Peter J. Pecora is senior director of Research Services for Casey Family Programs and professor at the School of Social Work, University of Washington. Mark W. Fraser is John A. Tate Professor for Children in Need, School of Social Work. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kristine E. Nelson is associate dean and professor, Graduate School of Social Work, Portland State University. Jacquelyn McCroskey is the John Milner Associate Professor of Child Welfare, School of Social Work, University of Southern California. William Meezan is the Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Children and Families, School of Social Work, University of Michigan.

• Introduction 1 Evaluating Family-Based Services: Challenges And Tasks Evaluating Changes In Systems 2 Designing Family-Based Service Program Evaluations 3 Sampling Children And Families 4 Assessing Services And Interventions 5 Assessing Family Functioning 6 Assessing Child Functioning 7 Assessing Parent Functioning And Social Support 8 Placement Prevention 9 Measuring Program Efficiency 10 Constructivist Research: A Qualitative Approach 11 The Management And Impact Of Family-Based Services Evaluations: Doing Research In The Real World

Peter J. Pecora is senior director of Research Services for Casey Family Programs and professor at the School of Social Work, University of Washington. Mark W. Fraser is John A. Tate Professor for Children in Need, School of Social Work. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kristine E. Nelson is associate dean and professor, Graduate School of Social Work, Portland State University. Jacquelyn McCroskey is the John Milner Associate Professor of Child Welfare, School of Social Work, University of Southern California. William Meezan is the Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Children and Families, School of Social Work, University of Michigan.

• Introduction 1 Evaluating Family-Based Services: Challenges And Tasks Evaluating Changes In Systems 2 Designing Family-Based Service Program Evaluations 3 Sampling Children And Families 4 Assessing Services And Interventions 5 Assessing Family Functioning 6 Assessing Child Functioning 7 Assessing Parent Functioning And Social Support 8 Placement Prevention 9 Measuring Program Efficiency 10 Constructivist Research: A Qualitative Approach 11 The Management And Impact Of Family-Based Services Evaluations: Doing Research In The Real World

Peter J. Pecora is senior director of Research Services for Casey Family Programs and professor at the School of Social Work, University of Washington. Mark W. Fraser is John A. Tate Professor for Children in Need, School of Social Work. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kristine E. Nelson is associate dean and professor, Graduate School of Social Work, Portland State University. Jacquelyn McCroskey is the John Milner Associate Professor of Child Welfare, School of Social Work, University of Southern California. William Meezan is the Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Children and Families, School of Social Work, University of Michigan.

• Introduction 1 Evaluating Family-Based Services: Challenges And Tasks Evaluating Changes In Systems 2 Designing Family-Based Service Program Evaluations 3 Sampling Children And Families 4 Assessing Services And Interventions 5 Assessing Family Functioning 6 Assessing Child Functioning 7 Assessing Parent Functioning And Social Support 8 Placement Prevention 9 Measuring Program Efficiency 10 Constructivist Research: A Qualitative Approach 11 The Management And Impact Of Family-Based Services Evaluations: Doing Research In The Real World