Case Study Program Evaluation
Instructions
Evaluate relevant evidence-based counseling research for informing counseling practices, and evaluate the use of methodologies (Qualitative and Quantitative) in existing counseling research for their implications on client care by assessing the counseling program evaluations case study and their impact on targeted populations. Distinguish the use of ethical and cultural considerations within counseling practice.
Prompt
Your program evaluation will include a summary of the current program, along with future recommendations. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed in your paper:
- Purpose of the Program Evaluation: Describe the purpose of a program evaluation in evidence-based practice. How does it support the profession?
- Introduction to the Case Study: Considering the provided data set, address the goal of this program evaluation.
- Review Summary of the Data
- Identify what kind of data is being used. Is the proposed evaluation qualitative or quantitative in nature?
- Determine if the design reflects ethical and cultural considerations. Is the data representative of the culture of the population being evaluated?
- Identify the patterns or trends. What does the data tell you? Comment on the qualitative and quantitative data, and compare and contrast the two.
- Summary
- Describe the results of the evaluation.
- Determine if the program is effective. Why or why not?
- Identify a future improvement for the delivery of the clinical program based on the data that is being evaluated.
What to Submit: Your references must be written in APA format. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.
Case Study – Program Evaluation
Setting: Community Mental Health Center
Service: Counseling Group for Adults Suffering from Depression
Service Providers: Masters-level Licensed Professional Counselor
Data:
- Beck Depression Inventory
Description of Measure: The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a 21-item, self-report rating inventory that measures characteristic attitudes and symptoms of depression (Beck et al., 1961). The BDI has been developed in different forms, including several computerized forms, a card form, the 13-item short form, and the more recent BDI-11 by Beck and Brown (May et al., 1969, cited in Groth-Marnat, 1990; see Steer et al., 2000, for information on the clinical utility of the BDI_11). The BDI takes approximately 10 minutes to complete, although clients require a fifth- to sixth-grade reading level to adequately understand the questions (Groth-Marnat, 1990). Internal consistency for the BDI ranges from .73 to .92, with a mean of .86 (Beck et al., 1988). Similar reliabilities have been found for the 13-item short form (Groth-Marnat, 1990). The BDI demonstrates high internal consistency, with alpha coefficients of .86 and .81 for psychiatric and nonpsychiatric populations, respectively (Beck et al., 1988).