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SUMMARY:2025 UNC Institute on Implementation Practice Virtual Event
DESCRIPTION:How To Apply Implementation Theory and Research in a Statewide Public System?\nA case example describing how New Jersey’s Department of Children and Families used implementation science to transform service delivery\n  \nA question we are asked often is how to embed implementation science in a large public system. The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (NJ DCF) did just that by translating implementation research into its infrastructure and norms. But\, how? \nIn this virtual event\, leaders from the NJ DCF joined us to share their journey and the systematic approach they took to scale up family and youth services through the building of implementation infrastructure and adoption of evidence-based strategies to improve service delivery and outcomes. They highlighted investment in internal program development and research offices\, implementation plans to improve services totaling over $200 million\, and intentional partnership to facilitate evidence-based decision-making. The also shared real-world examples of how these strategies were integrated into specific DCF programs. \n  \nDuring the event\, the speakers: \n\nDescribed how they developed a unified vision to embed implementation science in a large public system.\nDescribed the infrastructure\, organizing framework\, and evidence-based strategies adopted by the public system to translate implementation research into its agency norms.\nDescribed lessons learned as funders of a large statewide network of community-based service providers on using implementation science to improve outcomes for children\, youth and families.\n\n\n\n  \n\nIn addition to the recording above\, you can access slides from the event here.\n  \nSpeakers\nNancy Gagliano\, MSW\, is the Director of the Office of Strategic Development at the NJ Department of Children and Families.  In this role\, she oversees a team of implementation and project management experts that focus on implementation best practices for program and organizational development to enhance operations\, improve service delivery\, and increase the Department’s and providers’ performance. Prior to joining DCF\, Nancy lived in Seattle and was the Director for the Washington State portfolio of early childhood\, home visiting programs\, and evidence-based prevention programs.  Nancy has presented at national\, state\, and local conferences on child abuse prevention\, programming\, and policy-practice alignment.  Nancy earned her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and graduate degree from Hunter College\, School of Social Work. \nPam Lilleston\, PhD\, MHS\, is the Director of the Office of Applied Research & Evaluation\, and Scientific Advisor at the NJ Department of Children and Families. In this role\, she oversees a team of researchers that design\, coordinate\, and implement research and evaluation projects focused on the safety\, health and wellbeing of children and families in New Jersey. Prior to this position\, she served as a Social and Behavioral Scientist at the International Center for Research on Women\, and an Evaluation Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Lilleston earned her PhD and MHS from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health\, and her BA from Georgetown University. \nMichael Doyle\, MBA\, is the Managing Director of the Office of Strategic Development at the NJ Department of Children and Families.  In this role\, he supports the office in carrying out its core functions of program and organizational development. He directly supervises a team of implementation specialists that focus on incorporating best practices to enhance Department operations and improve service quality. Throughout his 19 years with the Department\, he has served in various direct service\, supportive and supervisory roles.  He earned his MBA and BS from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
URL:https://implementationpractice.org/event/2025-unc-institute-on-implementation-practice-transforming-service-delivery/
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SUMMARY:The Role of Implementation Leaders in Cultivating Psychological Safety
DESCRIPTION:**Registration for this event is currently full. If you would like to be added to the waitlist should additional space become available\, please provide your information using the following form: https://forms.gle/t8ViqQYz9puvm2oR8.** \n  \nAre you a leader or manager who supports implementation of programs\, practices\, and policies within your organization and community? This experiential session will explore the impact of psychological safety on implementation efforts and will introduce strategies leaders can use to foster psychological safety within their implementation teams as well as a culture of safety within their initiative. \n  \nLearning Objectives: \nAs a result of this session\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify core elements for cultivating psychological safety within their implementation teams\nExplain the critical role of psychological safety in making implementation progress and ensuring sustainability of implementation effort(s)\nExamine opportunities within their leadership role to integrate the core elements for cultivating psychological safety\nPlan for at least one change to create and/or further strengthen psychological safety on their implementation team(s)\n\n  \nFormat: Synchronous session via Zoom \n  \nRegistration Fee: $295 \n  \nSpeakers:  \nAllison Metz\, Ph.D.