Part 1
Please Answer the Questions according working with youth. Remember to define the terms that apply and provide concrete examples.
Describe how your field placement (urban youth and families ) uses scientific research and best practices to evaluate practice effectiveness?
Demonstrate by using a practical example, how would you demonstrate practice effectiveness with a client in your field internship (e.gs., epidemiological designs; standardized questionnaires; behavioral measures; single subject design).
Part 2
Mark Friedman (2005) “Trying Hard is Not Good Enough” provides numerous methods for measuring improvements for clients and communities. Before answering Part 2, read pp.11-14;
43 “Low cost, no cost;” p. 67 Three Simple Performance Measure Categories; pp. 78 -85; 90; 98; 136 Framework Crosswalk Fig. 7.3
-Describe how Research Based Accountability concepts can be applied to your field internship. (Working with urban youth)
-What are agencies seeking to achieve regarding quality of life for clients served?
-Who are the partners that play a role in creating a better performance?
-What would good quality of life for clients served look like for clients living in urban
communities?
-Apply the concept of no-cost and low-cost to the service program.
-Provide a qualitative impression of service performance using Figure 4.1, (p. 87) to the service delivery at your field placement.
