Implementation Science and Prevention in Action: Application in a Post-Permanency World. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rolock, Nancy; Ocasio, Kerrie; Webb, John; Fleary-Simmons, Dondieneita; Cohen, Leslie; Fong, Rowena
• Is Part Of: Journal of evidence-based social work. Volume 16:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 17
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Adoption -- implementation -- intervention research -- science selective prevention -- Tuning in to Teens; Human services -- Periodicals; Evidence-based social work -- Periodicals; 361.3205
• DOI: Https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23761407.2018.1517068
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2640-8066

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article describes how implementation science and intervention research guided the process of selecting and implementing an evidence-informed intervention (Tuning in to Teens; TINT). TINT was provided as a selective prevention effort offered to families with youth aged 10 to 13 years old, with characteristics that suggest an elevated risk for post-permanency discontinuity. Usability testing findings: Contact was made with 54% of families, and 12% participated in the intervention. Multivariate results found no statistically significant differences between families who responded to outreach efforts and those who did not; families who participated in TINT and those who did not. Implications: Large public child welfare systems wanting to implement evidence-informed interventions can follow the steps detailed in this paper for selecting, adapting and implementing an intervention. Further, providers that seek to offer post adoption and guardianship services, a growing service need, may gain some insights into activities that promote service usage with this population.