Single-System Research Designs in Social Work Practice: A Bibliography From 1965 to 1990

1992 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce A. Thyer ◽  
Kim Boynton Thyer
2003 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Artelt ◽  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Bruce A. Thyer

The use of single-system research designs (SSRDs) has the potential to help social workers empirically evaluate the outcomes of practice. Descriptions of using SSRDs to evaluate social work practice are provided. SSRDs have the potential to help social workers in Chinese contexts to provide scientifically credible evidence to others that social services benefit the people.


2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene Conboy ◽  
Charles Auerbach ◽  
Aaron Beckerman ◽  
David Schnall ◽  
Heidi Heft LaPorte

Objective: A computer program for social work practice research was created and then tested. This program was designed specifically for computer tasks of data entry, data analysis, and graphic presentations of single-system-design research in social work practice. Method: An evaluation of this program was conducted with 136 students at one master's of social work (MSW) program in the spring of 1996. Results: More than 95% of the students surveyed found the program added a valuable component to research, and 81.9% reported the program helpful in evaluating practice. Conclusions: Computer software programs that are research design specific may encourage more social workers to do practice evaluation studies, but further development and testing of these types of specialized programs is called for.


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