\, is a developmental psychologist with expertise in child development and family systems and a commitment to improving child and family outcomes and advancing equity. Allison specializes in the implementation of evidence to achieve social impact for children and families in a range of human service and education areas\, with an emphasis on child welfare and early childhood service contexts. Allison is Professor of the Practice and Director of Implementation Practice at the School of Social Work\, Faculty Fellow at the FPG Child Development Institute\, and Adjunct Professor at the School of Global Public Health at The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin. Allison previously served as Director of the National Implementation Research Network and Lead of the Implementation Science Division at the FPG Child Development Institute where she also served as a Senior Research Scientist for 13 years. Allison’s research interests include the role of trust\, power and relationships in evidence use\, competencies for supporting implementation\, and co-creation strategies to support sustainable change. She is particularly interested in the development of a workforce for supporting implementation in public systems. Allison is co-chair of the Institute on Implementation Practice and founding director of the Collaborative for Implementation Practice at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work. She is the co-editor of the widely read volume Applying Implementation Science in Early Childhood Programs and Systems. \nLacy Dicharry\, MS\, MS\, MBA\, SHRM-SCP. Lived experience. Academic rigor. Professional triumph. Some of the world’s most successful speakers\, leaders\, and coaches rely on just one of these credentials in their work. Lacy Dicharry combines all three to deliver empowerment and actionable insight to every audience she reaches. Lacy has earned designation as a Master of Business Administration\, a dual Master of Science in both Counseling Psychology and Leadership and Human Resource Development and is actively completing her PhD in Leadership and Human Resource Development. Her research centers on the same objective that forms the foundation of her career as both a speaker and workforce champion: revolutionizing leadership. In concepts including transformational leadership and healing-centered leaders\, Lacy Dicharry lives to empower others to transform the way they live\, the way they lead\, and the world around them. \n  \n  \nEnrollment: You will gain immediate access to this course after fully completing checkout. Look for this title listed under the My Courses block or tab on your My Account page. \nAll receipts\, registration confirmations\, and important updates are sent via email. Please check your spam folder once you complete registration if you have not received any notifications. \n  \nPolicies and Procedures \nContinuing Education: A total of 4.5 continuing education credits is available for social workers\, counselors\, and psychologists (read here for full information). To receive CEs\, you must be present for the entire session. No partial CEs will be given. \n\n\nRefunds: Refunds will be issued if notified by December 15th. There will be no refunds issued after that date; however\, you may transfer your place in this session to a colleague. Please contact Amanda Farley at amanda.farley@unc.edu to make arrangements. \nGrievance Procedure: Additional information on our procedures for handling grievances is available if action is required. \nADA Statement: If you require any of the auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to participate in this program\, please email Amanda Farley at amanda.farley@unc.edu no later than two weeks before the program so we can best accommodate you. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional questions? Please contact Amanda Farley at amanda.farley@unc.edu.
URL:https://implementationpractice.org/event/the-role-of-implementation-leaders-in-cultivating-psychological-safety/
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SUMMARY:Exploring Opportunities for Evaluators and Implementation Practitioners to Work Together to Create Sustainable and Equitable Change
DESCRIPTION:Click here to watch the recording!\n\nAfter viewing\, you can use the survey’s below to indicate your interest in continuing the discussion and what that might look like. For your input to be considered in post-webinar planning\, please complete the survey no later than October 6\, 2023. If it is after that date and you are interested in learning more about the latest opportunities to join this learning community\, please email Kristin Klopfenstein at kristin@coloradolab.org. \n\n\n\n\n\nInterested in continuing the conversation through a community of practice / Emergent Learning Tables? Complete this survey! \nPost-Webinar Planning Survey \nInterested in joining the Colorado Lab’s community of researchers? Complete the survey at the link below! \nCall for External Research Partners \n\n\n\n\n\n  \nThis event\, co-hosted by the Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab and the Collaborative for Implementation Practice\, created a shared learning space around the intersection of evaluation and implementation practice. \nSpecifically\, speakers: \n\nSupported evaluators and implementation practitioners in expanding their language and identifying tools and approaches that they can use to enhance their work.\nDescribed what effective partnerships between evaluation and implementation practice might look like.\nExplored potential future opportunities for evaluators and implementation practitioners to work and learn alongside one another.\n\n  \nWho were the speakers? \nKristin Klopfenstein\, Director\, Colorado Evaluation and Action LAb \nLauren Gase\, Senior Researcher/Project Director\, Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab \nAllison Metz\, Professor of Practice and Director of Implementation Practice\, UNC School of Social Work \nKirsten Kainz\, Founder and Principal Consultant\, Just Learning Systems
