Function 3: Determine Whether Interventions Are Well Defined (Usable and Transferrable)

Presents how teams can determine whether there is sufficient information about an intervention to be clear and easy to explain, useable (intervention has operational definitions and fidelity process or performance assessments), and in alignment with agency principles and values.

Publication year: 2019

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Capacity Building Center for States

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Examines how child welfare agencies can assess and select the best possible intervention to address identified problems and unmet needs. Choosing an appropriate solution requires critical thinking about whether an existing intervention is a “good fit” and holds promise or if something new is needed. This series of eight videos examines intervention selection by considering essential functions or tasks. Function 3 explores how a team can determine whether there is sufficient information about an intervention so that it is clear and easy to explain, usable, have operational definitions and fidelity or performance assessments, and aligns with agency principles and values.

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Intervention Selection and Design/Adaptation Video Series

Function 1: Research Possible Intervention Options

Function 2: Assess Evidence, Fit, and Feasibility of Possible Interventions

Function 4: Decide to Replicate or Adapt an Existing Intervention or Design a New One

Function 5: Define the Intervention

Function 6: Develop a proposal

Function 7A: Operationalize Core Components

Function 7B: Adapt or Develop Practice Profiles

Safely Reducing the Use of Congregate Care: Deciding What to Implement to Achieve Successful Change

Suggested Citation

Capacity Building Center for States (2019). Function 3: Determine Whether Interventions Are Well Defined (Usable and Transferrable). Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Intervention Selection and Design/Adaptation Resources Video Workbook

This workbook and this video series are part of a collection of resources designed to help child welfare agency leaders, managers, and teams select, adapt, or design an intervention to address an identified problem. Use this workbook to further your understanding of concepts and prepare to move learning into action with your team.

Publication Year 2018

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Intervention Selection and Design/Adaptation Resources Webinar Discussion and Activity Guide

Gather your staff to watch the “Deciding What to Implement to Achieve Successful Change” webinar to learn about how a structured approach to selecting an effective intervention can help your agency evaluate solutions to identified problems or needs and achieve goals for change. Then, use this guide to facilitate discussions and lead your team to move learning into action.