Projects

Climate Survey for the School of Dentistry

December 2019 - February 2023

Coordinate with the School of Dentistry Climate Survey Advisory Committee Review previous School of Dentistry climate surveys and results Review the re-accreditation requirements pertaining to a school climate survey component Develop an evaluation/methodology plan

Evaluation of Integrated Nutrition Supports Project

The University of Michigan School of Social Work Program Evaluation Group (PEG) has over nine years of experience conducting evaluation in Michigan and nationally. PEG has worked with more than 100 clients across the domains of public health, health and aging, community development, human services, and youth development sectors on projects ranging from less than $10,00 to over $100,000. Our partnerships have resulted in improved program designs, greater access to services, integration of best practices, improved participant outcomes, community change, and increased evaluation capacity. As social work evaluators, we believe that evaluation should be equitable in both process and purpose. We are committed to evaluation approaches that further social justice work and meaningfully engage diverse stakeholders. The PEG evaluation team has demonstrated their commitment to equitable evaluation practices by participating in the Equitable Evaluation Initiative Collaboratory, by joining the Southeast Michigan Equitable Evaluation Workgroup, by establishing staff discussion and reflection spaces, and by implementing equity evaluation approaches in dozens of community-based projects throughout the U.S. We strive to design and execute evaluations that include intended beneficiaries, that are culturally valid, and apply a systems lens. We employ a utilization-focused approach to evaluation, providing high-quality, professional evaluation services through a social work lens. We engage our clients throughout the evaluation process to ensure that 1) evaluation design and implementation is driven by their needs; 2) evaluation capacity is built within their organization’s processes and structure; and 3) evaluation findings are meaningful and actionable. For the Integrated Nutrition Supports project, we would partner with CIS staff to design and execute an evaluation that pairs in-depth perspectives and experiences of students and families with the survey and assessment data collected by CIS. By conducting focus groups with students and interviews with parents, our approach would bring personal stories to the evaluation and add nuance and context to the quantitative findings. Depending on the design of the data collection, we could also make initial comparisons of experiences across programs, settings, and fruit and vegetable consumption levels. With any of the selected designs, we would work with CIS staff and stakeholders to refine the qualitative data collection design and to ensure the design integrates with and complements the other evaluation components. We would not, however, be actively involved with the survey and assessments data collection methods.

Evaluation of Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles Initiative

January 2021 - October 2023

We would begin the evaluation by taking time to deepen our collective understanding of the NHL program, through examining existing grant data and initiative frameworks as well as through investigating comparable initiatives in other states to identify best and promising practices related to the seven facets of NHL work: integrating school and community work related to nutrition and physical activity interventions, behavior change, health status change, intended vs. actual reach, sustainability, systems change impact, and community engagement. This research would be summarized in a phase one report and provide the basis for a more detailed phase two evaluation plan. Phase two would involve new data collection, including working with grantees to identify common measures on reach, health indicators, and behavioral change, conducting interviews to learn more about grantees’ and beneficiaries’ experiences with the grant projects, and capturing broader system-level impacts. Findings, including portfolio outputs, best and promising practices, and strategies for grantee community engagement, would be presented in multiple formats in order to ensure the information is available to multiple audiences.

Evaluation of the Young Adult Re-entry Initiative

January 2018 - June 2021

The major goals of the Young Adult Reentry Initiative evaluation are to compare the program models across the three sites to identify efficiencies in program design and delivery, identify best practices, and offer recommendations for areas of improvement. In response, this proposal outlines an evaluation process to elucidate both processes and outcomes of the reentry initiative and coordinate the development of a corresponding program implementation guide.

Evaluation of the Young Adult Re-entry Initiative Supplement

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Evaluation of the Young Adult Re-entry Initiative Supplemental Funding

The major goals of the Young Adult Reentry Initiative evaluation are to compare the program models across the three sites to identify efficiencies in program design and delivery, identify best practices, and offer recommendations for areas of improvement. In response, this proposal outlines an evaluation process to elucidate both processes and outcomes of the reentry initiative and coordinate the development of a corresponding program implementation guide. The Project Team will continue to complete data collection with this extension.

Faculty Focus Groups - Dentistry - PEG

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National Association of Social Workers-Michigan Chapter (NASW-MI) Evaluation Work

The Contractor shall provide evaluation services for the National Association of Social Workers-Michigan Chapter, Substance Use Disorder Supervision Training Project funded through the Michigan Health Endowment Fund (the “Project”).

Urban Neighborhood Initiatives (UNI) - PO

To track expenses related to this project for PEG (Program Evaluation Group) The University of Michigan School of Social Work Program Evaluation Group (PEG) will conduct a process and outcomes evaluation of the expansion of Urban Neighborhood Initiatives (UNI mental health services.

