NSU PYCL507 Assignment 3 Latest 2021 September

PYCL507 Research and Evaluation for Counsellors

Assignment 3

Community-based Program Evaluation

Work within this document. There are three parts to this assignment. The first two should be included in this document. The third is the poster presentation which can be submitted separately.

There will be two overall submissions to the assignment drop box- submission 1 should include this document with all responses embedded and submission 2 should include the poster presentation.

Part 1 - Agency Interview

Students will locate a counseling agency (e.g., community mental-health center) and study their website and all their associated materials. After researching the agency then answer the questions listed below.

Keep all the Bold-faced heading and format in APA.

Description of the Organization (in 4-5 sentences provide a general description of the agency)

Questions (example questions- more questions can be included or these can be modified)

1.            What type of services do they provide?

2.            Who is the target population?

1.            What services do the target population need?

3.            How best should the project/ program deliver those services (or activities)?

4.            What are the strengths of their program (e.g., ground in evidenced-based practices etc)?

5.            Is the cost of the services or activities reasonable in relation to the benefits?

6.            Are there alternative approaches that could have the same outcomes with less cost?

Include any other relevant information here.

Summary (in 5-8 sentences briefly summarize the results of your research and provide some insight into the next step)

Part 2 – Program Evaluation Report

Based on your research, students will prepare a report detailing a program evaluation design to evaluate the overall agency or a specific program within the agency. Specifically, students will select an evaluation approach as described in the PPT and chapter listed in the course module titled “Program Evaluation.”

Decide whether a Formative or Summative Evaluation should be conducted.

Evaluation Approach (Formative or Summative). Briefly describe the type of evaluation approach selected. (4-5 sentences)

                Type. There are types of formative and summative evaluations. Describe the type and provide a brief justification as to why this type was selected. (4-5 sentences)

Application. Discuss how this particular approach and type would be applied to the hypothetical scenario presented in Part I of this assignment (5-7 sentences).

Part 3 - The Presentation

 Use the Poster Presentation Found in the Program Evaluation Model to set up your Logic Model that includes details from Parts I and II of this Assignment