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Privatization of Behavioral Health Services and Managed Care Policy: Implications For Evaluation Practice
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| Aisha Williams,
APS Healthcare Inc,
aishad@comcast.net
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| Nicole Griep,
APS Healthcare Inc,
ngriep@apshealthcare.com
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This paper seeks to explore the established policies used to govern the administration of mental health services in the state of Georgia, how those polices have shaped the current evaluation tool used to assess behavioral health organizations, and the impact of policy change and its implications for evaluation practice resulting in a revised evaluation tool. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge in the field of evaluation because it demonstrates how an external review organization uses policy to inform specific evaluation practices and tools.
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Bridging the Gap Between Evaluation Policy and Social Work Practice
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| Derrick Gervin,
Clark Atlanta University,
dgervin@yahoo.com
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| Sarita Davis,
Georgia State University,
skdavis04@yahoo.com
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Dialogue among social work professionals regarding the use of evaluation has grown since the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) was signed into law, in 1993. Although the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) mandates that evaluation be incorporated into the social work curriculum (CSWE, EPAS, 2001), the profession has not fully embraced evaluation practice (Adam, Zosky & Unrau, 2004). This presentation examines the extent to which CSWE policy has influenced social work education, field experience, and continuing education. The presenters will discuss the efficacy of these efforts and propose strategies that bridge remaining gaps between policy, social work education, and practice. As part of this presentation, the paper intends more specifically to examine the CSWE policy mandates and illustrate how evaluation teaching models have relevance in social work education.
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Achieving Homeownership for Homeless Families via Asset Development: Does It Work?
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| Jenny L Jones,
Virginia Commonwealth University,
jljones2@vcu.edu
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| Geraldine Meeks,
Virginia Commonwealth University,
gs2meeks@vcu.edu
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| Salathia Johnson,
Virginia Supportive Housing,
sjohnson@vsh.org
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The Home Buy5, a long term, comprehensive housing program designed to assist low-income families who are currently living in shelters, transitional housing, or who are at-risk for of becoming homeless achieve home ownership. The program consists of a five phase process that encompasses a series of activities related to home ownership, i.e. financial education, life skills, assessment of education level, etc. Over a period up to five years families learn how to rebuild their credit, manage their monthly finances, eliminate outstanding debt, and build savings. The program is grounded in the belief that families can obtain permanent housing via the participation of asset building. A primary assumption of asset building is that saving is an institutional phenomenon, i.e., when access and incentives are right, people---including poor people---are more likely to save (Sherraden, 2007). In an effort to better understand the program processes, and to determine the effectiveness of the program, a summative evaluation was conducted.
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