A Multi- Faceted, Intensive Family Preservation Program Evaluation

This evaluation of a county intensive family preservation services (ifps) program makes several important methodological contributions to assessing post-treatment placement patterns of ifps clients. It is the first published ifps evaluation that utilizes an interval-level, overall measure of restrictiveness of placement, and one of the few that has followed placement patterns for a full two-years after treatment. The study is also a good example of complementing placement data with measures of family health and stability, and with qualitative feedback from former ifps clients. Finally, this study demonstrates the potential for doing methodologically sound evaluations of local ifps programs.

Program evaluation for a summer science internship: Short and long term benefits as reported by interns

Undergraduate research programs have been used as a tool to attract and retain student interest in science careers. This study evaluates the short and long-term benefits of a Summer Science Internship (SSI) at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston– School of Public Health – in Brownsville, Texas, by analyzing survey data from alumni. Questions assessing short-term program impact were aimed at three main topics, student: satisfaction with program, self-efficacy for science after completing the program, and perceived benefits. Long-term program impact was assessed by looking at student school attendance and college majors along with perceived links between SSI and future college plans. Students reported high program satisfaction, a significant increase in science self-efficacy and high perceived benefits. At the time data were collected for the study, one-hundred percent of alumni were enrolled in school (high school or college). The majority of students indicated they were interested in completing a science major/career, heavily influenced by their participation in the program.^

The Colic Clinic---a comprehensive program evaluation

Child abuse correlated with excessive infant crying affects millions of families each year, with consequences of the abuse lasting a lifetime. The University Of Texas School Of Medicine's Colic Clinic is currently in the early stages of testing Dr. Harvey Karp's combinatorial soothing technique for infants called "The Happiest Baby on the Block". In order to gauge the program's potential effectiveness, the Colic Clinic Protocol was examined in order to assess the applicability of the intervention to known causal factors of child abuse associated with excessive infant crying. ^ This evaluation also carried out an anticipated cost-benefit breakout analysis for the implementation of the intervention for 100 children and compared the cost of the program implementation to the cost associated with a single instance of child abuse. The analysis revealed that while accounting for materials, advertising, salaried personnel and other overhead expenses, the cost to implement the intervention was less than half the cost of the medical treatment associated with a single victim of whiplash-shaken infant syndrome. ^ Although the program is still in its early evaluative phase, the future implications of this work are extensive. If this intervention is revealed to be relevant and cost effective, it will precipitate sweeping changes in medical education and training, public health detection and prevention programs, and law enforcement.^

The Fair Housing Assistance Program evaluation./

"October 1985"--p. [4] of cover.

National Child Safety Seat Distribution Program evaluation.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

55 mph impact program evaluation in Connecticut. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

55 mph impact program evaluation: phase I - summary report. Interim report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Program Evaluation Research Task (PERT) : summary report.

"September 1958."

State PMVI program evaluation. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

State inspection program evaluation and data analysis: data base E SPSS frequencies tabulations for brake components and explanatory variables. Volume III. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Vehicle Safety Research, Washington, D.C.

Mobile ORBIS III speed enforcement demonstration project in Arlington, Texas - program evaluation. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Safety program evaluation: a bibliography.

Mode of access: Internet.

Program evaluation support for the motor vehicle diagnostic inspection demonstration projects. Volume II: costs and benefits. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of State Vehicle Programs, Washington, D.C.