Intervention Research

Mark W. Fraser, Ph.D ., holds the John A. Tate Distinguished Professorship for Children in Need and is Associate Dean for Research at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.Jack M. Richman, Ph.D., is the Dean of the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.Maeda J. Galinsky, Ph.D. , is Kenan Distinguished Professor Emerita at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.Steven H. Day, Ph.D., is a Research Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

• 1. What is Intervention Research ; 2. Stages in Intervention Research ; 3. Step 1: Specify the Problem and Develop a Program Theory ; 4. Step 2: Create and Revise Program Materials ; 5. Step 3 & Step 4: From Refining Program Components to Testing Effectiveness ; 6. Step 5: Dissemination of Findings and Program Materials ; 7. Challenges in Intervention Research ; Appendix ; Glossary ; References

"[T]his volume is a very useful addition to the intervention research literature and should be useful to both students of intervention research and practitioners (and future practitioners) who will be the consumers of evidence-based programs."--PsycCritiques"Intervention Research is an indispensable resource for students, practitioners, and researchers engaged in related work, and is an appropriate choice as a primary or supplementary textbook in master's or doctoral level methodology courses."--Research on Social Work Practice"Intervention Research is an indispensable resource for students, practitioners, and researchers engaged in related work, and is an appropriate choice as a primary or supplementary textbook in master's or doctoral level methodology courses." -- Byron J. Powell, Washington University, St. Louis, Research on Social Work Practice