Transcript FRIENDS Template

Integrating EvidenceBased Practices into
CBCAP Programs: A Tool
for Critical Discussions
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A Service of the Children’s Bureau
“Discussion Tool”
• Background
• Basics of Tool Design
• Recommendations for Application
• Practical Uses of Tool
• Questions
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Background
• Recent efforts in the CBCAP community
to move programs towards an EvidenceBased or Evidence-Informed approach
• Gaps in available training and technical
assistance resources have been
identified
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Background
• Discussion Tool was developed in
response to feedback from CBCAP
State Leads
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Background
• Workgroup
– FRIENDS staff
– State Leads
– Support from NIRN
• Weekly Meetings
• Focus on “discussion”
emerged
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Basics of Tool Design
• Tool is separated into 4
sections
– Implementation with Fidelity
– Implementation with
Adaptation
– Implementing New
Programs
– Strengthening Existing
Programs
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Basics of Tool Design
• Discussion Tool will be presented in 2
ways
– Narrative Format
– Flowchart Format
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Narrative Format
• Intended for on-site
use
• Color coded sections
• Additional information
such as issues to
consider
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Flowchart Format
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Basics of Tool Design
• Discussion Tool includes Appendix
Resources
– Implementation with Fidelity Checklist
– Evaluation Implementation Plan
Worksheet
– Implementation Plan Worksheet
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Basics of Tool Design
The Discussion Tool is intended
to be a dynamic document
that guides programs through
a thoughtful process
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Recommendations for Application
• Training and Technical Assistance Tool
• Multiple sessions may be needed
• Pre-Work is Required
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Pre-Work Parameters
• Areas defined to maximize face-toface time
• 3 Areas of focus
• May require TA to complete
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1st Parameter
• Programs (or their affiliates)
need to have completed a
needs assessment to identify
community needs, anticipated
target population, and desired
outcomes
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nd
2
Parameter
• Programs conducted a literature review
and identified the theory of change for
their intended services
– This means program staff will have a clear
understanding of the underlying program
theory and they can articulate why they
believe this program will produce the
expected outcomes and to cite research
that supports this belief
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3
Parameter
• Programs need to have an
understanding of the basic
components of effective practice
which include:
– the creation of a logic model
– identifying outcomes and indicators
– practices of continuous quality
improvement
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Practical Uses
• Assisting grantees in making an
informed shift towards the
implementation of appropriate evidencebased and evidence-informed programs
and practices in their communities
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Practical Uses
• Providing technical assistance to
grantees, community-based prevention
program administrators, practitioners and
consumers on how to make more
informed decisions about effectively
allocating state resources
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Practical Uses
• Promoting the use of data, research, and
relevant practice and contextual
information to guide program planning
and funding decisions in the state
• Assisting local programs to develop
evaluation and implementation plans to
ensure continuous quality improvement
and effective service delivery
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Wrap-Up
• Final Document due late April
• Teleconference
scheduled for
May 1
• T/TA requests
to coordinators
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