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1 Identify a human service intervention (service) that you would like to evaluate. Be prepared to describe the activities of this intervention.Examples: (a) A support group for victims of rape, (b) tutoring services for at-risk middle school students, and (c) therapy for persons who are depressed.

2 Identify the target behavior that is addressed by the above human service intervention.Examples: (a) Feelings of social support, (b) grades in school, and (c) depression.

3 Identify an outcome objective for the above intervention with regard to the above target behavior.Examples: (a) To enhance feelings of social support, (b) to improve grades in school, and (c) to reduce depression.

4 Identify a piece of data (information) that could be used to evaluate whether the above intervention has been effective with regard to the achievement of the above outcome objective.Examples: (a) Improvement in scores on a social support scale from the beginning of the service period to the end, (b) grades in school for the grade term of the period of the service compared with the grades in school for the previous grade term, and (c) improvement in scores on a scale of depression taken both before and after the therapy was given.