URL:https://implementationpractice.org/event/exploring-opportunities-for-evaluators-and-implementation-practitioners-to-work-together-to-create-sustainable-and-equitable-change/
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SUMMARY:2023 UNC Institute on Implementation Practice Virtual Series - Harnessing our collective power: Building a strong implementation support workforce for improved and equitable outcomes
DESCRIPTION:  \nIn this event co-hosted with the The Center for Implementation\, we explored big picture thoughts and ideas about the potential we see for the future of implementation practice — including how individuals supporting implementation can be a massive force for equitable change around the world. \n\n  \n\nSpecifically\, we shared:\n\n\n\n\nOur experiences providing implementation support and how they’ve shaped our shared vision for the future\nThe competencies that honor the vital role of implementation support practitioners\, and the importance of focusing on how they can be built\nHow we can join together by harnessing our collective power to build a workforce that is equipped and supported to create meaningful change\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \nWho were the speakers?\n\nAllison Metz\, Professor of Practice and Director of Implementation Practice\, UNC School of Social Work\n\nJulia Moore\, Executive Director\, The Center for Implementation\n\nSobia Khan\, Director of Implementation\, The Center for Implementation\n\nAmanda Farley\, Implementation Specialist\, UNC School of Social Work\n\n\n  \n  \nWhat is implementation science\, and who are implementation support practitioners?\nImplementation science is the scientific study of methods and strategies that facilitate the uptake of evidence-based practice and research into regular use by practitioners and policymakers. \nThe field of implementation science seeks to systematically close the gap between what we know and what we do (often referred to as the know-do gap) by identifying and addressing the barriers that slow or halt the uptake of proven health interventions and evidence based practices. \nSource: https://impsciuw.org/implementation-science/learn/implementation-science-overview/ \nImplementation support practitioners are professionals supporting others in implementing evidence-informed practices\, policies and programs\, and in sustaining and scaling evidence for population impact. They are not involved in direct service delivery or management and work closely with the leadership and staff needed to effectively deliver direct clinical\, therapeutic or educational services to individuals\, families and communities. \nSource: https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-020-05145-1 \n  \n  \nWhere can I find more information on competencies for implementation support practitioners?\nCore Competencies for Implementation Support Practitioners – UNC School of Social Work\, National Implementation Research\, European Implementation Collaborative and Centre for Effective Services : https://cippro.wpengine.com/resources/implementation-support-practitioner-competencies/ \nCore Competencies for Implementation Practice — The Center for Implementation (please note this document is being updated\, and a revised version will be released soon): https://thecenterforimplementation.com/toolbox/core-competencies \n  \nWhere can I find more information on certificate/certification programs for implementation support practitioners?\nLearn more about the Implementation Support Specialist certificate program offered by The Center for Implementation: https://thecenterforimplementation.com/certificate-program (Applications for the Level 1 certification are open year-round.) \nLearn more about the Certificate Program in Implementation Practice offered by the Collaborative for Implementation Practice: https://implementationpractice.org/certificate \n  \nWhat additional tools\, resources and supports are available?\nThe Center for Implementation (TCI)\n \n\nFor those who mentioned wanting resources that are tangible\, easy-to-understand\, and that aren’t academic\, TCI’s toolbox could be helpful to you: https://thecenterforimplementation.com/toolbox\nFor greater connection and support for your implementation work\, consider joining TCI’s online community of changemakers: the Implementing Change Community. Learn more here: https://thecenterforimplementation.com/community\nYou can also learn more about TCI’s comprehensive online training here: https://thecenterforimplementation.com/online-training\n\n  \nCollaborative for Implementation Practice \n\nRecordings and resources for previous Institute on Implementation Practice events can be accessed here: https://implementationpractice.org/events/\nAdditional tools\, publications\, blogs and podcasts are available here: https://implementationpractice.org/resources/\nThe CIP team had the privilege of co-editing a special supplement to the Stanford Social Innovation Review titled Bringing Equity to Implementation\, which includes eight case studies detailing how implementation science was explicitly used to advance equity. The open-source supplement can be accessed here: https://ssir.org/supplement/bringing_equity_to_implementation\nA corresponding Equitable Implementation Guide is also available here: https://implementationpractice.org/resources/centering-equity-in-your-work-a-guide-for-equitable-implementation/\n\n  \nThe NIRN Active Implementation Hub has freely available online modules here: https://nirn.fpg.unc.edu/ai-hub \n  \nThe Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) is creating spaces for implementation support practitioners to come together with implementation researchers; learn more here: https://societyforimplementationresearchcollaboration.org/network-of-expertise/practitioner-networks-of-expertise-home/
