Current Empirical Research on Evaluation Utilization

1986 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bradley Cousins ◽  
Kenneth A. Leithwood
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Health And Social Services ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Research On Evaluation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Policy Setting

This paper reviews empirical research conducted during the past 15 years on the use of evaluation results. Sixty-five studies in education, mental health, and social services are described in terms of their methodological characteristics, their orientation toward dependent and independent variables, and the relationships between such variables. A conceptual framework is developed that lists 12 factors that influence use; six of these factors are associated with characteristics of evaluation implementation and six with characteristics of decision or policy setting. The factors are discussed in terms of their influence on evaluation utilization, and their relative influence on various types of use is compared. The paper concludes with a statement about implications for research and practice.

Depression in the Developing World

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Minas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
International Development ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Health And Social Services ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Culturally Informed ◽  
Global Understanding

This chapter provides an overview of what is known about prevalence, social determinants, treatment, and course and impact of depression in developing, or low- and middle-income, countries. The importance of culture in depression and in the construction and application of diagnostic classifications and in health and social services is highlighted, with a particular focus on the applicability of ‘Western’ diagnostic constructs and service systems in developing country settings. The role of international organizations, such as WHO, and international development programs, such as the SDGs, in improving our understanding of depression and in developing effective and culturally appropriate responses is briefly examined. There is both a need and increasing opportunities in developing countries for greater commitment to mental health of populations, increased investment in mental health and social services, and culturally informed research that will contribute to improved global understanding of mental disorders in general and depression in particular.

scholarly journals Aftercare: who attends section 117 meetings?

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-107
Author(s):  
Rosemary Lethem
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Hospital Department ◽  
Health And Social Services ◽  
Mental Health Act ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Legal Duty

The purpose of aftercare is to enable patients to return to their home or accommodation other than a hospital or nursing home, and to minimse the need for future in-patient care. Under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983, local health and social services authorities have a legal duty to provide aftercare for certain categories of patients when they leave hospital (Department of Health and Welsh Office, 1993).

School Psychologists and Full-Service Schools: Partnerships with Medical, Mental Health, and Social Services

1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn D. Reeder ◽  
Gloria C. Maccow ◽  
Steven R. Shaw ◽  
Mark E. Swerdlik ◽  
Connie B. Horton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
School Psychologists ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Health And Social Services ◽  
Full Service Schools

scholarly journals Development of the conceptual framework for a quality improvement training programme for health professionals in the ministry of health and social services in Namibia

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Julia Paul Nangombe ◽  
Hans Justus Amukugo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
Health And Social Services

This article describe the process followed by the researcher in the development of the conceptual framework for a quality improvement training programme for health professionals in the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia. The conceptual framework of this study was based on the Practice Orientated Theory of Dickoff (1968) that assisted with explaining the concepts used in developing the quality improvement training programme for health professionals at the health facilities. Dickoff’ s (1968) practice orientated theory consists of the agent, recipients, context, procedure, dynamics, and the terminus. In this study, the agent was a quality specialist, the recipients were health professionals, the context was the health facilities, the dynamics were challenges that health professionals were experiencing; the procedure was the training programme, while the terminus was knowledgeable and skillful health professionals in quality health care delivery.

More than being against it: Anti-racism and anti-oppression in mental health services

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Corneau ◽  
Vicky Stergiopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Alternative Healing ◽  
Health And Social Services ◽  
Alliance Building

Anti-racism and anti-oppression frameworks of practice are being increasingly advocated for in efforts to address racism and oppression embedded in mental health and social services, and to help reduce their impact on mental health and clinical outcomes. This literature review summarizes how these two philosophies of practice are conceptualized and the strategies used within these frameworks as they are applied to service provision toward racialized groups. The strategies identified can be grouped in seven main categories: empowerment, education, alliance building, language, alternative healing strategies, advocacy, social justice/activism, and fostering reflexivity. Although anti-racism and anti-oppression frameworks have limitations, they may offer useful approaches to service delivery and would benefit from further study.

A Capabilities Approach to Mental Health Transformation: A Conceptual Framework for the Recovery Era

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry Davidson ◽  
Priscilla Ridgway ◽  
Melissa Wieland ◽  
Maria O'Connell
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Systems Of Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
The Past ◽  
Serious Mental Illnesses

Recent commissions in Canada and the United States have stipulated recovery to be the overarching aim of mental health care and have called for systems of care to be transformed to be made consistent with this aim. If these efforts are not simply to repeat the mistakes of the past, a new conceptual framework will be needed to provide an alternative foundation for rethinking the nature of care for people with serious mental illnesses. In this paper, the authors identify the limitations of the conceptual framework of the deinstitutionalization movement and then offer the capabilities approach developed by Sen (1992, 1999) and others as a more adequate framework for the post-institutional era.

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