ABSTRACT

Policy and funding mandates are increasingly requiring that human service organizations demonstrate they are implementing services with fidelity, and system leaders are looking for guidance on how to do that effectively. Although there are several well-known implementation frameworks, a research-and-practice gap exists concerning how to apply frameworks to specific practices. The purpose of this Learning from the Field case study is to illustrate how one initiative operationalized the implementation drivers from the well-known National Implementation Research Network (NIRN) framework. NIRN’s implementation drivers were used to monitor and increase the quality of staff delivery of an intervention aimed at improving child welfare services for youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning. This case study provides system leaders with an example of effectively using a common framework for implementing evidence-based and evidence-informed programs by describing strategies used to apply the implementation competency drivers, as well as challenges, successes, and lessons learned. We conclude by identifying several questions that are designed to help human service leaders and program implementers support their organizations and experiences.

摘要

政策和资金要求越来越多地要求人类服务组织证明他们正在忠实地实施服务，并且系统领导者正在寻找如何有效地做到这一点的指导。尽管有几个众所周知的实现框架，但在如何将框架应用于特定实践方面存在研究和实践差距。本实地学习案例研究的目的是说明一项倡议如何将著名的国家实施研究网络 (NIRN) 框架中的实施驱动因素付诸实施。NIRN 的实施驱动程序用于监控和提高员工提供干预措施的质量，该干预措施旨在改善女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别和质疑青少年的儿童福利服务。本案例研究通过描述用于应用实施能力驱动因素的策略，以及挑战、成功和经验教训，为系统领导者提供了一个有效使用通用框架实施循证和循证计划的示例。最后，我们确定了几个旨在帮助人类服务领导者和计划实施者支持他们的组织和经验的问题。