LCSW Licensure Exam – Program Development and Evaluation – study guide and practice
questions for clinical social work
5 Steps of Program Development - correct answer ✔✔1. Conduct a Needs Assessment: Explore
the problem and gather information
2. Establish the planning team/Create a task force
3. Define goals and objectives of the program based on results of needs assessment
4. Develop an action plan and timeline for implementation
5. Implement the action plan/logic model
5 Steps of Conducting a Community Needs Assessment - correct answer ✔✔1. define scope:
what issue?
2. collaborate: partner with existing groups
3. collect data: use surveys, focus groups, interviews
4. determine key findings
5. share findings
Before a Needs Assessment - correct answer ✔✔If it is a new population, you may have to
identify and meet with experts around this population/issue or complete a literature review to
determine what works/doesn't work with similar issues/populations
literature review - correct answer ✔✔the process of gathering relevant information from
multiple sources - a critical in-depth evaluation of previous research on a specified topic
program evaluation - correct answer ✔✔used to evaluate the effectiveness of a program
Steps of program evaluation - correct answer ✔✔1. Identify the goals of the program
2. Describe the characteristics of the organization
questions for clinical social work
5 Steps of Program Development - correct answer ✔✔1. Conduct a Needs Assessment: Explore
the problem and gather information
2. Establish the planning team/Create a task force
3. Define goals and objectives of the program based on results of needs assessment
4. Develop an action plan and timeline for implementation
5. Implement the action plan/logic model
5 Steps of Conducting a Community Needs Assessment - correct answer ✔✔1. define scope:
what issue?
2. collaborate: partner with existing groups
3. collect data: use surveys, focus groups, interviews
4. determine key findings
5. share findings
Before a Needs Assessment - correct answer ✔✔If it is a new population, you may have to
identify and meet with experts around this population/issue or complete a literature review to
determine what works/doesn't work with similar issues/populations
literature review - correct answer ✔✔the process of gathering relevant information from
multiple sources - a critical in-depth evaluation of previous research on a specified topic
program evaluation - correct answer ✔✔used to evaluate the effectiveness of a program
Steps of program evaluation - correct answer ✔✔1. Identify the goals of the program
2. Describe the characteristics of the organization
