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I have identified a evidence-based program
that I would like to replicate or adapt in my community. What specific
questions should I ask about this program to ensure that my community
can implement it effectively?
There are a number of important factors to consider when selecting an
appropriate prevention program for your community. Each community has
constraints related to its budget, its staffing levels, and its calendar.
Furthermore, you may realize that one program is a better fit for your
community than another one, based on your location and your community's
political climate. Following are questions that you should ask when speaking
to the program contacts or consulting the literature on the program.
- What are the costs associated with this program?
This includes:
1. cost of materials
2. cost of training for my staff
3. cost per person or site to implement this approach
- How much time does it take to implement this program
(in terms of weeks, months, or years)?
- What types of materials are required to implement
this program? Have grantees developed materials for the programs that
practitioners can order? If so, what are they and how much do they cost?
- What are the staffing requirements for ideal implementation
of this program? How many staff are needed? What kinds of roles are
required? What are the prerequisites for staff in terms of background,
skill set, and experience?
- How much space and equipment is
required for this program?
- In what type of setting has this program been implemented?
With which target audience has the program been implemented with success
(i.e., race/ethnicity, age range, geographic location)? Are there any
characteristics of the setting or community climate that are important
for the success or failure of a program (e.g., resistance to change,
existing prevention efforts, values/assumptions of key leaders and community
members, political climate, etc.) What intermediaries or stakeholders
need to be involved to successfully implement this approach?
- What kind of training is required? What is the cost
of training? How many people can participate in a training? How much
time is required for training? What skills are taught in the training
curriculum? Is training presented directly to practitioners, or in a
"train the trainers" model? Are there any sources of financial
support to assist with the costs of trainings (e.g., CSAP, SSAs, CAPTs)?
- Has this program been studied and evaluated ? Are
there any components of the program that have been evaluated separately?
What things make this program easy or difficult to evaluate? (E.g.,
availability of baseline data, access to participants over time, computers
for data collection and analysis, multiple components.) Are there appropriate
data collection instruments available, or will they need to be developed?
- What have been some obstacles, if any, in implementing
this program? Do you have any suggestions to ensure the sustainability
of this type of program?
Related CAPT Products:
Visit our web site to search the effective programs database. This database
contains brief descriptions, contact information, and web sites for programs
deemed effective by various agencies. The web address for this section
of our site is:
http://www.hhd.org/capt/default.asp.
Please contact the Northeast CAPT at capt@edc.org for more information.
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