S W 313 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Summative Assessment, Human Services, Managed Care
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Program evaluation refers to the purpose of research rather than to any specific research methods. The purpose is to assess and improve the conceptualization, design, planning, administration, implementation, effectiveness, efficacy, and utility of social intervention and human service programs. The growth of program evaluation is a fairly recent phenomenon, planned social evaluation is old. Modern approaches to program evaluation can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th century. 20th century. social workers should embrace accountability and evaluation out of a concern for our clients" well-being even if we do not care about the public costs of our programs. Managed care: the emphasis on program evaluation in health and human service agencies continued to grow because of the impact of. Managed care. : managed care refers to a variety of arrangements that try to control the costs of health and human services. Applies to amount and type of services.
