Using a Training-of-Trainers Approach and Proactive Technical Assistance to Bring Evidence Based Programs to Scale: An Operationalization of the Interactive Systems Framework's Support System

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 415-427

  Ray, Marilyn L ^a   Wilson, Mary Martha ^b   Wandersman, Abraham ^c   Meyers, Duncan C ^c   Katz, Jason ^c  

^a Finger Lakes Law and Social Policy Center Inc   (United States)

^b Healthy Teen Network   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based programs; Going to scale; Interactive systems framework; Support System

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TEACHING;

EID: 84870296908     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-012-9526-6     Document Type: Article

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