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Author : Siobhan Maclean
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781903575697
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (756 download)
Download or read book The Social Work Pocket Guide to ... Reflective Practice written by Siobhan Maclean and published by . This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rob Harrison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781903575758
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (757 download)
Download or read book The Social Work Pocket Guide To written by Rob Harrison and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Royse
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199709297
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Needs Assessment written by David Royse and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's rapidly changing world, new social and human service problems emerge constantly, and in order to make good use of resources that are often limited, social service agencies must ensure that their services are truly needed. Needs assessments provide a baseline against which later results can be compared, and may also assist policy-makers in recognizing new trends or problems on the horizon. With so much hinging on their outcome, these assessments must be conducted both accurately and efficiently, and this pocket guide will give practitioners the ability to do so. Written by a group of social work scholars with a collective wealth of experience in conducting needs assessments at all levels, this practical guide will walk readers step by step through the process of selecting the right design to confidently conducting the assessment, meticulously analyzing data, and finally writing a cogent report. In addition, the authors explore the various approaches that can be used to assess the needs of a client or population group and the differences between large- and small-scale assessments. Later chapters in the book include discussions of emerging technologies in the field as well as abundant social work case examples. Social work graduate students, as well as social workers in the field who need to brush up on their skills, will find this book an invaluable aid.
Author : James W. Drisko
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190215496
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Content Analysis written by James W. Drisko and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2016 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of the variation within content analysis and detailed descriptions of three approaches found in the contemporary literature: basic content analysis, interpretive content analysis and qualitative content analysis.
Author : Daphne Watkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199908591
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)
Download or read book Mixed Methods Research written by Daphne Watkins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally, a practical guide to mixed methods research has been written with health and human services professionals in mind. Watkins and Gioia review the fundamentals of mixed methods research designs and the general suppositions of mixed methods procedures, look critically at mixed method studies and models that have already been employed in social work, and reflect on the contributions of this work to the field. But what is most important is that they lead the reader through considerations for the application of the mixed methods research in social work settings. The chapters of this book are structured so that readers can (figuratively) walk through the mixed methods research process using nine steps. Chapters one, five, and six provide supplemental material meant to serve as grounding for chapters two, three, and four, which outline nine steps in the mixed methods research process, and specific to social work research. This is a short and practical guide not just for learning about mixed methods research, but also doing it.
Author : Julia H. Littell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195326547
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis written by Julia H. Littell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-02-13 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When used in tandem, systematic reviews and meta-analysis-- two distinct but highly compatible approaches to research synthesis-- form a powerful, scientific approach to analyzing previous studies. But to see their full potential, a social work researcher must be versed in the foundational processes underlying them. This pocket guide to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis illuminates precisely that practical groundwork.In clear, step-by-step terms, the authors explain how to format topics, locate and screen studies, extract and assess data, pool effect sizes, determine bias, and interpret the results, showing readers how to combine reviewing and meta-analysis correctly and effectively. Each chapter contains vivid social work examples and concludes with a concise summary and notes on further reading, while the book's glossary and handy checklists and sample search and data extraction forms maximize the boo'ks usefulness.Highlighting the concepts necessary to understand, critique, and conduct research synthesis, this brief and highly readable introduction is a terrific resource for students and researchers alike.
Author : Thomas P. Vartanian
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019538881X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Secondary Data Analysis written by Thomas P. Vartanian and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This slim volume is one of a number of excellent guides published as part of Oxford's "Pocket Guide to Social Work Research Methods" series. Compact but comprehensive, it provides a thorough introduction to one of the fastest-growing genres of research in the social work field today: secondary data analysis. After an all-too-brief summary of what constitutes this genre and a balanced analysis of its advantages and disadvantages, Vartanian (Bryn Mawr) provides guidelines for those considering the feasibility and appropriateness of using secondary data in their work. He then offers extensive summaries of 29 of the most commonly used secondary data sets. For all of the data sets, he provides a full and complete description, including key characteristics and where and how to access them. He also provides, most valuably, citations to examples of how researchers have recently used them in their empirical work. Rather redundantly, a similar package of information appears in appendixes at the end of the book. This is an admirable contribution whose only detractions are the rather random and poorly identified screenshots and other "pictures" interspersed throughout the text. Those seriously considering using secondary data analysis in their research should find this book immensely beneficial. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students and faculty/researchers. Graduate Students; Researchers/Faculty. Reviewed by J. C. Altman.
Author : Kathleen Wells
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195385799
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Narrative Inquiry written by Kathleen Wells and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pocket guide presents a reader-friendly introduction to narrative inquiry. It addresses major aspects of the design and implementation of a narrative research project, emphasizing established and emerging approaches to the analysis of narrative data.
Author : Mark W. Fraser
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199717079
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Intervention Research written by Mark W. Fraser and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When social workers draw on experience, theory, or data in order to develop new strategies or enhance existing ones, they are conducting intervention research. This relatively new field involves program design, implementation, and evaluation and requires a theory-based, systematic approach. Intervention Research presents such a framework. The five-step strategy described in this brief but thorough book ushers the reader from an idea's germination through the process of writing a treatment manual, assessing program efficacy and effectiveness, and disseminating findings. Rich with examples drawn from child welfare, school-based prevention, medicine, and juvenile justice, Intervention Research relates each step of the process to current social work practice. It also explains how to adapt interventions for new contexts, and provides extensive examples of intervention research in fields such as child welfare, school-based prevention, medicine, and juvenile justice, and offers insights about changes and challenges in the field. This innovative pocket guide will serve as a solid reference for those already in the field, as well as help the next generation of social workers develop skills to contribute to the evolving field of intervention research.
