• Review the Harbor City Behavioral Health Center media.
• Review this week’s Learning Resources related to program evaluation.
Readings
Free Management Library. (n.d.). Basic guide to program evaluation (Including outcomes evaluation). Retrieved from http://managementhelp.org/evaluation/program-evaluation-guide.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016). A framework for program evaluation. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework/index.htm
World Health Organization. (2007). Monitoring and evaluation of mental health policies and plans. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/services/14-monitoring%20evaluation_HKprinter.pdf
Watkins, K. E., & Pincus, H. A. (2011). Veterans Health Administration mental health program evaluation: Capstone report. Retrieved from http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/docs/capstone_revised_tr956_compiled.pdf
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2004, July). Programs and tools to improve the quality of mental health services. Research in Action Issue #16. Retrieved from http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/mental/issue16/menttoolria.html
U. S. Department of Health & Human Services. (2011). Evidence-based practices KIT: Evaluating your program: Consumer-operated services. Retrieved from https://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/SMA11-4633CD-DVD/EvaluatingYourProgram-COSP.pdf
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2016). Evaluation tools and resources. Retrieved from http://www.samhsa.gov/capt/tools-learning-resources/evaluation-tools-resources
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2014). National Behavioral Health Quality Framework. Retrieved from http://www.samhsa.gov/data/national-behavioral-health-quality-framework
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2014). Data, outcomes, and quality. Retrieved from http://www.samhsa.gov/samhsa-data-outcomes-quality
Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. (2007). Measuring mental health outcomes. Recovery & Rehabilitation, 3(4). Retrieved from https://cpr.bu.edu/resources/newsletter/measuring-mental-health-outcomes
Forman, R. F., & Nagy, P. D. (2006). Substance abuse: Administrative issues in outpatient treatment (TIP 46). Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK64068/
• Chapter 6, “Performance Improvement and Outcomes Monitoring”
• How would you apply the model or approach you described in this week’s Discussion question to analyze and develop a program evaluation for the Harbor City Behavioral Health Center?
• Include analysis of the policies of the Harbor City Behavioral Health Center with the relevant laws and ethics discussed last week.The discussion was on:
Review the various Program evaluation tools provided by SAMHSA, the CDC, the WHO, or other resources you have. Describe an approach you would take toward evaluating the programs, policies, and procedures in a particular setting. Develop a preliminary outline or strategy for how you would evaluate a program or organization’s policies and procedures. Include possible timelines, the various people or departments involved, etc. What challenges do you expect in collecting the necessary materials and information from the stakeholders? How would you deliver the feedback and recommended changes? What challenges should you be prepared for when making recommendations for change?
