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At SWS, we apply a social work perspective to conduct high-quality data management, research, evaluation and training. Our vision is that every organization we serve will improve its effectiveness by making evidence based decisions.
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COMPLETION OF 2009 SC 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER EVALUATIONS
SWS has completed the annual evaluation of the South Carolina 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) Program, the fourth in a series of annual evaluations. The evaluation tracks changes in outcomes among individual students across time as well as comparing 21st CCLC students to a similar group of non-21st CCLC students.
The 21st (CCLC) program is providing services to a group of largely African-American students whose families’ incomes are below the poverty level. The program is being successful in improving the academic performance of these students, as well as being successful at improving other behaviors, including attendance. In addition, the program is providing these students with experiences which the literature has shown to be associated with academic and life success, such as knowledge and experience with the arts and technology, knowledge and experience many of these students would not otherwise receive.
Choices® Anger Management Home Study Course
This new course is for middle and high school youth who lack skills for managing anger, controlling impulses and making sound decisions. Adapted from the successful Choices® Anger Management Group Curriculum, the home study course includes a workbook, audio CD and test covering six lessons derived from cognitive-behavioral principles. Youth learn to apply new skills to help them cope more effectively with anger and other negative feelings. Referred youth pay the $60 course fee. The course is being used by in the SC Ninth and Tenth Judicial Districts. Contact SWS to learn how to implement the program in your area.
Choices Anger Management Home Study Course Website
New Choices® Anger Management Group Curriculum Evaluation
There is a new evaluation of the Choices® Anger Management Group Curriculum. The new evaluation indicates that youth in a comparison group were 1.6 times more likely to reoffend than youth who went through the Choices® curriculum. You can see the full report at
An Initial Evaluation Of The Choices® Anger Management Program for Youth Evidence of Impact in the 11th Judicial Circuit
New Grantee Evaluation Management Center (GEMS®) Changes
SWS has added several additional features to the 21st Century Community Learning Center GEMS® and has produced the AmeriCorps GEMS®, and the OJJDP Mentoring Grant GEMS®. The 21st CCLC GEMS® and Mentoring GEMS® are being used by the South Carolina Department of Education and the AmeriCorps GEMS® by HOPE worldwide. GEMS® is an on-line data management system specifically designed to perform all of the many data tasks required of organizations that receive federal grant but with only the need to enter the data one time. The GEMS® is used for uploading information to federal systems, federal reporting , state reporting, evaluations, management information, continuing quality improvement, tracking worker time, writing grant requests and many other functions. To learn more, go to www.swsgems.com.
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