Program Evaluation for Health and Human Service Programs: How to Tell the Right Story Successfully

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a general understanding of the rationale, purposes, and methods of program evaluation. Specific attention will be given to the role of family therapy in residential treatment. The primary focus of this discussion on program evaluation will be on needs assessment, feasibility study, process evaluation, outcome evaluation, and cost-benefit analyses. Each evaluation type will be discussed in detail, with particular attention paid to how these types of evaluation are currently being used in the field of residential treatment. Proper program evaluation of residential treatment programs results in the promotion of practices that lead to proper treatment, as well as the maintenance of a program's productivity and profitability. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)