Author : Phyllis Solomon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199715548
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Randomized Controlled Trials written by Phyllis Solomon and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-02-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered by many researchers and providers to be the gold standard of health and social service effectiveness research. However, there exist scant resources that deal with the complex nature of designing and implementing RCTs in community-based settings. This clearly written pocket guide provides researchers and social service practitioners insight into each step of an RCT. The goal of this text is to enable readers to understand, design, and implement a community-based RCT. From the initial stage of planning the RCT and developing its conceptual foundations through implementation, the authors provide a wealth of detail and case studies from social work practice research that assist readers to comprehend the detailed information provided. Accessible, concrete advice is woven throughout the text and tackles the many design and implementation challenges that arise in community practice settings. The importance of utilizing a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods is encouraged due to the intricate nature of RCT research in community-based environments. Through utilizing practical case examples, this pocket guide reviews the essentials of RCTs in a manner that will appeal to researchers, practitioners and students alike who are seeking the necessary tools to build the empirical knowledge base for community-based psychosocial interventions for social work.
Author : Shenyang Guo
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195337514
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Survival Analysis written by Shenyang Guo and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-25 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Survival analysis is a class of statistical methods for studying the occurrence and timing of events. With clearly written summaries and plentiful examples, this pocket guide will put this important statistical tool in the hands of many more social work researchers than have been able to use it before.
Author : Natasha K. Bowen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195367626
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Structural Equation Modeling written by Natasha K. Bowen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) has long been used in social work research, but the writing on the topic is typically fragmented and highly technical. This pocket guide fills a major gap in the literature by providing social work researchers and doctoral students with an accessible synthesis. The authors demonstrate two SEM programs with distinct user interfaces and capabilities (Amos and Mplus) with enough specificity that readers can conduct their own analyses without consulting additional resources. Examples from social work literature highlight best practices for the specification, estimation, interpretation, and modification of structural equation models. Unlike most sources on SEM, this book provides clear guidelines on how to evaluate SEM output and how to proceed when model fit is not acceptable.Oftentimes, confirmatory factor analysis and general structure modeling are the most flexible, powerful, and appropriate choices for social work data. Richly illustrated with figures, equations, matrices, and tables, this pocket guide empowers social workers with a set of defensible analysis strategies that allows for competent, confident use of SEM.
Author : Albert R. Roberts
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195369378
Total Pages : 1301 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Social Workers' Desk Reference written by Albert R. Roberts and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new edition of the wildly successful everyday reference for social workers. Like the first edition, it has been crafted with the help of an extensive needs assessment survey of educators and front-line practitioners, ensuring that it speaks directly to the daily realities of the profession. It features 40% new material and a more explicit focus on evidence-based practice.
Author : Bruce A. Thyer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195387384
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Quasi-Experimental Research Designs written by Bruce A. Thyer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-16 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of group research designs to evaluate social work practice -- Pre-experimental group research designs -- Quasi-experimental group research designs -- Time-series research designs -- Evaluating and reporting quasi-experimental studies.
Author : Stephen Weatherhead
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446269027
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (462 download)
Download or read book The Pocket Guide to Therapy written by Stephen Weatherhead and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-11-10 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trainees in all mental health professions need basic knowledge of the key therapeutic approaches in counselling and psychotherapy. The Pocket Guide to Therapy is therefore the essential companion, placing specific emphasis on practical application to guide the reader in the ′how to′ of conducting each therapeutic model. Approaches covered include established models such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, narrative therapies such as Systemic Therapy and Solution-Focussed Brief Therapy, and more recent additions to mainstream therapy such as Mindfulness and Narrative Therapy. Each chapter is written by an up-and-coming name in the field of counselling and psychotherapy, offering a unique insight into the challenges and possibilities of training in each model. The book: - includes case examples from a wide range of mental health care settings - is embedded with extensive pedagogy, including worksheets, sample questions and diagrams - highlights the challenges, strengths and weaknesses of each approach - details the background to each model - focuses on the practical application of therapeutic models - discusses evidence-based practice and outcomes Written in language familiar to first-year trainees and using a range of features to enhance learning, this pocket guide is ideal for those embarking on mental health training across counselling, psychotherapy, psychology, health, nursing and social work. It will also serve as a reference point for more experienced readers looking to refresh their understanding of other approaches.
Author : Julianne S. Oktay
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199753695
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Grounded Theory written by Julianne S. Oktay and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-30 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With practice exercises, guidelines for formulating problems and gathering and analyzing data, tips for working with software, this pocket guide offers social work researchers a strong, practical introduction to grounded theory research.
Author : Pamela Charney
Publisher : American Dietetic Associati
ISBN 13 : 0880914211
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (89 download)
Download or read book ADA Pocket Guide to Nutrition Assessment written by Pamela Charney and published by American Dietetic Associati. This book was released on 2009 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
