Practice Evaluation

Catalog description

Prerequisite or co-requisite for SOWK 696 . Practice evaluation is an essential part of providing evidence-based service delivery to clients. This course introduces students to single-subject and single-case study design. Students learn the relationship between single-subject research and practice and why it is important to evaluate our work. The elements of research design, basic data analysis techniques and the skills needed to complete a thorough literature review are reviewed as well. Students learn how to work with clients as partners to obtain data for research purposes and how to communicate research results to clients.