Evaluation Proposal
The Youth Services Program, Aspire will conduct an outcome evaluation to evaluate one of the program’s objectives. Program outcomes are what we want clients to achieve by the time they leave the program (Grinnel, Gabor, Unrau, 2012). By evaluating the program’s objectives, we can determine what client change has occurred, if any, as a result of the program. Aspire will measure the impact of our students’ self-esteem and sense of belonging while positively engaging in school academic programs as measured by decreased school behavioral disruptions, decreased medical care access for mental/emotional disorders and substance abuse each month and client well-being surveys administered at the start and end of services. Through …show more content…
The program provides culturally competent services to meet the needs of the Hispanic community as a whole through, addressing language and cultural barriers that place Hispanic families in this community at greater risk than any other residents in the community. Aspire also recognizes the strengths found in the Hispanic culture. The program employs bilingual social workers that are familiar with the community and its residents, this way our clients feel more comfortable as translators are not …show more content…
Equal to this population growth, the proportion of child maltreatment victims that are of Hispanic ethnicity has been growing since 2000 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS], 2010). Dettlaff & Johnson show that immigrant and U.S. born Hispanic children and families face multiple challenges that may place them at risk of involvement with the child welfare system (2011). According to (Nora & Crisp, 2009) unequal access to higher education due to ethnicity or socioeconomic status leads to an over-representation in low-skilled occupations, leading toward higher unemployment rates, a higher number of incarceration rates, and limits the level of economic mobility; these all being sources of stress for immigrant families. At the same time, immigrant families’ values and beliefs can be a significant source of strength for them. Other characteristics often found in immigrant families that may serve as additional protective factors include strong parental supervision, extended family networks, religious beliefs, and social support from immigrant communities (Dettlaff, Earner, & Phillips, 2009). Aspires’ staff members are well informed about current up to date research and use the literature as best practice principals
The Youth Services Program, Aspire will conduct an outcome evaluation to evaluate one of the program’s objectives. Program outcomes are what we want clients to achieve by the time they leave the program (Grinnel, Gabor, Unrau, 2012). By evaluating the program’s objectives, we can determine what client change has occurred, if any, as a result of the program. Aspire will measure the impact of our students’ self-esteem and sense of belonging while positively engaging in school academic programs as measured by decreased school behavioral disruptions, decreased medical care access for mental/emotional disorders and substance abuse each month and client well-being surveys administered at the start and end of services. Through …show more content…
The program provides culturally competent services to meet the needs of the Hispanic community as a whole through, addressing language and cultural barriers that place Hispanic families in this community at greater risk than any other residents in the community. Aspire also recognizes the strengths found in the Hispanic culture. The program employs bilingual social workers that are familiar with the community and its residents, this way our clients feel more comfortable as translators are not …show more content…
Equal to this population growth, the proportion of child maltreatment victims that are of Hispanic ethnicity has been growing since 2000 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS], 2010). Dettlaff & Johnson show that immigrant and U.S. born Hispanic children and families face multiple challenges that may place them at risk of involvement with the child welfare system (2011). According to (Nora & Crisp, 2009) unequal access to higher education due to ethnicity or socioeconomic status leads to an over-representation in low-skilled occupations, leading toward higher unemployment rates, a higher number of incarceration rates, and limits the level of economic mobility; these all being sources of stress for immigrant families. At the same time, immigrant families’ values and beliefs can be a significant source of strength for them. Other characteristics often found in immigrant families that may serve as additional protective factors include strong parental supervision, extended family networks, religious beliefs, and social support from immigrant communities (Dettlaff, Earner, & Phillips, 2009). Aspires’ staff members are well informed about current up to date research and use the literature as best practice principals