Exam 11: Preparing and Disseminating a Report of Findings

Dissemination of findings is the final step of the evaluation process. As the text illustrates, evaluations take time and resources to conduct and therefore it is important to effectively disseminate the results. What group(s) must be taken into consideration when preparing the final report?

In regards to the vignettes from questions #2 and #3, the clients acquire the desired information about the state's mental health programs from Peter's presentation of the technical report. Subsequently, the clients inform the staff at the agency about the evaluation, and now the staff is interested in the findings. How can the findings be disseminated to the staff?

A social service agency is interested in recruiting prospective families. Therefore, the executive committee conducts a needs assessment to determine what issues may be important to potential families. According to the text, how should the results of the needs assessment be disseminated to prospective clients?

In regards to the vignette from question #2, clients from a county mental health agency hear about the report and they ask Peter to provide more details on the outcomes. Peter graciously agrees to personally disseminate the findings to a group of 25 clients. How should this information be disseminated?

After completion of the program evaluation, Helen plans to present the outcomes to the board of directors. The purpose of the evaluation is to determine whether intelligence is related to criminal recidivism. She made sure to choose the appropriate statistical test for analyzing the relationship between these two variables, and made sure to include both positive and negative findings. Given this vignette, what can Helen conclude about the strengths of the findings?

Maiv's goal is to publish the results of the program evaluation she conducted. More specifically, she wants the evaluation to be published in a peer-reviewed social work journal and is in the process of determining what journal is most appropriate for her submission. Why is Maiv interested in submitting the evaluation for publication?

Many strategies can be employed in preparing an evaluation report for the Leadership Team. Rudy believes that the report should immediately address the concerns about a program or practice intervention. What strategy is Rudy using for preparing a report?

A group of evaluators make several recommendations to the business directors for ameliorating issues at a childcare program. Over the course of the evaluation, the evaluators received valuable input from stakeholders. Now the same group of evaluators plans to disseminate the evaluation outcomes to the stakeholders. What strategy should they employ?

Peter is preparing a technical report on an evaluation of the state's mental health programs. The project was extensive as eight research assistants along with the principle researcher, Peter, collected data from dozens of agencies. According to the text, how can information from the technical report be disseminated?

Upon the completion of research, a group of evaluators make multiple recommendations to the CEO about improving a program that serves people with developmental disabilities. The recommendations cover a range of individual, group, and community interventions. How should these recommendations be developed?