WORK RESEARCH & EVALUATION Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

AGENDA OUR TENTATIVE PL AN FOR TODAY • Evaluation designs for groups • Difference between program evaluation and clinical evaluation • What is a qualitative design methodology • Intervention research Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

READINGS FOR WEEK 16 • Gant, L. M. (2017). Chapter 29 - Evaluation and research design. In C. D. Garvin, L. M. Gutierrez, & M. J. Galinsky Handbook of Social Work with Groups (pp. 527-534). The Guilford Press. • Macgowan, M. J. (2017). Chapter 32 - Intervention research in social work with groups. In C. D. Garvin, L. M. Gutierrez, & M. J. Galinsky Handbook of Social Work with Groups (pp. 565-585). The Guilford Press. • Preston, S., Hughes, J., & Woodford, M. R. (2017). Chapter 31 Qualitative research. In C. D. Garvin, L. M. Gutierrez, & M. J. Galinsky Handbook of Social Work with Groups (pp. 549-564). The Guilford Press. Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

EVALUATION AND RESEARCH DESIGN INTERVENTION OF TASKS OF GROUP WORK Identifying problem to be solved Active problem solving Planning for problem solving Deciding to solve the problem Planning for problem solving Maintaining problemsolving strategies (Gant, 2017) Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

EVALUATION AND RESEARCH DESIGN PROGRAM EVALUATION VS CLINICAL RESEARCH (Gant, 2017) Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

EVALUATION AND RESEARCH DESIGN PROGRAM EVALUATION VS CLINIC AL RESEARC H Purpose of data collection Standards for judging validity (Gant, 2017) Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

EVALUATION AND RESEARCH DESIGN PROGRAM EVALUATION VS CLINIC AL RESEARC H • Decide whether to accept a new program or service • Decide whether to continue, change, or eliminate an existing program or service • Examine the uniformity of program implementation with program plan • Assess the overall value of a program • Help funders and stakeholders determine the ways in which issues are being solved or needs met. (Gant, 2017) Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

EVALUATION AND RESEARCH DESIGN PROGRAM EVALUATION VS CLINIC AL RESEARC H Inform decisions, clarify options, specify improvements, and provide information about programs and policies within the social and political context. PROGRAM EVALUATION Spring 2022 SOWK 487 (Gant, 2017) Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

EVALUATION AND RESEARCH DESIGN PROGRAM EVALUATION VS CLINIC AL RESEARC H To seek out new knowledge, engage in theory testing, confirm or disconfirm hypotheses, and generalize findings CLINICAL RESEARCH Spring 2022 SOWK 487 (Gant, 2017) Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

EVALUATING THE BASW PROGRAM WALK AROUND THE ROOM ACTIVITY Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

RESEARCH METHODS S TUDY DESIGN Quantitative Mixed Methods Qualitative (Preston et al., 2017) Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

RESEARCH METHODS METHODOLOGIES OF QUALITATIVE RESEARC H Case Study Ethnography Grounded theory Narrative inquiry Phenomenology (Preston et al., 2017) Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH HOW WOULD YOU EVALUATE What would you look for How would you look for it Professional Similarities for Social Work Students Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH TACTICS TO FOS TER RIGOR Prolong Engagement Thick description Triangulation Member Checking Audit Trail Peer Debriefing Negative Case Analysis (Preston et al., 2017) Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

HOW WOULD YOU EVALUATE GROUPS FOR PARENTS? Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

INTERVENTION RESEARCH A PURPOSEFUL C HANGE STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPING OR FINE-TUNING INTERVENTIONS (Macgowan, 2017) Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University

INTERVENTION RESEARCH Step 5: Disseminate Findings and Materials Step 4: Test Effectiveness in a Variety of Practice Settings Step 3: Refine and Confirm Program Components in Tests Step 2: Create and Revise Program Materials Step 1: Specify the Problem and Develop a Program Theory (Macgowan, 2017) Spring 2022 SOWK 487 Jacob Campbell, LICSW - Heritage University