Program implementation in preventive trials 9781306576451, 1306576458, 9781315827704, 1315827700, 0789005239, 9780789005236

Table of contents :
Content: Why worry about implementation procedures : why not just do? / Joseph R. Ferrari, Joseph A. Durlak --
Why program implementation is important / Joseph A. Durlak --
Intervention fidelity in the psychosocial prevention and treatment of adolescent depression / Greg Clarke --
Implementing a violence intervention for inner-cinny adolescents : potential pitfalls and suggested remedies / Paulette Moore Hines, Cathaleene Macias, Tatiana Perrino --
Successful program development using implementation evaluation / Kathleen Bodisch Lynch [and others] --
Design and implementation of parent programs for a community-wide adolescent alcohol use prevention program / Carolyn L. Williams, Cheryl L. Perry --
Some exemplars of implementation / Joseph A. Durlak, Joseph R. Ferrari.

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PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION IN : PREVENTIVE I TRIALS Joseph A. Durlak

Joseph R. Ferrari

Program Implementation in Preventive Trials

Program Implementation in Preventive Trials has been co-published simultaneously as Journal o f Prevention & Intervention in the Community, Volume 17, Number 2 1998.

The Journal o f Prevention & Intervention in the Community Monographs/ “Separates” (formerly the Prevention in Human Services series)* Families as Nurturing Systems: Support Across the LifeSpan, edited by Donald G. Unger and Douglas R. Powell* Religion and Prevention in Mental Health: Research, Vision, and Action, edited by Kenneth I. Pargament, Kenneth I. Maton, and Robert E. Hess* Prevention and School Transitions, edited by Leonard A. Jason, Karen E. Danner, and Karen S. Kurasaki* Self-Help and Mutual Aid Groups: International and Multicultural Perspectives, edited by Francine Lavoie, Thomasina Borkman, and Benjamin Gidron* International Approaches to Prevention in Mental Health and Human Services, edited by Robert E. Hess and Wolfgang Stark* Sexual Assault and Abuse: Sociocultural Context ofPrevention, edited by Carolyn F. Swift* Preventing Illness Among People with Coronaiy Heart Disease, edited by John D. Piette, Robert M. Kaplan, and Joseph R. Ferrari A dolescent H ealth Care: Program D esigns and Services, edited by John S. Wodarski, Marvin D. Feit, and Joseph R. Ferrari Education in Community Psychology: Models fo r Graduate and Undergraduate Programs, edited by Clifford R. O ’Donnell and Joseph R. Ferrari Diversity Within the Homeless Population: Implications fo r Intervention, edited by Elizabeth M. Smith and Joseph R. Ferrari Manhood Development in Urban African-American Communities, edited by Roderick J. Watts and Robert J. Jagers Preventing Drunk Driving, edited by Elsie R. Shore and Joseph R. Ferrari Program Implementation in Preventive Trials, edited by Joseph A. Durlak and Joseph R. Ferrari

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Program Implementation in Preventive Trials Joseph A. Durlak Joseph R. Ferrari Editors P rogram Im plem entation in P reventive Trials has been co-published sim ultaneously as J o u rn a l o f Prevention & Intervention in the C om m unity; Volume 17, N u m b er 2 1998.

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Program Implementation in Preventive Trials has been co-published simultaneously as Journal o f Prevention & Intervention in the Community, Volume 17, Number 2 1998.

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Library o f Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Program implementation in preventive trials / Joseph A. Durlak, Joseph R. Fenari, editors p. cm. “ Has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of prevention & intervention in the com­ munity, volume 17, number 2, 1998.” Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7890-0523-9 ISBN 978-0-789-00523-6 (hbk) 1. Child psychopathology-Prevention. 2. Adolescent psychopathology-Prevention. 3. Ju­ venile delinquency-Prevention. 4. Community psychology. I. Durlak, Joseph A. II. Ferrari, Joseph R. III. Journal o f prevention & intervention in the community. RJ499.P716 1998 618.92 '8905—dc21 98-3323 CIP

Program Implementation in Preventive Trials CONTENTS

Why Worry About Implementation Procedures: Why Not Just Do? Joseph R. Ferrari Joseph A. Durlak Why Program Implementation Is Important Joseph A. Durlak Intervention Fidelity in the Psychosocial Prevention and Treatment o f Adolescent Depression Greg Clarke Implementing a Violence Intervention for Inner-City Adolescents: Potential Pitfalls and Suggested Remedies Paulette Moore Hines Cathaleene Macias Tatiana Perrino Successful Program Development Using Implementation Evaluation Kathleen Bodisch Lynch Susan R. Geller Denise R. Hunt Joseph Galano Judith Semon Dubas Design and Implementation o f Parent Programs for a Community-Wide Adolescent Alcohol Use Prevention Program Carolyn L. Williams Cheryl L. Perry

Some Exemplars of Implementation Joseph A. Durlak Joseph R. Ferrari

ABOUT THE EDITORS Joseph A. Durlak, PhD, Guest Editor, is Professor of Psychology at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. He was previously on the faculty at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and a clinical psychologist in the U.S. Army. His main research interests in community psychology are in prevention and school-based interventions. He has published two books on prevention: School-Based Prevention Programs fo r Children and Adolescents (Sage) and Successful Prevention Programs fo r Chil­ dren and Adolescents (Plenum). Joseph R. Ferrari, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, and Editor-inChief of the Journal o f Prevention & Intervention in the Community since 1995. Dr. Ferrari received his PhD from Adelphi University, with a concentration in experimental social-personality psychology. In addition to his interest in mainstream social psychological issues, such as persuasion, attribution theory, and altruism, he has developed several lines of research in social-community psychology. His com­ munity research includes the psychological sense of community, care­ giver stress and satisfaction, volunteerism and community service, and behavior analysis applications to community issues.

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Why Worry About Implementation Procedures: Why Not Just Do? Joseph R. Ferrari DePaul University

Joseph A. Durlak Loyola University

At the base o f comm unity psychology is the prem ise o f “ action.” As a discipline, community psychology focuses on the developm ent o f inter­ ventions designed for the masses, utilizing varied, existing resources for program development (Kelly, 1971). M uch o f the research in the field is empirically driven, as opposed to a strong emphasis on developing ab­ stract theories. In other w ords, com m unity psychologists em phasize creat­ ing programs that address societal problems by developing interventions for the field, not the lab (Levine & Perkins, 1987). In fact, the notion o f “ doing ecological good” as opposed to “ watching from the sidelines” m ay be a reason that attracts so many gifted professionals to the field o f community psychology. This present volume calls attention to the need for assessing imple­ mentation. Community programs should be comprehensively evaluated. Before w e begin making any conclusions about a program ’s impact, we need to understand how the intervention was conducted. There can be quite a difference between what is planned and w hat actually happens in community-based programs. M onitoring implementation procedures in

[Haworth co-indexing entry note]: “Why Worry About Implementation Procedures: Why Not Just Do?” Ferrari, Joseph R„ and Joseph A. Durlak. Co-published simultaneously in Journal o f Prevention