Students will write a 7-10 page paper on a program evaluation in counseling settings. This assignment will include a case study written by the student that briefly describes an agency setting (this could be the agency where students are working or completing hours). In addition, the paper must include a description of both of the following areas: a.) Counseling Program Evaluation Cycle, and b.) Counseling Context Evaluation Cycle.
Counselors must be prepared to adopt a role as a critical reviewer and analyst of the program as a whole, its delivery, and its outcomes. By doing so, counselors can use the results of program evaluations to modify the design and the delivery of the program. Utilizing the Astramovich & Coker (2007) article on the Accountability Bridge Model for Counselors (ABM-C) as a guideline, each student will write a 7-10 page paper addressing the core concepts associated with Program Evaluation in counseling settings. This assignment will include a case study, written by the student that briefly describes an agency setting (this could be the agency where students are working or completing hours). In addition, the paper must include a description of both of the following areas: a.) Counseling Program Evaluation Cycle, and b.) Counseling Context Evaluation Cycle. Synthesizing these processes, the paper must also include answers to the following questions:
• Are clients being helped?
• What methods, interventions, and programs are most helpful for clients?
• How satisfied are clients with services received?
• What are the long-term effects of counseling programs and services?
• What impact do the services and programs have on the larger social
system?
• What are the most effective uses of the program staff?
• How well are program objectives being met?