Writing Service-Program Evaluation
Imagine that you are working at an agency that serves victims of domestic violence. You have been asked by the agency’s clinical director to create a trauma-informed care therapy program for victims of domestic violence.
Describe how you would do a needs assessment to determine the need for such a program. Would you use quantitative or qualitative tools? Why?
What tool would you use to measure the outcome of the program? Would you use a quantitative or a qualitative tool? Why?
Research one trauma-informed care intervention you would recommend to the clinical director and evaluate its effectiveness. Discuss its validity and reliability as an intervention. Was the research conducted based on quantitative or qualitative measures?