EVALUATION OF INDIRECT SERVICES TO SCHOOLS (FROM EVALUATION OF HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAMS, 1978, BY C CLIFFORD ATTKISSON ET AL - SEE NCJ-51554)

• NCJ Number: 51569
• Author(s): E N TAYLOR; R VINEBERG
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 18 pages
• Corporate Author: Academic Press, Inc
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A PROJECT GOAL ATTAINMENT MODEL FOR PLANNING AND EVALUATING MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION SERVICES TO SCHOOLS IS PRESENTED.

Abstract

SEVEN STAGES IN PLANNING AN INDIRECT SERVICE PROGRAM INVOLVING THE PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION TO SCHOOLS ARE IDENTIFIED: SURVEYING SCHOOL NEEDS; IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS FOR POTENTIAL INTERVENTION; SPECIFYING OBJECTIVES IN RELATION TO EACH PROBLEM; IDENTIFYING THE FOCUS OF INTERVENTION AND SELECTING INTERVENTION PROCEDURES; ASSIGNING PRIORITIES AND SELECTING ONE OR TWO INITIAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS; DEVELOPING EVALUATION METHODS FOR INTERVENTIONS GIVEN HIGHEST PRIORITIES; AND ESTABLISHING A WORKING AGREEMENT DEFINING EACH PROJECT AND THE CONSULTANT'S ROLE. ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG OBJECTIVES, INTERVENTIONS, AND EVALUATION MEASURES, DRAWN FROM A COORDINATED SERIES OF PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN IN A LARGE URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT FACING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DESEGREGATION, ARE PRESENTED. TABLES SUMMARIZE OBJECTIVES, INTERVENTIONS, AND EVALUATION MEASURES FOR FOUR SEPARATE GOALS: INCREASED MULTICULTURAL UNDERSTANDING; REDUCED TENSION AND CONFLICT RELATED TO DESEGREGATION; INCREASED COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND INVOLVEMENT; AND REDUCED DISPARITY BETWEEN MINORITY AND NONMINORITY STUDENTS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THE EXAMPLES DEMONSTRATE HOW THE CONSULTANT, HAVING ACCOMPLISHED INITIAL ENTRY TASKS, NEGOTIATES A SPECIFIC PROJECT WITH THE CONSULTEE ORGANIZATION AND ESTABLISHES A PROJECT CONTRACT FOR EVALUATION THAT IDENTIFIES OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES INDICATORS. THE CONTRACT PROVIDES THE MEANS FOR MEANINGFUL EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF THE CONSULTATION. (LKM)