Evaluation and Social Work Practice

Edited by:

Ian Shaw - University of York, UK
Joyce Lishman

Other Titles in:
Social Work Practice | Sociology

256 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

Evaluation and Social Work Practice offers a comprehensive treatment of the central issues confronting evaluation in social work that links theory and method to practical applications.

Evaluation is an integral part of social work and social care provision, for both practice and service delivery. Evaluation can improve effectiveness and increase accountability and help develop new models of practice and service delivery. The authors argue that evaluation should not just be applied to practice but should be a direct dimension of practice.

Appealing to the student, researcher and practitioner, Evaluation and Social Work Practice will become the standard reference source on evaluation in social work.

Joyce Lishman

Introduction

Ian Shaw

Evidence for Practice

William J Reid and Pamela Zettergren

A Perspective on Empirical Practice

Nick Gould

Qualitative Practice Evaluation

Karen Dullea and Audrey Mullender

Evaluation and Empowerment

Clare Evans and Mike Fisher

Collaborative Evaluation with Service Users

Beth Humphries

Feminist Evaluation

Ruth R Martin

Histories in Social Work

Karen Tanner and Pat Le Riche

Work in Progress

Jan Fook, Robyn Munford and Jackie Sanders

Interviewing and Evaluating

Roy Ruckdeschel

Qualitative Clinical Research and Evaluation

Martin Bloom

Single-System Evaluation

Maurice Vanstone

Behavioural and Cognitive Interventions

`The authors are obviously experts in their respective fields and they conduct competent and readable overviews of their topics.... Evaluation and Social Work Practice would make an excellent text for graduate research students seeking an overview of various contemporary philosophies of science and their derivative methodologies.' - British Journal of Social Work

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Ian Shaw

Dr. Ian Shaw is S R Nathan Professor of Social Work at National University of Singapore and Professor Emeritus at the University of York, England. He was the first chair of the European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA) and a founder editor of the journal Qualitative Social Work. He has authored almost 100 peer-reviewed papers, more than 20 books, 60 book chapters, and various research reports. He has written extensively in the journals on issues arising from the relationship between social work and sociology over the last century. His more recent books include Social Work Science (2016) and Research and the Social Work Picture ... More About Author

Joyce Lishman

Professor Joyce Lishman is now retired, and was previously Head of the School of Applied Social Studies, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK. She was also General Editor of the Research Highlights in Social Work series for many years. More About Author

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