URL:https://implementationpractice.org/event/2023-unc-institute-on-implementation-practice-virtual-series-harnessing-our-collective-power/
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SUMMARY:2022 UNC Institute on Implementation Practice Virtual Series - Supporting the Implementation Support Practitioner: Identifying and Mitigating Role Related Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Hosted in partnership with The Center for Implementation and the Jordan Institute for Families at the UNC School of Social Work\, this event focused on the challenges that implementation support practitioners face and what we can do to help.\n\n\nThe event centered the human experience in implementation by looking at how we can support those who are supporting change. It also provided strategies on how we can take better care of ourselves and mitigate burnout when providing implementation support. \n\n \n\nThis event will provide you with:\n\nInsights into new research about the challenges implementation support practitioners are experiencing\nA greater understanding of common dilemmas related to role and context when supporting change in complex systems\nPractical strategies you can use to mitigate burnout and approach challenges with more ease\nGuidance on how organizations can better support implementation support practitioners\n\n  \nA session handout is also available from The Center for Implementation on Strategies for Preventing and Mitigating Burnout. \n\nSpeakers:\n  \n  \nLeah Bartley\, Senior Implementation Specialist\, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work \n  \n  \n  \nMarita Brack\, Head of Programme\, NHS Education for Scotland \n  \n  \n  \nSobia Khan\, Director of Implementation\, The Center for Implementation \n  \n  \n  \nKimberly Mann\, Deputy Director for Research and Child Well-Being\, Illinois Department of Child and Family Services \n  \n  \n  \nAllison Metz\, Professor of Practice and Director of Implementation Practice\, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work \n  \n  \n  \nJulia Moore\, Executive Director\, The Center for Implementation \n  \n  \nTopic Overview\n\nPart 1: Who is the implementation support practitioner?\nPart 2: What are some of the common challenges faced by implementation support practitioners?\nPart 3: How have implementation support practitioners mitigated burnout in their own work\, and fostered the resilience of those they support? Actions you can take to address challenges\nPart 4: How can organizations and systems be better designed to support implementation support practitioners?\nPart 5: Setting intentions and having a plan\n\n  \nAdditional highlights of this event include:\n\nInteractive activities with opportunities for you to reflect on your own experiences\nPanelist stories about what specific actions look like in practice\nCase examples from the fields of mental health and child welfare\nPurposeful discussions on how to foster resilience in teams\, organizations\, and system
URL:https://implementationpractice.org/event/2022-unc-institute-on-implementation-practice-virtual-series-supporting-the-implementation-support-practitioner-identifying-and-mitigating-role-related-challenges/
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SUMMARY:2021 UNC Institute on Implementation Practice Virtual Series: Equitable Implementation In Action
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n \n  \n  \nThis event was co-hosted by the Jordan Institute for Families and the Collaborative for Implementation Practice at the UNC School of Social Work\, and The Annie E. Casey Foundation. \n  \nThe event shined a light on equitable implementation and engaged more deeply with the authors and articles highlighted in the Stanford Social Innovation Review supplement\, Bringing Equity to Implementation\, that was released in May 2021. \nAgenda\nWelcome and Opening Plenary\nImplementation science is uniquely positioned to address inequities by reducing the gap between research and practice across diverse community\, healthcare and social service settings. Making progress toward achieving health equity\, however\, requires more explicit reflection about the role of structural racism as a fundamental driver of social and health inequities and how to address it. The opening plenary highlighted strategies\, frameworks and approaches that can be applied in implementation efforts to more actively address structural racism. \n \nSpeakers\nDr. Rachel Shelton\, ScD\, MPH is a social and behavioral scientist with training in cancer and social epidemiology\, and expertise in implementation science\, sustainability\, health equity\, and community-based participatory research. She is Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health\, where she is Co-Director of the Community Engagement Core Resource at the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (CTSA)\, and leads a new university-wide initiative on Implementation Science. Dr. Shelton has taught a course in implementation science for nearly 10 years and has been a mentor in a number of training programs globally\, including TIDIRC\, TIDIRH\, and the Institute for Implementation Science Scholars. Dr. Shelton has 15 years of experience conducting mixed-methods research focused on advancing the implementation and sustainability of evidence-based interventions in community and clinical settings to address health inequities\, particularly in the context of cancer prevention/control; her research program is funded by NIA\, NCI\, NIMHD and American Cancer Society. \nDr. Prajakta Adsul\, MBBS\, MPH\, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of New Mexico and a member in the University of New Mexico’s Comprehensive Cancer Center\, within the Cancer Control and Population Sciences Research Program. Dr. Adsul’s research uses implementation science theories\, methods and measures\, keeping a multilevel perspective. Her research utilizes qualitative\, quantitative\, and mixed methods to incorporate the complexities of real-world practice and produce meaningful and useful products that are relevant to several stakeholders including fellow researchers and clinicians\, community members\, and most importantly\, individuals that are directly affected by improving clinical and community practice. \nDr. April Oh\, Ph.D.