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SAGE 800.818.7243 OR 805.499.9774 6 A.M. TO 5 P.M. PT FAX: 805.375.5291 20 TEXTBOOKS PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY: An Evidence-Based Approach to Design, Implementation, and Evaluation Nancy G. Calley, University of Detroit - Mercy Offering practical strategies and tools readers can use on the job, this comprehensive book covers the practices, conditions, and legislative issues that affect program development. Using a unique 14-step model, the author guides readers through every stage of the process, from identifying a need, establishing a research basis, and designing the clinical program through implementing, evaluating, and sustaining the program. CONTENTS 1. Comprehensive Program Development in the Mental Health Professions / PART I: PROGRAM PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION / 2. Establish the Need for Programming: Developing the Rationale / 3. Establish a Research Basis for Program Design / 4. Address Cultural Identity Issues in Program Design / 5. Design the Clinical Program / 6. Develop the Staffi ng Infrastructure / 7. Identify and Engage Community Resources / 8. Identify and Evaluate Potential Funding Sources / 9. Develop the Financial Management Plan / 10. Develop the Proposal / PART II: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND SUSTAINABILITY / 11. Implement the Program / 12. Evaluate the Program / 13. Build and Preserve Community Resources / 14. Develop an Advocacy Plan / 15. Develop an Information-Sharing Plan / 16. Attain Program and Organizational Accreditation / 17. Putting It All Together: Comprehensive Program Development in the 21st Century PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4129-7449-3 • ©2011 • 544 PAGES • POCKET GLOSSARY FOR COMMONLY USED RESEARCH TERMS Michael J. Holosko, University of Georgia School of Social Work • Bruce A. Thyer, Florida State University College of Social Work This book contains over 1500 research and statistical terms, written in jargon-free, easy-to-understand terminology to help students understand diffi cult concepts in their research courses. This pocket guide is in an ideal supplement to the many discipline-specifi c texts on research methods and statistics. PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4129-9513-9 • ©2011 • 216 PAGES CONDUCTING NEEDS ASSESSMENTS: A Multidisciplinary Approach SECOND EDITION Fernando Soriano, California State University, San Marcos This thoroughly revised edition of the best-selling book Conducting Needs Assessments, offers a brief, how-to guide that demystifi es the process of planning a community intervention by helping both students and practitioners understand how to plan and conduct a needs assessment. Coverage includes planning the needs assessment, including the variety of methods used, survey methods and sample sizes, data collection and analysis, and reporting the fi ndings. CONTENTS 1. Conceptual, Theoretical and Practical Considerations When Undertaking Needs Assessments / 2. Sociopolitical and Economic Considerations / 3. Social, Gender and Cultural Considerations / 4. Quantitative Assessment Methods / 5. Quantitative Data Preparation and Statistical Analysis / 6. Qualitative Methods / 7. Qualitative Data Preparation and Statistical Analysis / 8. Recruiting and Collecting Data from Participants / 9. Reporting and Presenting Study Findings PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4129-6574-3 • ©2013 • 240 PAGES • DOING PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCH IN THERAPY: A Refl exive Approach Sofi e Bager-Charleson, Metanoia Institute Learning how to use critical self-refl ection creatively when practicing therapy is an important component of training. This level of self-awareness is, however, often neglected in research, despite the centrality of the researcher to their work. Doing Practice-Based Research in Therapy: A Refl exive Approach makes the vital link between practical research skills and self-awareness, critical refl ection and personal development in practice-based research. Starting with a clear introduction to the theory, practice and debates surrounding this type of research, the book then guides the reader step by step through the practicalities of the research process, encouraging them to refl ect upon and evaluate their practice at each stage. CONTENTS Real Life Research / Personal Development / A Cross-Disciplinary And Multi-Method Approach Of Multilingualism In Psychotherapy / What Is Evidence-Based Research? / Formulating The Research Question / Doing Your Literature Review / Considering Ethics / Close Relationships / Your Overarching Focus And Underpinning Philosophy / What Is Refl exivity? / Refl exivity On Introspection / Refl exivity As Intersubjective Refl ection / Refl exivity As Mutual Collaboration / Making An Impact / Concluding Remarks PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4462-6673-1 • FEBRUARY 2014 • 216 PAGES NEW!

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