Utilization-Focused Analysis

With this being stated; a program evaluation should be performed to see what changes need to be made to help their mission. It is clear that the services that they are providing are not as effective any more.

First, would look at my measurement method to make sure that it is reliable and valid. Making sure that the measurements are representing the people and the program accurately, enough sample size is use to represent the program, and make sure there is no participants contamination. Second, the time from when the program started and when the evaluation process starts can also show that the program have no impact. It takes a long time for programs to work out the kink and bumps along the way and sometimes having an evaluation conducted within a year will not show the program at its full potential. There is also the sleeper effect where the program will not show impact until a much later time. Having an open and clear communication with the stakeholders will let me know what they are looking in the program evaluation so that I can focus on those aspects to make sure I use accurate

The Morningside center is an afterschool program designed for at-risk youth. The Department of Human Services is requiring an evaluation component for all future contracts. Marian is in search of an evaluation program to show that Morningside center is achieving the right goals for the adolescents that attend the program. As a staff member, I suggested in the meeting that the best evaluation program to use would be the target-problem scaling. As I mentioned above, the target-problem scaling is a method of evaluating changes that take place over time. (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) It is also a process where the problem is identified, a plan takes place, and changes in the target problem are measured. (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015) First off, I think this method would work best because the Department of Human Services is requiring a evaluation, which means a evaluation of the program has to take place to see if there is a problem. The second reason why I would use this method, I think this method would work best because in this method it evaluates change over time. The method will be able to determine if this program at Morningside has helped and made improvements in the adolescent’s lives. The third reason why I think this method is best because, it uses a target-problem change scale. This scale is implemented to view

In order to implement a program evaluation to determine client gains, there will be a team consisting of myself as the lead consultant, 3-4 program evaluation support staff members who will assist in the evaluation process and one staff member from the center being included to provide relevant center information. Key staff from the center will be asked to form an advisory group where all evaluation measures, outcomes and processes will be discussed, approved and presented.

The scope and purpose helps to determine the design of the process and which evaluation measures will work best for the organization and situation. Determining the scope and purpose lays the foundation for the evaluation. There are three variables that need to be addressed when figuring out the scope and purpose. The first variable is to determine the resources and expertise available for use in evaluations. The second variable is to determine the purposes for the evaluations results. The third variable is orientations and philosophies guiding the agency decision makers. Specific to the Greenby Community Mental Health Center concerning the first variable: the department is already in place, the funding is already in place, and there are already employees in this department. The purpose for the evaluation is to determine if the Consultation and Education Department

Program Evaluation   There are many different types of evaluations and reasons to conduct program evaluations. For example, cost/benefit analysis, assessment needs, effectiveness, and outcomes. Program evaluations is a complex but an integral component of a nursing program. Also, program evaluations is an ongoing process of collecting and describing data which provides the basis for decision making. Specifically, evaluation data can be used to prepare for accreditation visits, develop faculty and staff, examine the planned and actual

A program evaluation offers a way to determine if adjustments are needed to improve upon the project in order for it to remain successful. Furthermore, the project evaluation team will analyze and measure each component of the outcome, input, and process in order to clarify the program’s objectives and goals. Thus creating a framework of evaluation methods and questions in addition to setting up a timeline for the evaluation activities will assist in the evaluation (CDC, 2011; HRSA, n.d.; McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). The goal of outcome measures is to describe the overall performance of the process; therefore, outcome measurement will determine the program cost-effectiveness, attribution, and efficiency (CDC, 2012; HRSA, n.d.; McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). There will be additional evaluation concerning the input measures, which are the resources that were put into the process. Lastly, the appraisal of process measures will provide data regarding the performance each course of action involved in the implantation of the project (HRSA, n.d.). After a thorough evaluation of the project, recommendations and the dissemination of results will be prepared and

While several aspects of the program can be evaluated, given the newness of the program, many outcome shave not been evaluated. Additionally, some outcomes have yet to actually occur. Nonetheless,

“Outcomes evaluation is often described first by looking at its basic components. Outcomes evaluation looks at programs as systems that have inputs, activities/processes, outputs and outcomes -- this system's view is useful in examining any program!

In determining the type of evaluation used in this research, I supposed that the evaluation cannot be formative, because there is no recommendation based on the findings (Posovac, 2011). Then, I hesitated between the summative evaluation and the monitoring one. Firstly, the evaluation could be summative because of the comparison between the old and the new programs, there is no indication in the article stating that the evaluation’s findings will be used to decide amongst the two programs, and the findings could be used for accountability purposes (Posovac, 2011). Secondly, because the new program is a refined program stemming from the quality improvement of the old one, this could be a monitoring evaluation, since the authors only gathered the feedback to confirm that the program was still effective (Posovac, 2011).

Program assessment methodically reviews obtainable evidence on the effectiveness of public programs. The budget expansion incorporates proof of program effectiveness into budget and policy determinations, giving subsidy preference to those that produce a high return on investment of public funds. Implementation oversight provides safeguards allowing programs to be effectively delivered. Outcome monitoring regularly measures and report result data to govern whether programs are attaining desired goals. Targeted

To assess whether the cardiac ready communities are efficient as systems, it is essential to identify whether the program outcomes are aligned to overall project goals.

The purpose of this program evaluation is to determine whether the treatment currently being provided to the clients at a mental health agency for alcohol and substance abuse are producing the desired positive outcomes in their clients. The mission of the agency is help people take their lives back by breaking the grips that addiction has over their lives. Therefore, the stakeholders within the agency wants to confirm the treatment they are providing their clientele is benefitting the clients in the long term. The agency would like to expand their services but before implementing new services the stakeholders are wanting to verify the current services provided are effective. Therefore, the evaluation team will be conducting a context evaluation

The author/ program managers claims the Theory of Change model provided both structure in the program design and metrics to measure how effective it was; thereby, “observation, feedback, and many other assessment/evaluation methods were used to collect data leading to the outcomes. The data collected; according to Meeker (2012) was invaluable in enabling them to continually

These questions will impact the program evaluation and they cover the main goal of why the program was implemented in the first place. They cover the program objective and its goals. What is not being evaluated is the financial cost of training implementation and ongoing support. At this stage, financial cost are not pertinent to the evaluation process because the training is going to be the new design framework and it is part of the onboarding training for new hire. The standards identify are reflected in the evaluation questions. The combine evaluation approach or participant-oriented approach and program – oriented, involve stakeholders thinking about the meaning of various constructs or phenomena to be measured, conceptualizing them, and considering how to measure them or