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- Title
From "Homegrown" to Research-Ready: Converting an Existing Practitioner-Developed Violence Prevention Intervention Into an Evaluable Intervention.
- Authors
Embry, Venita; Macy, Rebecca J.; Moracco, Kathryn E.; Scheffey, Krista; Moore, Alexis; McCort, Agnieszka; Taraskiewicz, Leah
- Abstract
There is an increased call for research on promising prevention programs already embedded in communities ("homegrown interventions"). Unfortunately, there is limited guidance to help researchers prepare these types of interventions for rigorous evaluation. To address this need, this article presents our team's process for revising a promising community-based sexual violence prevention intervention for rigorous research. Our extensive and iterative process of reviewing and revising the intervention was guided by evaluability assessment (EA) approaches, implementation science, and a close collaboration with our community partners. Our EA process allowed us to specify the intervention's core components and develop a "research ready" standardized curriculum with implementation fidelity assessments. We offer four lessons learned from our process: (1) even with existing materials and an extensive history of community-based delivery, community-developed programs are not necessarily research-ready; (2) close collaboration and a trusting relationship between researchers and community partners throughout the revision process ensures the integrity of core program components are maintained and implementation in diverse community settings is feasible; (3) observations of program implementation are a crucial part of the revision process; and (4) it is important to budget adequate time and resources for such revisions.
- Subjects
EDUCATIONAL standards; VIOLENCE prevention; EVALUATION of medical care; STRETCH (Physiology); EVALUATION of human services programs; PUBLIC relations; RESEARCH evaluation; HUMAN services programs; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; PROBABILITY theory
- Publication
Health Promotion Practice, 2022, Vol 23, Issue 6, p1063
- ISSN
1524-8399
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/15248399211031540