Research Catalog

Title

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.

Author

Ryan, Gery W.,

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, [2014]

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Additional Authors

• Adamson, David M.,
• Farmer, Carrie M.
• Farmer, Carrie M.,
• National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.
• Rand Corporation, issuing body.
• Weinick, Robin M.,

Description

xiii, 42 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.

Summary

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.

Series Statement

RAND toolkit ; volume 4

Uniform Title

RAND toolkit ; v. 4.

Alternative Title

RAND toolkit

Subject

• Brain > Evaluation
• Brain Injuries > rehabilitation
• Health services administration > United States
• Medical care > United States > Evaluation
• Mental Health Services
• Mental health services > Evaluation
• Mental health services > United States > Evaluation
• Military Personnel
• Program Evaluation
• Quality Assurance, Health Care
• Quality assurance > Management
• United States

Note

• "RAND Corporation research report series."--Web page (PDF).
• "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury."--Title page.
• "National Defense Research Institute."
• "RR-487/4-OSD."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper.
• "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."--Title page.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-42).

Funding (note)

• "This research was sponsored ... under Contract

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

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.

ISBN

• 9780833080523 (pbk.) :
• 0833080520 (pbk.) :

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Harvard Library