Building the Prevention Workforce Skill-Base (Webinar Series) Part 6 of 6: How to Evaluate and Adjust Prevention Efforts⎯Step 5 of the Strategic Prevention Framework

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Part 6: How to Evaluate and Adjust Prevention Efforts⎯Step 5 of the Strategic Prevention Framework
Josh Esrick, MPP, and Emily Patton, MSc, PgDip

March 26, 2020, 1-2 PM EST  |  View all Central East series

This is part six of a six-part webinar series hosted by the Central East PTTC that focuses on the Strategic Prevention Framework and related topics.

SERIES DESCRIPTION

This six-part webinar series developed by the Central East PTTC will support and build the capacity of the prevention workforce. The series is a skill building training that will detail the steps to implementing a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to prevention using the five stages of SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework: 1) Needs Assessment, 2) Building Capacity, 3) Planning, 4) Implementation, and 5) Evaluation. The series will explain the importance of each stage and what aspects of the strategic planning process they cover, techniques for completing each stage, and strategies for overcoming obstacles. This series will also discuss other relevant topics, such as: ethical approaches to prevention, how to prioritize data, and how to modify programs, among others.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The fifth step to implementing a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to prevention is evaluate ongoing efforts and develop a feedback loop to make adjustments. This requires developing and following an evaluation plan and having processes in place to modify or change interventions that are not having a successful impact. This webinar will discuss evaluation strategies, maintaining epidemiological surveillance efforts, and steps to developing and maintaining an evaluation feedback loop. It will also walk through ways that technology can be used to support the evaluation process.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Discuss the importance of evaluation
  • Describe the challenges to evaluating prevention interventions and potential strategies to overcome them
  • Explain the importance of long-term surveillance and updating needs assessments
  • Walk through how to develop a continuous feedback loop

PRESENTERS

Josh Esrick, MPPJosh Esrick, MPP is a Senior Policy Analyst with Carnevale Associates. Josh has extensive experience in substance use prevention; researching, writing, and presenting on best practice and knowledge development publications, briefs, and reference guides; and developing and providing T/TA to numerous organizations. He developed numerous SAMHSA Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies’ (CAPT) products on strategies to prevent opioid misuse and overdose, risk and protective factors for substance use, youth substance use prevention strategies, youth substance use trends, emerging substance use trends, the potential regulations surrounding marijuana legalization, as well as numerous other topics.

Emily Patton, MS

Emily Patton, MSc, PgDip holds a Masters of Science in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology from Swansea University and a Postgraduate Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Edinburgh. She offers significant professional experience in the fields of public policy development and analysis, criminal justice research, data collection and analysis, program development, and performance management.

 

 


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