With any interaction with individuals, social workers must always protect their client’s or participant’s confidentiality. Also, requesting adequate consent is also an important element of practice evaluation. It is not enough to assume you have consent; however, social worker must go a step further to ensure consent is given, whether it is oral or written. If the child is a minor, it’s important to get consent from their parents or legal guardian.
Reversal design: If a social worker utilized the reversal design, one may argue that removing an effective intervention may be unethical. As I discussed earlier there are specific benefits when utilizing the reversal design. Prior to utilizing the design it’s important to explain the advantages and disadvantages of the reversal design.
Interference with practice: Practice evaluation interfere with practice; however, practice evaluation can help enhance and direct practice. Social workers use research to inform practice, therefore, we must evaluate what is working and what is not working. In addition, data collection is a great tool that helps assist in engagement process. Involving the client in the process allows the client to be a part of the