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Discussion

Process evaluations are a good way to find out how well a program is serving its clients and how the program's collaborators feel about the results (Grinnell et al. 2019). All clients' data, including their intake, treatment, and outcomes, should be available to the researchers so that they can identify any problems with the program (Grinnell et al. 2019). Employees can benefit from knowing each client's motivation for enrolling in the program, the specific interventions provided, the length of time the client participated, and the nature of the client's departure from the program, whether positive or negative. Understanding the client's motivation for participating in the program is crucial for both the smooth running of the program and the assessment of the client's progress (Grinnell et al. 2019).

We have an adoption process at my agency called Initial Assessment. When a family calls, they provide their age, date of birth, address, the age of the preferred kid, and other members who live in the home. This information helps the agency staff decide if they should accept the packet. The first packet contains agency information, adoption statistics, and adoption paperwork. The family is approved after all documents are returned. The family receives an approval letter and a home assessment packet after being approved. The home assessment packet contains all the documents a social worker needs to start their home assessment. The worker's family history is in this paperwork. The agency assigns a social worker after this packet is returned. It's crucial to follow each step of this process to ensure state documents are properly completed.

The process that is followed at the agency, in my opinion, is quite important. I've seen instances where the proper procedures weren't followed, and when it came time to process the family, there were crucial documents missing that prohibited the social worker from completing the home assessment in a timely manner.

Reference

Grinnell, Jr., R.M., Gabor, P.A., Unrau, Y.A. (2019). Program evaluation for social workers: Foundation of evidence-based programs (8th Ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Compare and contrast the process described the initial post above and the process used in about Educational Talent Search Fresno State. Which one is best in serving clients this agency and why? Be specific and use an example in your discussion and well as a reference