Define single-subject design and identify two strengths and two limitations
- Define single-subject design and identify two strengths and two limitations.
- Describe and assess the study design in the provided research article.
- Suppose you would like to evaluate the outcomes of your chosen EBP intervention on your client from Week 1 (Tiffani, Jake, or Paula). How would you do so? Which single-subject design (e.g., AB, ABC, ABAB, BAB) would you choose and why?
- Identify one benefit or drawback of the approach they have identified and explain why.
TO PREPARE
- Review the Learning Resources on using a single-subject design to evaluate practice. Determine the strengths and limitations of this design.
- Select one single-subject design research article provided in the Learning Resources. While reading it, make note of how the study was conducted (the methodology).
- Consider the different ways to plan a single-subject design evaluation, including AB, ABC, ABAB, and BAB. Determine which one you would use with your client from Week 1 (e.g., Tiffani, Jake, or Paula).
- Dudley, J. R. (2020). Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.
- Chapter 4, “Common Types of Evaluations”
- Read “Common Practice Evaluations” (pp. 89–92).
- Chapter 9, “Is the Intervention Effective?”
- Read “Outcome Evaluations for Practice” (pp. 236–246).
- Single-Subject Design Studies
- Gee, B. M., Lloyd, K., Sutton, J., & McOmber, T. (2021). Weighted blankets and sleep quality in children with autism spectrum disorders: A single-subject design Children, 8(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8010010
- McMahon, A. K., Cox, A. E., & Miller, D. E. (2021). Supporting mindfulness with technology in students with intellectual and developmental disabilities Journal of Special Education Technology, 36(4), 284–296. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162643420924191
- Chapter 4, “Common Types of Evaluations”