\, M.P.H.\, is a Senior Advisor for Implementation Science and Health Equity in the Implementation Science (IS) Team in the Office of the Director in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). She leads efforts to advance the intersection of implementation science and health equity research. Dr. Oh provides scientific leadership for NCI’s Implementation Science in Cancer Control (ISC3) Program which supports the rapid development\, testing\, and refinement of innovative approaches to implement a range of evidence-based cancer control interventions. Dr. Oh’s research interests in multi-level health communication\, implementation science\, social determinants of health\, neighborhood and policy effects on community health\, obesity-related behaviors\, and digital health technologies to promote behavior change and cancer prevention and control. \nBreakout Sessions\nEight breakout sessions featured conversations with authors of articles highlighted in Bringing Equity to Implementation. Links to each of these articles as well as the recorded conversations can be accessed below. \n  \nTrust the People\nBlake Strode of ArchCity Defenders and Amy Morris of Amplify Fund discuss how to shift decision-making power to people closest to the problems that funders are trying to solve. \n \n\n  \nYouth Leadership in Action\nLeonard Burton of the Center for the Study of Social Policy and Elliot Hinkle of Unicorn Solutions LLC discuss how young people helped shape an initiative\, Youth Thrive\, that addresses the challenges they faced in foster care. \n \n\n  \nCommunity Takes the Wheel\nWinsome Stone of the Rhode Island Department of Children Youth and Families and Matthew Billings of the Children and Youth Cabinet of Rhode Island talk about community involvement in Evidence2Success™\, a Casey Foundation framework that helps communities make smart investments in evidence-based programs. \n \n  \nEquity in Implementation Science is Long Overdue\nAna Baumann of the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis highlights about the need for a systemic approach to advancing equity across the implementation science field. \n \n  \nListening to Black Parents\nWilliam Jackson\, Dawn X. Henderson and Denise Page of Village of Wisdom and Black parent researcher Courtney McLaughlin participate in a panel discussion devoted to Village of Wisdom\, an effort led by Black parents to develop classrooms into welcoming\, equitable learning spaces. \n \n\n\n  \nFaith-Based Organizations as Leaders of Implementation\nRuben Parra-Cardona of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin and Ofelia Zapata of Austin’s San José Catholic Church participate in a panel discussion that explores the role that faith-based organizations can play in implementing programs within immigrant communities. \n \n  \nCommunity-Defined Evidence as a Framework for Equitable Implementation\nGilberto Perez Jr. of Bienvenido Community Solutions and Linda Callejas of the University of South Florida introduce the Bienvenido program\, which engages Latino communities to better understand their mental health concerns and develop programming that better meets their needs. \n \n\n  \nCommunity-Driven Solutions to Address Hypertension on Chicago’s South Side\nParis Davis of Total Resource Community Development Organization and JD Smith of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University talk about leveraging strategic partnerships involving trusted organizations and community members to reduce mortality in communities experiencing cardiovascular health disparities. \n \n  \nRecommendations and Closing Plenary\nThe closing plenary explored ten recommendations for advancing equitable implementation and how they can be put into action. Read more about these ten recommendations in Equitable Implementation at Work. \n \nSpeaker\nIheoma U. Iruka\, PhD\, is a Research Professor of Public Policy and Founding Director of the Equity Research Action Coalition at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Iruka is engaged in projects and initiatives focused on how evidence-informed policies\, systems\, and practices in early education can support the optimal development and experiences of children from low-income and ethnic minority households\, such as through family engagement and support\, quality rating and improvement systems\, and early care and education systems and programs. She has been engaged in addressing how best to ensure excellence for young diverse learners\, especially Black children\, such as through development of a classroom observation measure\, examination of non-traditional pedagogical approaches\, public policies\, and publications geared toward early education practitioners and policymakers. \n\nAdditional Resources Shared by Speakers\nReading list on health equity\, anti-racism\, and implementation science available on the CTSA Implementation Science Initiative listserv \nVideo series on health equity/implementation science \nCommunity-Defined Evidence: A Bottom-Up Behavioral Health Approach to Measure What Works in Communities of Color
