Social Work Capstone Projects

Demonstrating Professional Competencies through Applied Research

John Poulin, Stephen Kauffman, Travis Ingersoll
Springer Publishing
350 pages
ISBN: ‎978-0826186355
June 2021

This “mentor-in-a-book” provides social work students with invaluable information on designing, implementing, and presenting first-rate applied research projects focused on improving social work programs and services. Taking students step-by-step through the entire process, the book helps students plan their projects by providing descriptions of the various research methodologies. Covering data collection methods, program evaluation, organization and community needs assessments, practice-effectiveness studies, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis, this brand-new book also addresses best practices for presenting findings upon completion of the applied research project.