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_____ is the backbone of practice evaluation.
What is Single Subject Design (SSD)?
A social worker gathers baseline data with a client. She then gathers data as she implements the intervention. What is the SSD?
What is AB design?
Attachment: the emotional bond between two people, typically child and parent.
What is conceptual definition?
This level of measurement focuses on equal intervals.
What is interval measurement?
A self-report measure filled out by the client.
What is a rapid assessment instrument?
In practice, you will not see problems. You will see _____ of problems.
What are indicators?
A social worker uses the most frequently used SSD for her client. What is that design?
What is B design?
Stress response: demonstrated through elevated heart rate, sweaty palms, increased cortisol levels.
What is operational definition?
This level of measurement focuses on categories in a certain order.
What is ordinal measurement?
This type uses more than one measure.
What is multiple measures?
In any measurement we strive for _____ and _____.
What is validity and reliability?
A social worker uses the basic withdrawal design for her SSD. What is the name of that design?
What is ABA design?
Emotional regulation: the ability to manage emotions in a developmentally appropriate manner.
What is conceptual definition?
This level of measurement focuses on categories.
What is nominal measurement?
This type measures the most direct expression of the problem.
What is observational measure?
Cronbach's Alpha is used to quantify _____.
What is internal reliability?
A social worker's client is in crisis and so she begins with the intervention. Which design is she using?
Mindfulness: a score on an established measure of trait mindfulness.
What is operational definition?
This level of measurement focuses on equal intervals and 0 point.
What is scale measurement?
This measure has a series of structured questions or statements designed to elicit information from the client.
What is standardized measure?