Spring 2026 SOWK 460 Class 02 Weekly Email
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Even with sharing a video, this week feels like week one for us. Excited to see you all for class tomorrow.
Unit Introduction and What You Will Learn
Program evaluation is an ethical obligation for us as social workers and also beneficial to staff, agencies, and clients. During week two of this course, we will focus on the why of program evaluation and an overview of the evaluative process. We will also pick our learning teams for the program evaluation you will conduct this semester. The following is the agenda for the class session:
- Why program evaluation as a process
- The steps involved in program evaluation
- Getting settled with the program evaluation assignment
Learning Objectives
- Explain the purpose and importance of program evaluation in social work practice.
- Describe the key steps involved in the program evaluation process and how they guide evaluation design and implementation.
- Identify and evaluate characteristics of strong, evidence-informed program evaluations.
- Apply ethical standards from the NASW Code of Ethics related to evaluation and research.
- Generate initial ideas for program evaluation projects connected to their practicum settings.
Unit Assignments
Read
- Royse (2022) Chapter 1 Introduction
- Royse (2022) Chapter 2 Single Case Design (SCD)
A-01: Class Engagement and Attendance
Attend Class
A-02: Chapter Reading Quiz
Complete the reading quiz, W-02 A-02 Chapters Reading Quiz Royse (2022) Chapters 1 and 2 Monday 2/2, 8:00 AM.
Unit Resources
During class, we will relate the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) code of ethics and section 5.02 Evaluation and Research to doing program evaluation. This can be found in the NASW Code of Ethics: Ethical Standards - 5. Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to the Social Work Profession. We will reading Holden and Barker (2018) paper which offers a list practices that seem like they are outside of what a social workers practice is.
All of the presentations for this class can be found at https://presentations.jacobrcampbell.com. This week’s slides are Spring 2026 SOWK 460w Week 02 - Steps in Program Evaluation.
The Lecture Videos tab in the MyHeritage course is where you will be able to find class recordings. The video this week is at Spring 2026 SOWK 460w Week 02.
Reference
Holden, G., & Barker, K. (2018). Should social workers be engaged in these practices? Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work, 15(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/23761407.2017.1422075
National Association of Social Workers. (2021). NASW code of ethics. https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English
To-Do Lists
- Read Royse (2022) Chapters 1 and 2
- Attend class in RM SWL-212 Monday at 5:30 PM
- Complete the reading quiz
