Week 9 Assignment

Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resources on your own before you bid. Main references come from Balkin, R. S., & Kleist, D. M. (2017) and/or American Psychological Association (2014). Assignments should adhere to graduate-level writing and be free from writing errors. I have also attached the resources given to complete the assignment. Please follow the instructions to get full credit. I need this completed by 10/26/19 at 7pm. You will complete the program evaluation worksheet attached.

Assignment – Week 9

In this case study, the counselor, Steven, has collected data from his clients after participation in a psychoeducation therapy group. Steven wants to know whether his program effectively met the needs of the clients. He is interested in learning whether the clients met their program outcomes and whether the program evaluation data supports his desire to expand the program.

For this Assignment, you will review the data and determine whether the service contributed to client success.

To Prepare

· Review the Program Evaluation audio recording and the Program Evaluation Worksheet found in the Learning Resources and consider the requirements for this Assignment.

· You may work independently or form small groups of no more than three people. If you choose to work in small groups, you may use the Blackboard Collaborate Ultra “Live Meetings” tool found in the left-hand navigation of the classroom to collaborate with your group in a synchronous way. Once you access the “Live Meetings” tool, use the “Sessions Help” feature in the top right-hand corner to guide you through setting up your session with your group if you choose to do so.

· Review the Program Evaluation Worksheet and consider the requirements for this Assignment. Specifically:

o Review the case study.

o Analyze the Program Evaluation dataset to determine whether the counseling intervention worked or did not work.

o Consider a recommendation you might make regarding the future of the program and why.

Assignment

Imagine you are a task force or part of a task force charged with evaluating the effectiveness of a new counseling program. Your job is to complete a Program Evaluation Worksheet that will help you determine the effectiveness of the program.

As an individual part of a task force or in your small group task force, complete the Program Evaluation Worksheet.

Required Resources

Astramovich, R. L., & Coker, J. K. (2007 ). Program evaluation: The accountability bridge model for counselors. Journal of Counseling & Development, 85, 162–172.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Balkin, R. S., & Kleist, D. M. (2017). Counseling research: A practitioner-scholar approach. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Chapter 13, “Program Evaluation”

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Lamis, D. A., Underwood, M., & D’Amore, N. (2017). Outcomes of a suicide prevention gatekeeper training program among school personnel. Crisis, 38(2), 89-99. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000414

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Neilson, T. (2015). Practice-based research: Meeting the demands of program evaluation through the single-case design. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 37(4), 364–376. https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.37.4.07

Walden University, Center for Research Quality. (n.d.-b). Research resources: Research design & analysis: Program evaluation tutorial. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/resources/Design

Note: Select the “Program Evaluation” tab on this web page to access the Program Evaluation Tutorial.

Document: Program Evaluation Worksheet

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2017). Program evaluation [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 1 minute.

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Laureate Education (Producer). (2017). Program evaluation [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 18 minutes.

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Credit: Provided courtesy of the Laureate International Network of Universities.

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Week 9 ~

Here is some food for thought!

A while back I wrote a book chapter on assessment in counseling and included information about program evaluations. It’s really interesting because program evaluation can be considered research and assessment and just plain program evaluation

Here is a case study that was included. This may help you think about some of the aspects of program evaluation:

The agency needs to “prove its worth”!

You were recently hired at a non-profit counseling center as a quality assurance counselor and as part of your role it is your responsibility to conduct a program evaluation. You are vaguely aware that you need to collect some data but where to begin is the question. The goal of program evaluation is to create a systematic assessment which will work to improve the quality of services or the programs of the agency. The first step involves determining your goal and then creating a plan to collect objective and subjective information. There are several questions you must ask as you create the program evaluation. Who are your stakeholders? Are you focusing on specific programs with the agency? Are you going to utilize a formative or summative evaluation? Would using test results be helpful? Will you utilize surveys, interviews, observations, or focus groups? Questions such as these guide the evaluation with the goal of accountability for the counseling profession.

References:

Foster, L.H. (2020). Assessment practices in counseling. In D. Capuzzi and D. Gross (Eds.), Introduction to the counseling profession (8th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

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Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resource on your own before you bid. Main references come from Balkin, R. S., & Kleist, D. M. (2017) and/or American Psychological Association (2014). Assignments should adhere to graduate-level writing and be free from writing errors. I have also attached resources given to complete the assignment. Please follow the instructions to get full credit. I need this completed by 10/26/19 at 7pm. You will complete the program evaluation worksheet attached.

Assignment – Week 9

Top of Form

For this Assignment, you will review the data and determine whether the service contributed to client success.

To Prepare

Review the Program Evaluation audio recording and the Program Evaluation Worksheet found in the Learning Resources and consider the requirements for this Assignment.
You may work independently or form small groups of no more than three people. If you choose to work in small groups, you may use the Blackboard Collaborate Ultra “Live Meetings” tool found in the left-hand navigation of the classroom to collaborate with your group in a synchronous way. Once you access the “Live Meetings” tool, use the “Sessions Help” feature in the top right-hand corner to guide you through setting up your session with your group if you choose to do so.
Review the Program Evaluation Worksheet and consider the requirements for this Assignment. Specifically:
- Review the case study.
- Analyze the Program Evaluation dataset to determine whether the counseling intervention worked or did not work.
- Consider a recommendation you might make regarding the future of the program and why.

Assignment

As an individual part of a task force or in your small group task force, complete the Program Evaluation Worksheet.

Required Resources

Astramovich, R. L., & Coker, J. K. (2007 ). Program evaluation: The accountability bridge model for counselors. Journal of Counseling & Development, 85, 162–172.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Balkin, R. S., & Kleist, D. M. (2017). Counseling research: A practitioner-scholar approach. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Chapter 13, “Program Evaluation”

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Lamis, D. A., Underwood, M., & D’Amore, N. (2017). Outcomes of a suicide prevention gatekeeper training program among school personnel. Crisis, 38(2), 89-99. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000414

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Walden University, Center for Research Quality. (n.d.-b). Research resources: Research design & analysis: Program evaluation tutorial . Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/resources/Design

Note: Select the “Program Evaluation” tab on this web page to access the Program Evaluation Tutorial.