The pitfalls of psychosocial evaluations: a critical perspective from a field worker. Feedback from local staff
Evaluations of psychosocial projects are meant to contribute to better projects. However, in practice, the evaluation process, in particular when done by external evaluators, can pose its own difficulties. Based on a wide field experience, the author presents arguments about how evaluations can cause problems, and even produce negative effects in project staff and recipients of assistance. Psychological processes triggered by external evaluators, or appearing in the process of evaluation, can create uneasiness in field workers. Also, some evaluation methods have questionable cultural acceptability. The author argues that evaluation designers, publishers of evaluation reports and researchers have an ethical and social responsibility. Keywords: evaluation, psychological obstacles, ethical problems
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Reference:
Anica Mikus Kos | 2008
In: Intervention: the international journal of mental health, psychosocial work and counselling in areas of armed conflict, ISSN 1571-8883 | 6 | 1 | 57-65
http://www.interventionjournal.com/sites/default/files/6.1_07_MikusKos.pdf
In: Intervention: the international journal of mental health, psychosocial work and counselling in areas of armed conflict, ISSN 1571-8883 | 6 | 1 | 57-65
http://www.interventionjournal.com/sites/default/files/6.1_07_MikusKos.pdf