482Forward Evaluation

December 2016 - November 2017

Evaluate the skillset of the membership by conducting a survey with select group of members

A City of Detroit Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment & Recovery Needs Assessment

May 2012 - April 2013

Goal 1. To identify the substance abuse incidence and prevalence rates in general and a breakdown of estimated rates specific for opiates, cocaine (crack and other forms), marijuana, alcohol, amphetamines, prescription drugs, and tobacco. Objective 1. Determine the prevalence of substance abuse by type of substance and routes of use among the general population in the City of Detroit. Objective 2. Determine the incidence and trends of substance abuse by type of substance and routes of use among special populations including but not limited to: adolescents; citizens returning to the community from prisons and members of the military returning from oversees as the war in Iraq winds down; persons with HIV/AIDs and other sexually transmitted diseases; the developmentally disabled; persons with co-occurring disorders; the homeless; and the gay, lesbian and transgender population in the City of Detroit. Objective 3. Determine differences in adolescent risk perceptions of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use (ATOD) by gender and with particular emphasis on use/miscues. Goal 2. To identify environmental conditions (a “snapshot”) related to the availability of services, available resources, service gaps, and other factors in order to provide an environmental scan of factors (needs and assets) impacting substance use in the City of Detroit. Objective 1. Identify ancillary support services needed for persons in recovery. These would include, at a minimum: mental health support, transportation, employment, primary care referrals, and housing. Objective 2. Determine treatment, recovery and prevention service capacity (public & privately funded, formal and informal service providers) and gaps relative to need based on prevalence estimates. Objective 3. Identify community conditions relative to risk and protective factors. Objective 4. Assess BSAPTR’s fiscal environment and the effect implementation of various provisions of the ACA will have on future funding for the BSAPTR. ACTUALLY THIS IS IN THE PROPOSAL. KEEP IT IN Objective 5. Identify the conditions impacting these trends including the decline in population in the City of Detroit. Goal 3. To identify community attitudes and perceptions as related to the prevalence and importance of substance abuse as a societal problem; the availability and need for substance abuse treatment and prevention services; and the quality of currently available substance abuse services. Objective 1. Assess community attitudes about substance abuse as a societal problem. Objective 2. Assess community perception relative to the need for, and capacity of, substance abuse treatment, recovery and prevention services. Objective 3. Assess community perception about the quality of substance abuse programs. Goal 4. To understand the current and projected need for substance abuse treatment, recovery, and prevention services. Objective 1. Identify the relationship between substance abuse use/misuse and the transmission of infectious diseases, especially sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV, syphilis and Hepatitis. Analyze trends in the city of Detroit. Objective 2. Identify data-supported documentation of the current and projected need for substance abuse treatment, recovery and prevention services in the City of Detroit. Information in this area will be precise in terms of addressing specific drug abuse conditions and trends, and the specific services needed to address those conditions with emphasis on best practice service models to address the current and projected need. Objective 3. Compare qualitative and quantitative data and findings from 2005-2006 BSAPTR report to the data collected in this study.

Alzheimer's Association Care Consultation Pilot Program Year 3

October 2016 - September 2017

A multi-method approach will be used to answer three key evaluation questions: · Who was served (compared to the target population)? Client data would include demographics of the person with the disease and the caregiver, Zip code, relationship, family status, disease status/stage, and other descriptive data as needed. · Which Care Consultation services were provided (compared to the model) to which client families? Service data would include the date and type of Care Consultation services provided (phone/in-home/in office consultation, follow-up consultations, helpline service, referral service) and other community-based services accessed. · To what degree did the families meet the expected outcomes? Outcome data would include changes in days hospitalized, emergency room visits, 911 calls, improvements in disease management, caregiver assistance, and delays in the need for residential treatment and associated health care costs avoided.

Alzheimer’s Association Care Consultation Pilot Program

October 2014 - September 2016

A mixed methods process and outcome evaluation will be employed to review the implementation and outcomes of the Care Consultation Pilot Program of the Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Great Lakes Chapter. The evaluation will focus on three key questions: (1) Who was served?; (2) Which Care Consultation services were provided to which client/care provider dyad?; and (3) To what degree did the client/care partners meet the expected outcomes?

Alzheimer’s Association Care Consultation Pilot Program 2

September 2015 - September 2016

A mixed methods process and outcome evaluation will be employed to review the implementation and outcomes of the Care Consultation Pilot Program of the Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Great Lakes Chapter. The evaluation will focus on three key questions: (1) Who was served?; (2) Which Care Consultation services were provided to which client/care provider dyad?; and (3) To what degree did the client/care partners meet the expected outcomes?

Baltimore Integrated Health Study Evaluation

October 2014 - November 2015

The Curtis Center Program Evaluation Group will work closely with the council to support the development and implementation of the Baltimore Integrated Health Study Evaluation.

Climate Survey for the School of Dentistry

July 2014 - March 2015

Services to be Provided: Climate survey for the School of Dentistry Deliverables 1. Evaluation and analysis plan 2. Data collection protocols 3. Final evaluation report

COHSE Evaluation

March 2016 - June 2018

Our evaluation of COHSE’s programming will be comprised of two phases. During the first phase of project discovery and planning, CC-PEG will work with COHSE stakeholders to create an evaluation plan and develop any information tracking systems needed for evaluation implementation. In the second phase, CC-PEG will pilot test the evaluation. Quantitative approaches (e.g. analysis of exit surveys, needs assessments and program performance data) will be utilized to assess the need for, quality and effectiveness of COHSE programming, whereas qualitative approaches (e.g. media content analysis, focus groups/key informant interviews) will be utilized to capture the impacts of COHSE programming, as well as facilitators and barriers to COHSE program effectiveness.

