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Program Evaluation Research In this week's What You Need to Know, you explored program evaluation. Think of a hypothetical treatment program that you might use in clinical practice, and then discuss the following: How might you evaluate how well the program is working (its efficacy)? What treatment outcomes would you want to measure? What specific ethical and cultural considerations would you keep in mind when creating your hypothetical program? What did you find out about your state’s rules about conducting research in a clinical setting? Program evaluation is a distinctive form of counseling research and only pertains to a specific program through an agency or organization (Balkin et al., 2016). Program evaluation, as defined by Rossi, Lipsey, and Freeman (2004), can be defined as “the use of social research procedures to systematically investigate the effectiveness of social intervention groups.” Program evaluations can help to answer questions in areas such as program outcome and impacts, program needs, program context, and program operations (Balkin et al., 2016). Counselors can better understand the impact that the process or the product of counseling is having on the clients due to program evaluation. Ultimately, program evaluation helps counselors to answer this question: “how do we know if and/or how a given program is working?” A hypothetical treatment program that I may use in clinical practice is for adolescents and young adults who experience depression and loneliness. How might you evaluate how well the program is working (its efficacy)?  Balkin et al. (2016) expresses six ways in which a person might evaluate how well the program is working: 1) identify and involve the stakeholders, who are the people with an interest in the outcome of the evaluations, 2) define the program,
which is a key step in order to define the phenomenon that is going to be measured, 3) focus the design of the evaluation, which is deciding on the future of the program in which such questions are asked about what needs to be answered, in what ways should the program be executed, and does the program needs call for a summative product or outcome evaluation, 4) gather the evidence, which involved executing the plan and interviewing, collecting data, and using other methodology to ask questions of interest, 5) analyze the data and draw conclusions, which helps to gain an understanding of the procedures and processes that are discussed, and 6) present the findings and utilize them, which is the most critical step in sharing data with the stakeholders and using the data to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the program. With the hypothetical treatment program that I chose, I would execute these six steps in order to learn if the program is exceeding, as expecting, or needs more evaluation to better provide to the individuals who are participating. What treatment outcomes would you want to measure?  The treatment outcomes that I would want to measure for the program would be the severity of an individual’s depression on day 1 of attending the program, as well as how often they spend time alone, either at home, at school, at work, or in public spaces. What specific ethical and cultural considerations would you keep in mind when creating your hypothetical program?  An ethical consideration that I would keep in mind when creating my hypothetical program would be code A.2.b. Types of Information Needed, from the ACA Code of Ethics (2014), which states that counselors explicitly explain to clients the nature of all services provided and inform clients about issues such as, but not limited to, the following: the purposes, goals, techniques, procedures, limitations, potential risks, and benefits of services. By clearly communicating with the participants of the program about what the program has to offer as well as what the participants has to offer the program is setting a clear standard of what is expected and ultimately shows respect that the counselor has for the individual by protecting their dignity and caring for their welfare.
A cultural consideration that I would keep in mind when creating my hypothetical program would be code B.1.a. Multicultural/Diversity Considerations, from the ACA Code of Ethics (2014), which states that counselors maintain awareness and sensitivity regarding cultural meanings of confidentiality and privacy and that counselors respect different views toward disclosure of information. Respecting an individual’s culture is an important aspect. Being aware and open to the cultural differences that may appear during the program shows great responsibility of being educated and informed on a person’s culture. Respecting a person’s opinion, belief, view, or reason about why they cannot carry out the task that is being asked of them is part of being culturally competent and doing the most humane thing a person can do; understanding and continuing to move forward or in a different direction would be the best thing to get the maximum participation that is wanted in the program. What did you find out about your state’s rules about conducting research in a clinical setting?  I learned that Louisiana requires periodic progress reporting when conducting research in a clinical setting. According to the Guidelines for Research Submissions (n.d.), the committee will periodically request progress reports on the current status of research projects and that is it the responsibility of the researcher to report immediately to the DHH, IRB, and Facility Manager any unintimated adverse reactions/events that occur as a result of the research activities. I find it pretty cool, as well as highly required for progress reports to be filed. The state wants to ensure that the research is actually being conducted and carried out, as well as the participants in the research are being cared for ethically. References American Counseling Association. (2014).  ACA code of ethics. http://www.counseling.org/Resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf
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