EVALUATING

Evaluating the Consultation and Education Department

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Table of Contents

Introduction3

Discussion3

Cost Benefit Analysis as Process Measure3

Scope and Purpose of Cost Benefit Analysis as Process Measure4

Examining Futures4

Exploring Unknown Factors4

Winning Commitment4

Issues and Challenges for Greenby Medical Center in Cost benefit Analysis4

Evaluating process, helpful for Greenby Community Mental Health Center5

Conclusion5

Evaluating the Consultation and Education Department

Introduction

The Consultation and Educational Department at the Greenbay Community Mental Health center is facing difficulty to generate funds there will be a reduction in their fund due to lack of information regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of program. To continue getting funds, The Consultation and Educational department directors have to gather data and submit it to Boards of Directors. The Consultation and Education department is responsible for holding preventing programs at the factory and conduct work shop for employers to recognize their troubles. To gain enough evidence that the program is worth and efficient, process evolution and outcome evaluation measure, should be made into practice.

The process evaluation refers activities and involvement of assessing agencies to verify whether programs are operating in accordance with expectations and plan (Rossi, Lipsey, Freeman, 2004). It also determines the implementation of designs and procedure. The evaluation process monitors the progress and corrects the mistakes. On the other side, outcome evaluation determines whether the process going into the right path. It monitors that intermediate and short term objectives are accomplishing according to plan and policy. The evaluation is there to achieve the ultimate goal.

The Greenby Community Mental Health center has to decide the evaluation program that is most necessary and helpful. The Process measure that is suggested to Consultation and Education Department is cost benefit analysis. The Greenby Community Mental Health Center is facing the problem of funds; it is the unique situation for them. Cost and benefit analysis would be the most prior technique to use.

Discussion

The Consultation and Educational department's funds are reduced, and for process measure evaluation Cost, Benefit analysis is to be implemented. This will help to collect evidences and submitted to the board of directors in order to retain the funds.

Cost Benefit Analysis as Process Measure

The Cost Benefit Analysis is to measure how perfect, or how destructive, planned actions will go round. It can be used in various situations, but, most commonly for business segments. As the Consultation and Educational department is emphasized on funds and finance, this process measure would be helpful for them to implement. A cost benefit analysis determines the cost, add all positive factors, and subtract negative factors. Then it analyzed whether the investment or project that is going to be implement is worth or not. It indicates the value of planned action. It will suggest Consultation and Educational department whether to go for the change or not. The outcomes can be evaluated on the basis of cost, and the decisions would be easier to take. This evaluation method will discourage the cost and motivate the benefits from it. It is the continuous process that evaluates how costs are incurred and what value is ...