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Session Title: Innovation Models for Evaluation of Family-Strengthed Interventions
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Panel Session 448 to be held in Sunset on Thursday, Nov 3, 2:50 PM to 4:20 PM
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Sponsored by the Human Services Evaluation TIG
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| Rose Ann M Renteria, Child Trends, roseannrenteria@email.com
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| Abstract:
The session focuses on the how evaluation work occurs, assessing family-strengthed interventions, including programs which operate with key wraparound principles as well as family and youth leadership ideals. The sessions goals are to share information on how family strengthening evaluation occurs with community and key stakeholders, discuss relevant outcome data, and understand how families and their children are fairing in their effort to remain resilient and intact.
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Emerging Trends in Family-Strengthed Interventions: The Brevard CARES (Coordination, Advocacy, Resources, Education and Support) Model and Case Study
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| Patricia Nellius-Guthrie, Brevard Family Partnership, patricia.nellius@brevardfp.org
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| Valerie Holmes, Brevard Family Partnership, valerie.holmes@brevardcars.org
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How are local and community-based organizations developing and evaluating family-strength interventions? Brevard CARES provides front-end child abuse prevention services to Brevard County (FL) children and families with its innovative Wraparound Family Team Conferencing model. Refining evaluation data collection systems and working towards promising practices in program design and evaluation will be discussed. Presenters will discuss how local and community-based organizations build out and implement innovative evaluation strategies.
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National Evaluation Trends in Strength-based, Family-Centered, Youth-Driven Interventions
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| Andrew Munoz, University of Pittsburgh, amunoz@pitt.edu
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What are emerging trends in evaluation research work, specific to strength-based, family-centered, youth-driven interventions? Presenter will discuss trends and implications, resulting from the shift to study the family as the unit of analysis in evaluation research work specific to strength-based, family-centered, and youth-driven interventions. Innovative evaluation approaches will be highlighted to understand how evaluators engage the field of positive family and youth voice and development.
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Understanding the Importance of Community Impact in Strenth-based, Family-Centered, Youth-Driven Interventions
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| Rose Ann M Renteria, Child Trends, roseannrenteria@aed.org
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What is the community impact of these interventions? The presenter will discuss how stakeholders are interested is learning about how their communities and families are changing? Evaluation research work linked to community contextual profiles and theory of change will be discussed, specific to strength-based, family-centered, youth-driven interventions. The presenter will discuss shifts and implications to study community change versus the quality of services in this particular field of inquiry.
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