MEDICAL care, AIDS, ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc., PUBLIC health, SOCIAL services
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to outline the unique features of AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) that should be considered when developing an evaluation strategy. It describes current evaluation approaches used by ASOs which are incongruent with the service philosophy of these organizations and the drawbacks these current evaluation efforts present. It then describes an alternative evaluation approach that better matches ASOs' philosophy of service delivery with the evaluation process. An illustrative case example is used to show how a more participatory approach can be used in an ASO and why such an approach is more likely to produce meaningful data that will be utilized for program development and refinement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
PREVENTION of child abuse, ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc., CHILD welfare, COMMUNITY health services, DIFFUSION of innovations, ENDOWMENTS, INTERVIEWING, RESEARCH methodology, CASE studies, MEDICAL care, SOCIAL services, EVALUATION research, EARLY medical intervention, EVALUATION of human services programs
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