URL:https://implementationpractice.org/event/2021-unc-institute-on-implementation-practice-virtual-series-september-webinar/
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SUMMARY:2021 UNC Institute on Implementation Science Virtual Series: The Importance of Building Psychological Safety Among Staff and Stakeholders for Successful Implementation
DESCRIPTION:This event was co-hosted by the Jordan Institute for Families | UNC School of Social Work\, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute\, and National Implementation Research Network (NIRN). \n  \n \nObjectives\n\nDescribe the role of psychological safety and promoting a safety culture in implementation and evidence use\nDiscuss implementation challenges within the context of traumatized organizations and systems\nProvide case examples of building a safety culture as the foundation for implementation\nDescribe the role of leadership in creating psychological safety among staff and stakeholders\n\nSpeakers\nLacy Dicharry\, MS\, MBA\, CDTLF\, is a speaker\, author\, coach\, consultant\, and an internationally known expert in stakeholder engagement\, change management\, and leadership development. Lacy currently serves as the Leadership Development Coordinator at Woman’s Hospital and as a private Executive Leadership Coach and Consultant. Over the past 19 years\, her work has impacted more than 250\,000+ individuals in more than 45+ countries across 6 continents. Lacy is a Certified Dare to Lead Facilitator\, based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown\, the President of the International Foster Care Organisation\, and the Secretary/Treasurer of Mental Health America. Lacy was awarded a SAMHSA VOICE Award in 2014 for her advocacy around youth engagement and mental health. Currently\, Lacy is writing a book [working title] “Lived Experience Leadership: How we gain leadership skills through overcoming adversity\,”\, and is pursuing her Ph.D. in Leadership and Human Resource Development. Visit: www.lacydee.com/daretolead \nCynthia Franco\, LMSW\, MSOL\, is the Director of the Child Fatality Review Team at the New York City Administration for Children’s Services. Cynthia has seventeen years of experience in Child Welfare – protecting children\, building teams and being a daring leader. She spends a lot of her time researching\, talking and writing about creating and sustaining work environments that are psychologically safe\, compassionate and joyous and how these contribute to increased staff engagement\, wellness\, productivity and positive organizational outcomes. Cynthia is passionate about leadership development and humanizing organizational culture. Cynthia has earned Masters’ degrees in Social Work and Organizational Leadership. \n  \nDr. Robin Leake\, Ph.D. is a Research Professor at the Graduate School of Social Work the Acting Executive Director of the Butler Institute of Families at the University of Denver. Dr. Leake has over 20 years of experience in social science and intervention research and evaluation\, with an emphasis on implementation of trauma-informed practice and organizational and workforce development in child welfare. Dr. Leake is the Project Director for the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) and the co-Principal Investigator for the Children’s Bureau Capacity Building Center for Tribes. \n  \nKimberly A. Mann\, Ph.D.\, L.C.S.W.\, currently serves as the DCFS Deputy Director for Research and Child Well-Being.  Within her current role\, she promotes the physical\, cognitive\, social and emotional well-being of youth served by the child welfare system and administers programs that support the developmental needs of children aged 0-6. She oversees early childhood programming and system integration between the child welfare and early childhood systems. She also leads the Department’s efforts to integrate research and lessons learned through evaluation into the child welfare system. Since joining the Department in 2008\, she has guided the development of trauma-informed practices\, served as Project Director for the Illinois Birth- Three Title IV-E Waiver and currently leads the implementation of the Early Childhood Court Team initiative. Her practice\, program development and research interests include clinical practice with children and their families\, and the impact of trauma in the lives of youth. Dr. Mann has more than 20 years of graduate and undergraduate teaching experience in Social Work; and 30 years’ experience working with youth and families\, primarily in child welfare\, public school and community-based settings. \nDeborah Rubien\, LCSW\, is the Director of Special Projects at New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) – Workforce Institute. ACS is the government agency responsible for child welfare\, juvenile justice and subsidized child care in New York City. Deborah is currently leading the implementation of Safety Culture to all parts of the agency\, following its successful pilot in the agency’s child fatality review process.  Prior to this project\, Deborah coordinated the leadership team that launched the implementation of eleven evidence-based and -informed practice models in the ACS preventive service delivery system. She was responsible for integrating the principles and practice of Implementation Science (IS) into all aspects of the initiative\, which garnered national attention as an exemplar for successful and sustainable implementation of evidence-based programs in public child welfare.  Deborah recently had the honor of working with child welfare government and advocacy organizations in New South Wales and Victoria\, Australia\, to make improvements in their child welfare systems. Deborah lives with her family in Queens\, New York City.
