Betty J. Blythe

First published in 1994. While not setting out to write a book about social policy, Ivanoff, Blythe and Tripodi, seasoned and well-known contributors to the spirited debate on the proper relationship of research and practice methods in direct services, have, nonetheless, delivered much useful commentary on how those direct services resources ought best be deployed. This book is to a clear call for commitment of skilled professional resources for those citizens whose serious and often multiple problems have already deeply involved them in public sector services.

First published in 1994. While not setting out to write a book about social policy, Ivanoff, Blythe and Tripodi, seasoned and well-known contributors to the spirited debate on the proper relationship of research and practice methods in direct services, have, nonetheless, delivered much useful commentary on how those direct services resources ought best be deployed. This book is to a clear call for commitment of skilled professional resources for those citizens whose serious and often multiple problems have already deeply involved them in public sector services.

As an introduction to measurement in practice, this book presents an easy and practical overview. It provides a summary of relevant research concepts in the context of both practice and research processes. Each chapter, furthermore, includes a series of exercises that enable readers to test their comprehension of relevant concepts. . . . Those social workers beginning to apply research concepts, including measurement, to their practice will find the book a good introduction.