Assignment

SOCW 6311: Social Work Research in Practice II

Please note that this is a master level course so master level work. Please check the grammar and you have to use the reading that I have provided to you. You must answer all the questions that I post. Thank you.

Week 3 Single-System (Subject) Design for Practice Evaluation

Resources Readings • Dudley, J. R. (2014). Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do. (2nd ed.) Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books. o Chapter 9, “Is the Intervention Effective?” (pp. 236– 244: Read from “Client Satisfaction & Effectiveness” to “Target Problem Scale”)  

• Corcoran, K., & Hozack, N. (2010). Locating assessment instruments. In B. Thyer (Ed.), The handbook of social work research methods (2nd ed., pp. 65–74). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

• Mattaini, M. A. (2010). Single-system studies. In B. Thyer (Ed.), The handbook of social work research methods (2nd ed., pp. 241–274). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

• Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014b). Social work case studies: Concentration year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source ereader]. Read the following section: o “Social Work Research: Single Subject” (pp. 70–72) 

• Tankersley, M., Cook, B. G., & Cook, L. (2008). A preliminary examination to identify the presence of quality indicators in single-subject research. Education & Treatment of Children, 31(4), 523–548. Media 

• Laureate Education (Producer). (2013b). Cortez family [Interactive media]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Assignment 

Creating a Single-System (Subject) Design Study 

submit a 5- to 7-page proposal/research plan for a single system (subject) evaluation for your work with Paula Cortez. Identify the problems that you will target and the outcomes that you will measure, select an appropriate intervention or interventions (including the length of time), and identify an appropriate evaluation plan. Include a description of:

• The problem(s) that are the focus of treatment 

• The intervention approach, including the length of time, so that it can be replicated o A summary of the literature that you reviewed that led you to select this intervention approach 

• The purpose for conducting a single-system (subject) research evaluation

• The measures for evaluating the outcomes and observing change including: o Evidence from your literature search about the nature of the measures o The validity and reliability of the measures o How baseline measures will be obtained o How often follow-up measures will be administered

• The criteria that you would use to determine whether the intervention is effective 

• How the periodic measurements could assist you in your ongoing work with Paul