APPLYING SINGLE-CASE EVALUATION METHODOLOGY IN A BRITISH SOCIAL-WORK AGENCY

This article reports on a project in a British social work agency. The central aim of the project was to train and encourage social workers to apply single-case evaluation designs. Following some training, 21 s ocial workers applied the designs in 83 cases, demonstrating considera ble commitment At the time of writing, changes are being made in the a gency's policies, procedures, and practices to facilitate the use of s ingle-case evaluation designs in the daily work of the agency's staff. Both quantitative and qualitative measures were used, and a large num ber of cases involved nonbehavioral interventions.