Question 1

Durlak and Dupre (2008)discuss eight different aspects of program implementation.They include:

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A) fidelity 
B) quality 
C) program reach 
D) all of the above

Question 2

To be effective in the long term,a prevention/promotion intervention must become a routine part of the host setting.In other words,the intervention must be:

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A)  institutionalized. 
B)  rationalized. 
C)  challenging. 
D)  context dependent.

Question 3

Explain why community psychologists should be concerned with how well prevention/promotion programs are implemented in many settings,rather than with just studying their effects in ideal settings with many resources.Give examples to support your point.

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Question 4

The CASEL evaluation of SEL programs examined whether high-quality,school-based prevention programs sustained their level of quality over five years.Programs that did continue to provide high-quality services had three characteristics.Which characteristic below is one of those three?

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A)  frequent changes in administrative leadership 
B)  making the program a routine part of school life 
C)  extensive funding for the program 
D)  both 'b' and 'c'

Question 5

Any prevention/promotion program must take account of the unique history of the setting where it is to be implemented.Which of Kelly's ecological principles is thus involved?

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A)  interdependence 
B)  cycling of resources 
C)  adaptation 
D)  succession

Question 6

Describe some of the issues that you must pay attention to when implementing prevention programs if you want to ensure they are successful.

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Question 7

When researchers first began thinking seriously about program dissemination (way back in the 1970s!)they started with the "cookbook" approach.What is this approach,what are its weaknesses and what has replaced it?

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Question 8

How can action research and program implementation complement each other in refining an innovative program? Give examples to support your points.

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Question 9

The Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation is designed to:

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A) integrate ideas from research to practice and community-centered models. 
B) describe the stages involved in program dissemination. 
C) describe the systems that need to be in place in order for implementation of a program to be successful. 
D) both 'a' and 'c'.

Question 10

Evidence-based programs:

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A)  are not useful for real communities because they were developed under controlled settings and assume that all communities and settings are the same. 
B)  are generally too expensive to implement. 
C)  cannot be critically evaluated or implemented by anyone except behavioral health specialists. 
D)  are often required by funding sources.

Question 11

Explain and give an example of the concept of institutionalizing a prevention/promotion innovation in a setting.

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Question 12

The Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation (ISF)includes the following three systems:

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A) Community-Centered System,Research to Practice System and Dissemination System. 
B) Prevention Synthesis and Translation System,Prevention Support System,and Prevention Delivery System. 
C) Prevention Delivery System,Staff Support System,and Instructional System. 
D) Capacity Development System,Leadership Development System,and Staff Development System.

Question 13

Community-centered models of program implementation:

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A) focus on the process by which communities chose programs that are appropriate for them. 
B) assume that scientific evidence is not important when choosing a program. 
C) ignore the role of researchers in program development. 
D) Are mainly concerned with generating money to implement programs.

Question 14

Social-emotional learning programs:

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A) can include universal and indicated school-based programs and afterschool programs. 
B) have been shown to result in improvement in children's academic performance of up to 17 percentage points. 
C) have been shown to increase positive social behavior and decrease emotional distress and conduct problems. 
D) all of the above.

Question 15

The process of development of a prevention program from its original form in one setting to widespread implementation in many settings.

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A) action research 
B) scaling up 
C) inoculation 
D) demonstration

Question 16

In their study of factors affecting the successful implementation of child and adolescent prevention and promotion programs Durlak and DuPre found that:

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A) program fidelity had little relationship to the success of a program. 
B) effective programs could be successfully implemented regardless of the characteristics of the organization adopting them. 
C) factors related to the organizational capacity of the Prevention Delivery System were key to successful implementation. 
D) Successful implementation of effective prevention and promotion programs is easy.

Question 17

It is important to distinguish between core and adaptive components because:

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A)  core components can be altered but adaptive components must be implemented exactly as planned. 
B)  adaptive components can be modified to fit the specifics of the setting. 
C)  core components must be implemented with fidelity in order to ensure the effectiveness of the program. 
D)  "b" and "c".

Exam 10: Prevention and Promotion: Implementing Programs

Durlak and Dupre (2008) discuss eight different aspects of program implementation.They include: