Efficiency and the social services

Contents Introduction * Part I: Introducing the Concept * Efficiency and the Social Services: Part A * Efficiency and the Social Services: Part B * Part II: On Costs, Benefits, and Effects * Cost * Methodological Issues in Efficiency-Focused Program Evaluation: The Case of Mental Health * Efficiency in Human Services: The Case of Education * Efficiency in Behavior-Changing Social Programs: The Case of In-Home Child Abuse Prevention * Part III: Efficiency in the Agency and the Curriculum * Efficiency Considerations in the Social Welfare Agency * The Impact of Efficiency on Social Work Administration Education * Part IV: Other Perspectives and Viewpoints * Efficiency as a Function of Culture * Efficiency in Social Service Administration: Historical Reflections * In and Out of the Rabbit Hole With Alice: Assessing the Consequences of Efficiency Prescriptions