The nature of this final accounting system is still to be determined, but evaluators should be prepared to influence the final form by making it compatible with the range and depth of their...

The nature of this final accounting system is still to be determined, but evaluators should be prepared to influence the final form by making it compatible with the range and depth of their single-system designs. That is, everything that we propose be done using evidence-based and evaluation-informed practice should be usable in any final accounting form. Moreover, as StromGottried (1997, p. 14) points out with regard to social work cases, many clients have complex and long-standing difficulties that are intricately related to environmental conditions, oppression, and poverty. Regardless of the worker’s skills, resources, and motivation, some problems will prove difficult and time-consuming to remediate. Strom-Gottried goes on to note that helping practitioners need to account for the efficiency and effectiveness of their services, but they must be careful that unrealistic performance standards do not set them up for failure because if they don’t reach these standards, then there may be reductions in funding and services.