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Author Acosta, Joie D., author.

Title The development and application of the RAND Program Classification Tool / Joie D. Acosta, Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Emily M. Gillen, Jeffrey Garnett, Carrie M. Farmer, Robin M. Weinick.

Publication Info. Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, ©2014.

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 56 pages) : illustrations.
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Series RAND toolkit ; v. 1
RAND toolkit ; v. 1.
Note Print version record.
"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."
"National Defense Research Institute."
Funding "This research was sponsored ... under Contract W74V8H-06-C-0002"--Title page verso.
Note "RR-487/1-OSD."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper.
"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."
"Glossary": pages 53-54.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-56).
Contents Introduction - Development of the RAND program classification tool - User's guide for applying the RAND program classification tool - Potential uses of the RAND program classification tool - Conclusions and next steps - Appendix A. Sources used in RAND program classification tool development - Appendix B. Definitions of a "program" - Appendix C. Inter-rater reliability statistics for the application of the RAND program classification tool - Appendix D. Training external raters to use the RAND program classification tool - Appendix E. Glossary.
Summary As a result of extended military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan during the past decade, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has implemented numerous programs to support servicemembers and family members who experience difficulty handling stress, face mental health challenges, or are affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI). As these efforts have proliferated, it has become more challenging to monitor these programs and to avoid duplication. To support DoD in this area, RAND compiled a comprehensive catalog of DoD-funded programs that address psychological health and TBI. In creating the catalog of programs, RAND recognized the need to consistently describe and compare multiple programs according to a set of core program characteristics, driven largely by the lack of a single, clear, widely-accepted operational definition of what constitutes a program. To do this, RAND developed the RAND Program Classification Tool (R-PCT) to allow users to describe and compare programs, particularly those related to psychological health and TBI, along eight key dimensions. The tool consists of a set of questions and responses for consistently describing various aspects of programs, along with detailed guidance regarding how to select the appropriate responses. The purpose of this report is to describe the R-PCT, to help potential users understand how it was developed, and to explain how the tool can be used.
Subject Medical care -- United States -- Evaluation.
Mental health services -- Evaluation.
Brain -- Wounds and injuries -- Treatment -- Evaluation.
Health services administration -- United States.
Evaluation.
Valuation.
Mental health services.
Program Evaluation -- methods
Brain Injuries -- therapy
Mental Health Services
Quality Improvement
United States
Cerveau -- Lésions et blessures -- Traitement -- Évaluation.
Services de santé -- Administration -- États-Unis.
Évaluation.
Services de santé mentale.
appraisals (financial records)
PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Depression.
Valuation
Mental health services
Evaluation
Health services administration
Medical care -- Evaluation
Mental health services -- Evaluation
United States
Genre/Form technical reports.
Technical reports.
Rapports techniques.
Added Author Gonzalez, Gabriella, author.
Gillen, Emily Meredith, author.
Garnett, Jeffrey, author.
Farmer, Carrie M., author.
Weinick, Robin M., author.
Rand Corporation, issuing body.
National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.
Other Form: Print version: Acosta, Joie D. Development and application of the RAND program classification tool. Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, ©2014 9780833059420 (OCoLC)867840250
ISBN 9780833084866 (electronic bk.)
0833084860 (electronic bk.)
9780833059420 (pbk.)
0833059424 (pbk.)
Standard No. GBVCP 1008661198

 
    
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