URL:https://implementationpractice.org/event/2021-unc-institute-on-implementation-science-virtual-series-april-webinar/
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SUMMARY:2021 UNC Institute on Implementation Science Virtual Series: Equity and Implementation Science: An Urgent Partnership 
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThis event was co-hosted by the Jordan Institute for Families | UNC School of Social Work\, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute\, and National Implementation Research Network (NIRN). \n  \n \n  \nHealthcare equity\, or the assurance of optimal\, timely healthcare for all people is an active process\, not a simple outcome. To achieve healthcare equity\, the field of implementation science needs to embrace a social justice lens and value all individuals equally. Doing so entails explicitly recognizing\, understanding\, and acting upon historical and current injustices that have disenfranchised historically underserved populations from their right to quality care. This panel gave voice to different groups of individuals who work in the intersection of social justice\, equality\, and implementation science. We sought to learn together as a field on how to actively decrease the quality gap while maintaining a focus on equity in our work in the implementation science field. \nSpeakers \nAna Baumann\, Co-director of the Dissemination and Implementation Research Core (DIRC) and Research Assistant Professor\, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis \nBillie Kipp\, Associate Director of Research and Evaluation\, Center for Native American Youth\, Aspen Institute \nMelody Goodman\, Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor of Biostatistics\, School of Global Public Health\, New York University \nJose Ruben Parra-Cardona\, Associate Professor\, School of Social Work\, University of Texas at Austin \nJenn Tomasone\, Assistant Professor\, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen’s University \nResources Shared by Participants \nThe resources below were shared by participants during the live webinar: \n\nIt’s More Than Racism: Isabel Wilkerson Explains America’s ‘Caste’ System\nAntiracism in Medicine\nCenter for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment\n\nAdditional Resources \n\nHow to Embed a Racial and Ethnic Equity Perspective in Research: Practical Guidance for the Research Process\nFive Recommendations for How Implementation Science Can Better Advance Equity\nEquity at the Center of Implementation
URL:https://implementationpractice.org/event/2021-unc-institute-on-implementation-science-virtual-series-january-webinar/
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SUMMARY:2020 UNC Institute on Implementation Science Virtual Series: The Critical Role of Relationships in Implementation Practice and Evidence Use and New International Practice Guide to Supporting Implementation
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThis event was co-hosted by the Jordan Institute for Families | UNC School of Social Work\, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute\, and National Implementation Research Network (NIRN). \n\nIntroducing the Practice Guide for Implementation Support & The Role of Relationships in Implementation Practice\n \n\nObjectives\n\n\nDiscuss new research findings on the role of trusting relationships in supporting evidence use and identify areas for future research in implementation practice\nIntroduce a new international practice guide for supporting implementation developed through a collaboration with the European Implementation Collaborative\, Centre for Effective Services and National Implementation Research Network\n\nSpeakers\n\nBianca Albers\, Chair of the European Implementation Collaborative\nKatie Burke\, Senior Manager\, Centre for Effective Services\nAllison Metz\, Director of the National Implementation Research Network and Implementation Division Lead at FPG Child Development Institute\nAnnette Boaz\, Professor of Health Care Research\, Kingston University and St. George’s University of London\nJennifer Boss\, Director of the National Center on Early Childhood Development\, Teaching and Learning\, Zero to Three\nRobert Franks\, President and CEO\, Judge Baker Children’s Center\nKary James\, Executive Director\, Child Welfare Information Gateway\nSuzanne Kerns\, Research Associate Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Effective Interventions\, University of Denver\n\nSession Resources\nResources from the Virtual Event:\n\nGuiding Principles and Core Competencies for Implementation Practice – Practice Guide and Practitioner Profile(These resources can also be found on the CES and EIC websites.)\n“Implementation Support Practitioners: A Proposal For Consolidating a Diverse Evidence Base”\n“Implementation Support Skills: Findings From a Systematic Integrative Review”\n“Are relationships as important as strategies for the successful implementation of evidence-informed programs and practices?”\n\nAdditional Resources:\n\nNIRN Implementation Practice Blog Series\nJordan Institute for Families\nEuropean Implementation Event 2021\nCentre for Effective Services Guide to Implementation
URL:https://implementationpractice.org/event/unc-institute-on-implementation-science-2020-fall-virtual-series-2/
