Project Eucalyptus

Research is essential because it helps our mission remain effective. According to the NASW, research in social work helps us:

  • Assess the needs and resources of people in their environments

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of social work services in meeting people’s needs

  • Demonstrate relative costs and benefits of social work services

  • Advance professional education in light of changing contexts for practice

  • Understand the impact of legislation and social policy on the clients and communities we serve


    (Retrieved from http://www.socialworkpolicy.org/research)

Project Eucalyptus Assignments

  1. Evaluation Assignments

    1. Orientation Evaluation

    2. Treatment Evaluation

  2. Meeting Minutes Task

  3. Evidence-based Practice (EBP) Assignment

Why should we care about social scientific research?

Research methods are regularly applied to solve social problems and issues that shape how our society is organized, thus you have to live with the results of research methods every day of your life.

  1. Understanding research methods will help you evaluate the effectiveness of social work interventions, which is an important skill for future employment.

  • Understanding research methods is important for competent and ethical social work practice.

  • Understanding social science and research methods can help us become more astute and more responsible consumers of information.

  • Knowledge about social scientific research methods is important for ethical practice, as it ensures interventions are based on evidence.

Evaluation research– research that evaluates the outcomes of a policy or program

Evidence-based practice (EBP)– making decisions on how to help clients based on the best available evidence