ey (2009) points out that social work practice  is usually embedded in programs. While you looked at practice evaluation  using single-subject design in Week 3, this week, you shift focus to  program evaluation. Program evaluation serves many purposes, including  accountability to funders and to the public. Often, funding sources such  as government agencies or private foundations requires periodic program  evaluations. These evaluations can help provide answers to many  different questions, and can contribute to improvement of services.  There are a variety of program evaluation models that are appropriate  for addressing different questions as well as facilitating the  collection and analysis of many different types of data.To  prepare for this Discussion, identify a program within an agency with  which you are familiar, which could benefit from process evaluation and  outcome evaluation. You do not need to identify the agency in your post.  Also, review the different evaluation models highlighted in this week’s  resources (needs assessment, program monitoring, client satisfaction  study, outcome evaluation, or cost benefit study).
Post a brief summary of the  program that you selected https://ocfs.ny.gov/main/psa/ . Recommend a program evaluation model that  would answer a question relevant to the program. Explain the potential  benefits of the program evaluation that you proposed (both process and  outcome). Identify 2–3 concerns that stakeholders might have about your  proposed evaluation and how you would address those concerns. Then  explain 2–3 concerns that stakeholders may have about your proposed  program evaluation and how you would address those concerns. Identify the stage or stages of the program. Suggest an additional question or concern that stakeholders may have about program evaluation. Recommend an alternative model for the evaluation.
 

Dudley, J. R. (2014). Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do. (2nd ed.) Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books.
Chapter 1, “Evaluation and Social Work: Making the Connection” (pp. 1–26)
Chapter 4, “Common Types of Evaluations” (pp. 71-89)
Chapter 5, “Focusing an Evaluation” (pp. 90-105)

Document: Logan, T. K., & Royse, D. (2010). Program evaluation studies. In B. Thyer (Ed.), The handbook of social work research methods (2nd ed., pp. 221–240). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (PDF)
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W. K. Kellogg Foundation. (2017). The step-by-step guide to evaluation: How to become savvy evaluation consumers. Retrieved from https://www.wkkf.org/resource-directory/resource/2010/w-k-kellogg-foundation-evaluation-handbook