Brief intro answering the intro guidelines in the attached guidelines form, I. Introduction Using the case summary that you wrote for Session 2, identify which of the stated goals/

Evaluation of Clinical Practice (SSWG8205)

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Hypothetical Paper #3 Guidelines for Qualitative Evaluation

PURPOSE: The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to apply qualitative research/evaluation methods to your case study.

DUE DATE: This assignment is due Session 8. This assignment is worth 10 percentage points of your final grade.

DIRECTIONS: Please follow the outline below. Make sure that you type the assignment using 12-point font, double-spacing, and 1-inch margins. This paper should be approximately 4 to 6 pages, not counting appendices or references.

Suggested Outline for Qualitative Evaluation:

1. Introduction

Using the case summary that you wrote for Session 2, identify which of the stated goals/objectives you would plan to focus on in this paper. Provide your rationale for why this is relevant to the presenting problem and appropriate to a qualitative design.

1. Qualitative Design

Describe which qualitative design (or combination of designs) you would plan to use.. Justify your decision.

1. Methods of Initial Data Collection

Describe in detail how you would implement this evaluation plan.

Specifically, how would you collect the pre-intervention and post-intervention data? (When would you assess your client? When would you evaluate the outcome of the intervention? In what environment would each occur? Who would do it? How exactly? Specifically, what data would you collect? What questions would you ask, what behaviors would you observe and/or what physical evidence would you look for and how is this related to your qualitative research design? How would you or the client record the qualitative data?

IV. Evidence Based Selection of Intervention

a. .Describe the process by which you selected an evidence based intervention with good potential to be successful with this client on this issue.

b. Detail your implementation of the intervention.

c. Describe your treatment fidelity check process.

V. Results and Data Analysis

a. Be specific; provide enough of a sample of the pre- intervention and post-intervention data to develop an understanding of the quality and level of the issues being addressed before and after the intervention.

b. Analyze the differences between the initial data and the intervention data, explaining your approach (How did you determine whether your client got better, got worse, or did not change?)

1. Discussion, Limitations, and Next steps

a. Discuss what you can conclude based on your results and analysis.

a. Describe limitations of this evaluation plan.

b. Next steps for your work with this client based on results reported.

Rubric for Grading Qualitative Design

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