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The Riverbend City Scenario A Day in the Life of a Human Services Leader

The Riverbend City Scenario A Day in the Life of a Human Services Leader

Program Evaluation

As a program director, you would have the responsibility of conducting program evaluations. The Riverbend City scenario, A Day in the Life of a Human Services Leader, provides some insight into how a program director may need to conduct different types of program evaluations to meet various requests for information. This assignment will give you an opportunity to evaluate the three types of program evaluation to determine how the program is most effective in meeting the needs of a specific population.

In addition, a program director would adhere to ethical standards. For this assignment, you will critique the program director’s application of two ethical standards from the National Organization of Human Services relative to these program evaluations.

Instructions

For this assignment, write a 6–8 page paper on program evaluation based upon the Riverbend City scenario presented in this unit’s study. Distinguish the three different types of program evaluation and identify each of their functions, goals, and processes. Use the Riverbend City scenario to highlight specifically how these different program evaluations are being used and critique how multiple stakeholder perspectives are integrated to meet specific population needs, and how ethics are maintained in the process.

Be sure to address the following:

  • Identify three types of program evaluation that were presented in the Riverbend City scenario.
    • Describe the three types of program evaluation and their application in the scenario.
  • Assess the program, utilizing the three types of program evaluations from the Riverbend City scenario.
  • Examine ethical issues that arise in program evaluation, using at least two ethical standards from the National Organization of Human Services.
  • Critique each program evaluation’s use of multiple stakeholders’ perspectives in determining their effectiveness for meeting the needs of special populations.

Your work should integrate the Riverbend City media presentation and references to your required readings. You are encouraged to support this paper with additional reputable sources.

Submission Requirements

To complete this assignment successfully, your paper will need to meet the following specifications:

  • Page length: Write a 6–8 page paper.
  • Communication: Use professional academic writing and apply current APA format and style appropriately.
  • Resources: Support your work with a minimum of four credible sources. Use required readings and additional sources as needed.
  • Font and size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Key components of human service delivery

Key components of human service delivery

In this essay you are asked to analyze and synthesize materials from your readings into a coherent whole focusing on key components of service delivery. To accomplish this goal, you should:

Review the readings and mini-lectures to ensure that you have a good understanding of their content.

Write an 5-7 page paper addressing the following:

Summarize the thinking and processes by which human service workers identify community resources, make referrals, and reach out to the community in delivering human services.
The impact brokering, advocacy, mobilizing have on effective service delivery.
The impact organizational structure and leadership have on effective service delivery.
You will be expected to develop a coherent discussion. Remember, the readings are the raw materials or sources of information for you to exploit. They provide you with a CONTEXT to the questions to be addressed in the paper. Remember to use all of your readings and any other source you believe will be helpful in writing the paper.

You should explain all the technical terms of the assignment such as brokering, organizational structure, etc. and cite the course texts. Footnotes (endnotes) and a bibliography are required.

You should provide examples of the concepts.

Juvenile Delinquency and Substance Abuse

Juvenile Delinquency and Substance Abuse

Do you support the notion that there are disproportionate punishments in school settings (K thru12) as it relates to race?
If the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 was enacted to address mass school shootings, why is it that most of the discipline results in higher numbers from inner city schools as opposed to suburban schools where mass shootings historically occur?
Do you purport that the Project Save Act (Monell article) or similar legislation is beneficial and working to keep our schools safer?

Please briefly discuss each question