Spring 2026 SOWK 460 Class 12 Weekly Email

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Unit Introduction and What You Will Learn

In week 12, we explore the program evaluation context more. This includes cultural competency and how we can develop culturally sensitive program evaluations. The agenda is as follows:

• Group Check-in Meetings
• Why is cultural sensitivity in program evaluation
• Terms associated with cultural competence
• Standards for culturally competent evaluation
• An example of culturally responsive evaluation
• Application to your program evaluation

Unit Assignments

Read

• Royse (223) Chapter 11: Cultural Sensitivity (Understanding and Assessing) and Ethical Issues Involved

A-01: Class Engagement and Attendance

Attend class

A-02: Chapter Reading Quizzes

Complete W-12 A-02 Chapter Reading Quiz for Royse (2022) Chapter 11 by before class.

A-04a Individual Weekly Journal Entries

You can find the assignment W-12 A-04a Journal Entry 07 Due by Monday 4/13, 8:00 AM.

Unit Resources

I hope that everybody will be able to make it to class today. I am planning on doing a brief check-in with each group. I am also going to provide some time for students to complete the Tri-Cities Student Survey.

During class, we will review an article by Clarke et al. (2022) as an example of a program evaluation and how it connects with culturally responsive practices. The article, Empowering Indigenous Communities Through a Participatory, Culturally Responsive Evaluation of a Federal Program for Older Americans, is open access so that you can download and read it directly from the publisher. We will also be looking at one of the Appendices from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014), which you can find as a stand-alone document Evaluation Standards and Strategies to Increase Cultural Competence.

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 12 - Research Context and Cultural Competence.

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 12]().

Reference

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). Practical strategies for culturally competent evaluation: Evaluation guide. Evaluation Basics Guide Series. https://www.cdc.gov/national-asthma-control-program/media/pdfs/2024/05/cultural_competence_guide.pdf

Clarke, G. S., Douglas, E. B., House, M. J., Hudgins, K. E. G., Campos, S., & Vaughn, E. E. (2022). Empowering Indigenous communities through a participatory, culturally responsive evaluation of a federal program for older Americans. American Journal of Evaluation, 43(4), 484-503. https://doi.org/10.1177/10982140211030557

Royse, D. (2023). Program evaluation: A practical guide for social work and the helping professions. Cognella Academic Publishing.

To-Do Lists

• Attend class
• Read Royse (2023) chapter 11 and take the quiz
• Complete your journal entry