Specifying Targets of Interventions, Goals & Objectives.
Goals and objectives refer to _____, not interventions.
A mental image that summarizes a set of similar observations, feelings, or ideas.
Use of formal and systematic evaluation methods to help the SW assess, monitor and evaluate cases and inform the practitioner and the client about decisions of practice that could be made to improve results.
Determine whether the problem is getting better or worse and the pace of change if it is occurring
What is: •S = specific •M = measurable •A = achievable •R = relevant •T = time sensitive?
The process of specifying what we mean by a term.
Sum of systematic and planned methods of practice chosen to deal with a particular set of targets to achieve identified objectives and goals.
Does not allow for evaluation of pre-intervention status, we do not know if there is a relationship between intervention and outcome.
What is: for groups; as well as, individuals, couples, families, communities or organizations?
Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio are all levels of this.
AB is the most commonly used.
Two phase design consisting of a no-intervention baseline phase (A) and an intervention phase (B).
These are reflective of the group and are greater than the sum of individual scores.
Hard to obtain in human behavior.
Good practitioners carefully observe and subjectively evaluate.
The intervention is followed by a baseline followed by the intervention.
Change in a scale score from one time to another is more than what you would expect based on measurement error alone.
Focus on the individual client or system mirroring the unique changes in the practice situation, rather than reflecting average scores as with group research designs.
True experimental design in that it allows for causal inference.