Reference no: EM134007209
Question
1. Discuss for any specific program of the various outcome indicators that might be chosen in a program evaluation (e.g., knowledge toward sexual health or healthy practices (exercise, nutrition, regular check-up) after a certain health promotion program). Are some more valuable than others for showing the impact the program is having on the lives of clients?
2. Imagine that you have been trained in a new form of individual therapy which seems very exciting and is reported to produce dramatic improvements in traumatized clients very rapidly. Discuss how you might design and carry out a series of evaluation studies of increasing complexity to answer the following questions: (answer to ALL with specific design's name)
- Do clients who receive this therapy improve?
- Do clients who receive this therapy improve more than they could with the simple passage of time?
3. Do clients who receive this therapy improve more than they would, compared to receiving a placebo treatment?
4. Do clients who receive this therapy improve more than they would, compared to receiving standard accepted treatment?
5. Do the effects of this treatment persist over time?