Community + Public Arts: Detroit

August 2013

The purpose of the evaluation is to use a case study approach: · To document the model and inform the development of a tool kit, including a logic model and documentation of community engagement strategies · To describe the process of generating and placing the art in the six neighborhoods · To capture community level impacts of six community-based visual art sites, 1 in each of the six in Detroit neighborhoods: Brightmoor, Chadsey-Condon, Cody-Rouge, Northend, Osborn, and Southwest.

Community Building Partnership for Selected Detroit Communities

July 2014 - June 2016

The Technical Assistance Center (TAC) provides deliberate and intentional technical assistance to the Skillman Foundation and the six neighborhoods. Our technical assistance (TA) embraces the social work mission of promoting social and economic justice, ensuring empowerment and eliminating oppressive social conditions. We advance this mission by building capacity within individuals, groups, governing boards, stakeholders and all contributors to the neighborhood community change process working together to achieve the 2016 goals. Technical assistance focuses in three areas. Technical assistance to the foundation, a dynamic process that comprises research, knowledge development, forecasting, and advising based on our expertise and “on the ground” experiences in the neighborhoods. Technical assistance to the neighborhoods to increase the capacity of the governance boards, residents, youth, stakeholders and NPOs to advance their ability to meet the 2016 goals.

Connected2Care Evaluation

The primary question driving this evaluation is: Has care coordination made a difference in service provision? This outcome and economic evaluation will be conducted in two phases, in parallel to the two phases of the overall project. During Phase 1, the evaluation will examine the effectiveness of care coordination innovations emerging from agencies’ interventions. The Evaluation Team will work with stakeholders to develop key measures reflecting program effectiveness, receive the data for analysis, and provide analysis on the impact of the interventions. Reports will be provided in formats determined by the needs of the individual sites and the overall project. During Phase 2, Phase 1 activities will be continued, but additional qualitative data will be collected from selected sites with relationships with physical medical groups to enrich understanding of what actually transpires in the course of these innovations. This data will be determined in ongoing discussions among the sites, and collected in partnership with personnel at each site. The evaluation team will be led by a staff member of the Program Evaluation Group (PEG), and further informed by specific short-term efforts of MSW students.

Culturally Responsive Evaluation of a "Green" Workforce Training Program

October 2018 - September 2019

The purpose of the program is to support Detroit-area boys and men of color nonprofit organizations to build their capacity to collect and analyze data in a way that furthers organizational missions and contributes to boys and men of color research, evaluation, and program replication and adaption.

Culturally Responsive Evaluation of a Art-based Youth Development Program

November 2018 - August 2019

The purpose of the program is to support Detroit-area boys and men of color nonprofit organizations to build their capacity to collect and analyze data in a way that furthers organizational missions and contributes to boys and men of color research, evaluation, and program replication and adaption.

Culturally Responsive Evaluation of a Father Engagement Program

December 2018 - July 2019

The purpose of the program is to support Detroit-area boys and men of color nonprofit organizations to build their capacity to collect and analyze data in a way that furthers organizational missions and contributes to boys and men of color research, evaluation, and program replication and adaption.

Culturally Responsive Evaluation of a Local MSM Sexual Risk Behavior Intervention

October 2018 - September 2019

The purpose of the program is to support Detroit-area boys and men of color nonprofit organizations to build their capacity to collect and analyze data in a way that furthers organizational missions and contributes to boys and men of color research, evaluation, and program replication and adaption.

Dental Hygiene Research Project - Planning Grant

March 2013 - December 2013

1) Develop cultural competence course (spring 2013) This will likely be done through Coursera, and will tap faculty experts in the School of Social Work, and the School of Dentistry. 2) Develop access-to-care and provider acceptability evaluation plan (on-going 2013) > Facilitate National Advisory Board re: RRDH Pilot Evaluation Design (quarterly 2013) The purpose of these meetings is to tap the expertise of a panel of 3 health economists and 3 public health dentists with a research focus in order to design a rigorous evaluation of the pilot. See attachment 1 for a list of Board members, and a tentative meeting schedule. Attachment 2 contains a preliminary research design. > Recruit clinics to participate in pilot (spring/summer 2013) Site visits and negotiations will be held with several clinics situated in the lower peninsula of Michigan that might serve as placement and/or control sites for the pilot once the RRDH trainees are ready to be placed in the field. Initial meetings with 4 separate entities are being conducted during the first week of February, 2013 with additional meetings and discussions to follow at those sites that look promising. Memorandums of Understanding will be signed between the project principles and the community clinics. > Determine data collection plan (by end of 2013) This involves reviewing the types of data dental clinics currently collect, data that will be required for reporting under the Affordable Care Act, and new measures being developed by the Dental Quality Alliance, and choosing from among them those that best address the questions we seek to answer. The goal is to identify indicator variables that are both widely accepted and validated, and are easy for the clinics to collect and report out (that is, do not make pilot participation onerous).