Second Chance Act in Action: A Case Study of Evidence-Based Approaches and a Researcher-Practitioner Partnership
David L. Myers, PhD, University of New Haven Daniel R. Lee,…Read More
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Introduction
This issue of EBP Quarterly presents a second-year implementation and evaluation report for the Somerset County Day Reporting Center. This report, and the corresponding appendices, present a case study of an SCA funded initiative that is utilizing various evidence-based approaches and evaluating process and behavioral outcomes through a researcher-practitioner partnership. This report illustrates many of the key findings uncovered in larger-scale SCA research, but also provides practical examples of program policies and procedures, strategic and action planning, organizational assessment, use of motivational interviewing, monitoring implementation, and assessing program performance. The importance of prior research findings, collaborative leadership, program fidelity, and data-driven decision-making also is presented in this report.
We hope you find this report and the corresponding documents useful as you consider the use of evidence-based approaches in your own agency.
This issue offers four in-depth articles. Two of them present our first ever "Member Interviews". These interviews feature two executives who continue to lead their organizations and staff of professionals through the process of becoming and staying evidence-based from the ground up. Having invested significant time and resources in the process, they generously share their experiences, lessons learned and make some recommendations we can all learn from. Thank you.
Editor: David L. Myers, PhD, University of New Haven
By Dennis Giever, PhD- Indiana University of Pennsylvania Juvenile justice agencies striving to improve…Read More
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The EBP Quarterly is a non-peer-reviewed publication of EBP Society, the Society for Evidence-Based Practitioners and Organizations. It includes the following types of scholarship:
Original essays and research notes on evidence-based approaches and organizational development. Scholarship from both researchers and practitioners is encouraged.
Reviews of recently published research on any aspect of the evidence-based movement, including (but not limited to): a. risk and needs assessment, b. strategic planning and performance measurement, c. policy analysis and program evaluation, d. organizational leadership, e. organizational culture, f. internal and external collaboration, and g. capacity-building and sustainability.
Reviews of recently published books on any aspect of the evidence-based movement.
Reviews of recently enacted public policy and/or funding opportunities relevant to the evidence-based movement.
The quarterly is published online four (4) times a year in March, June, September, and December.
EBP Society is the growing community of professionals who share a commitment to the application of evidence-based frameworks to the work we do;
By streamlining education and staff development for efficient capacity building
Through professional certifications to strengthen career growth, and
By providing access to tools and other online resources to ease implementations
Through our online community, organizations and their staff can efficiently access resources that were exclusive to our events. Our members are employed in the health, human, social, and justice services fields.
