SOWK 2501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Rein, Descriptive Statistics, Standard Deviation
6 Dec 2016
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Guest lecture- big brothers and big sisters of ottawa; laura bauman, rsw. Accredited at a national level (need to know community to understand which programs will be successful & to determine new programs). Evidence-based programs; lead by national studies in canada. Statistics on population served (visible minorities, age, first nations, inuit) know volunteer engagement to meet needs; changing demographic of ottawa; programs changing due to community changing. Keep track of stats due to applications and interviews; consent. Info on (age, gender, country of origin, household income, special needs/mental health, abuse, other service involvement). Ide(cid:374)tify fa(cid:373)ilies they are(cid:374)"t rea(cid:272)hi(cid:374)g (o(cid:374)ly appli(cid:272)atio(cid:374)s fro(cid:373) a (cid:272)ertai(cid:374) (cid:374)eigh(cid:271)ourhood or culture etc. ) Measure success from surveys, feedback from volunteers and longevity of match (success due to long term effects). Outcome evaluation to then do a process evaluation. Started in peel - ottawa (duplication); defined youth which is conceptual framework. Conversation club focused on building english conversation skills.
