A program manager's guide for program improvement in ongoing psychological health and traumatic brain injury programs / Gery W. Ryan, Carrie M. Farmer, David M. Adamson, Robin M. Weinick.
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TextSeries: RAND toolkit ; v.4.Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 42 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 0833084844
- 9780833084842
- RAND toolkit
- Brain -- Wounds and injuries -- United States
- Depression, Mental -- United States
- Post-traumatic stress disorder -- United States
- Soldiers -- Mental health services -- United States
- Veterans -- Mental health services -- United States
- Brain -- Wounds and injuries
- Depression, Mental
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Depression
- Veterans -- Mental health services
- Brain Injuries -- rehabilitation
- Mental Health Services
- Military Personnel
- Program Evaluation
- Quality Assurance, Health Care
- United States
- United States
- 362.10973 23
- RA399.A3
- WL 354
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"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."
"National Defense Research Institute."
"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury."
"RAND Corporation research report series"--Web page (PDF).
"RR-487/4-OSD."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper of print version.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-42).
Introduction -- Assessing whether a program is working well -- Identifying problems in programs that are not working well -- Identifying potential solutions, selecting among them, and determining whether they are working -- Next steps and conclusions -- Appendix A: Program worksheet for assessing performance -- Appendix B: Formal program evaluation.
Between 2001 and 2011, the U.S. Department of Defense has implemented numerous programs to support service members and their families in coping with the stressors from a decade of the longstanding conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These programs, which address both psychological health and traumatic brain injury (TBI), number in the hundreds and vary in their size, scope, and target population. To ensure that resources are wisely invested and maximize the benefits of such programs, RAND developed a tool to help assess program performance, consider options for improvement, implement solutions, then assess whether the changes worked, with the intention of helping those responsible for managing or implementing programs to conduct assessments of how well the program is performing and to implement solutions for improving performance. Specifically, the tool is intended to provide practical guidance in program improvement and continuous quality improvement for all programs.
Sponsored by the the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury ; conducted in the Forces and Resources Policy Center, RAND National Defense Research Institute (NDRI) W74V8H-06-C-0002
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