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Please use smart brevity in your response. Please read my post and respond with a short answer utilizing and citing the references listed at the bottom. Build on the reasons I specified for evaluating practice. Then, please explain how I could address my identified ethical challenge.
Practice Evaluation: Practice evaluation involves systematically assessing the effectiveness of an individual social worker's interventions, such as evaluating therapy techniques used with a client, to ensure optimal outcomes.
Program Evaluation:
Program evaluation focuses on gauging the overall effectiveness of a social work program or initiative, like assessing the impact of a community mental health outreach program on the local population.
Similarity and Differences:
Both practice and program evaluations assess intervention effectiveness, but practice evaluation centers on individual social workers while program evaluation looks at broader organizational outcomes.
Importance of Practice Evaluation:
Practice evaluation is crucial with evidence-based interventions as it ensures personalized client care, continuous improvement, and the identification of unforeseen challenges that may impact client outcomes.
Selected Client and Issue:
Jane, a teenager struggling with anxiety disorders, was my chosen client from Week 1.
Ethical Standard Challenge:
Maintaining client confidentiality per the NASW Code of Ethics (2021) could pose a challenge when sharing evaluation results with Jane.
Reason for Challenge:
Maintaining confidentiality while sharing evaluation results may be challenging as it requires balancing transparency and Jane's privacy, ensuring that any shared information does not jeopardize her trust or well-being.
References
Dudley, J. R. (2020). Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.
National Association of Social Workers. (2021). Code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers.
Tulane University. (2021). What is social work program design and evaluation? Tulane University,
Walden University. (n.d.). Practice evaluation. Video.