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SUMMARY:2020 UNC Institute on Implementation Science Virtual Series: The Role of Context in Implementation of Evidence-Informed Programs and Practices
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThis event was co-hosted by the Jordan Institute for Families | UNC School of Social Work\, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute\, and National Implementation Research Network (NIRN). \n\n\n \nObjectives\n\nProvide a live demonstration of Scotland’s digital resource\, Early Intervention Framework for Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Mental Wellbeing\, designed to support service providers in making fully informed decisions about interventions that are implementable and sustainable for their specific context\nDiscuss integration of racial equity considerations into the Hexagon Tool and Discussion Guide\, an assessment of contextual fit and feasibility developed by the National Implementation Research Network\n\nSpeakers\n\nMarita Brack\, Head of Programme\, NHS Education for Scotland\nJudy Thomson\, Director of Psychology\, NHS Education for Scotland\nLaura Louison\, Associate Director of the National Implementation Research Network\n\nFacilitators/Moderators\n\nKristine Andrews\, Program Area Director\, Youth Development\, Child Trends\nAllison Metz\, Director\, National Implementation Research Network and Research Professor\, UNC-CH School of Social Work\nSarah Verbiest\, Director\, Jordan Institute for Families and Clinical Associate Professor\, UNC-CH School of Social Work\n\nSession Resources\nResources from the Virtual Event:\n\nHexagon Discussion and Analysis Tool\nEarly Intervention Framework for Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing\nStakeholder Engagement Guide\n\nAdditional Resources:\n\nImplementation Support Practitioner Profile\n“Implementation Support Practitioners: A Proposal For Consolidating a Diverse Evidence Base”\nNIRN Implementation Practice Blog Series\nJordan Institute for Families\nEuropean Implementation Event 2021\nCentre for Effective Services Guide to Implementation
URL:https://implementationpractice.org/event/unc-institute-on-implementation-science-2020-fall-virtual-series/
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SUMMARY:2020 UNC Institute on Implementation Science Virtual Series: Implementation Practice Skills and Competencies and Supporting Implementation during the COVID-19 Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThis event was co-hosted by the Jordan Institute for Families | UNC School of Social Work\, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute\, and National Implementation Research Network (NIRN). \n  \n \nAgenda\n\nWelcome and Introduction to New Practice Resources\n\n\n\nImplementation Practice: Skills and Competencies\n\n\nLeading with Principles: Reflections on Supporting Implementation during the COVID-19 Pandemic\n\nHow is our practice changing during the pandemic?\nWhat principles are we relying on?\nWhat skills and competencies seem most important now?\nWhat are we learning and observing from the communities and systems we work in?\nWhat will we carry with us in a post-pandemic world?\n\n\n\n\nClosing and Preview of December Implementation Institute\n\nSpeakers\nBianca Albers\, Chair of the European Implementation Collaborative – https://implementation.eu \nKatie Burke\, Senior Manager\, Centre for Effective Services https://effectiveservices.org \nSarah Verbiest\, Director of Jordan Institute for Families\, UNC SSW https://jordaninstituteforfamilies.org \nAllison Metz\, Director of National Implementation Research Network and Implementation Division Lead\, FPG Child Development Institute https://nirn.fpg.unc.edu \nImplementation Practice During a Time of Crisis\nHow do we provide implementation support to public systems and communities during a pandemic? \nA unifying element of the institute is the promotion and cultivation of Skills and Competencies for Implementation Support Practitioners\, namely: Co-Creation\, in the form of co-learning\, brokering\, addressing power differentials\, co-design\, and tailored support; Continuous Improvement\, in the form of assessing need and context\, applying and integrating implementation science approaches\, and conducting improvement cycles; and Sustaining Change\, in the form of growing and sustaining relationships\, building capacity\, cultivating leadership\, and facilitation. \nIn addition to the skills and competencies noted above\, there are also five principles – empathy\, curiosity\, commitment\, methodical\, transdisciplinary – which guide the work of an Implementation Support Practitioner. These guiding principles may be more critical in this time of crisis than ever before. We consider the role of these guiding principles\, skills and competencies in a recent blog series\, Leading with Principles: Reflections on Supporting Implementation during the COVID-19 Pandemic. In this series\, we also explore some key questions: \n\nHow is our practice changing during the pandemic?\nWhat principles are we relying on?\nWhat skills and competencies seem most important now?\nWhat are we learning and observing from the communities and service systems we support?\nWhat will we carry with us in a post-pandemic world?\n\nAccess the blog posts and brief audio-recorded discussions related to these topics. We hope to continue reflecting on these questions with our partners and will post additional resources as they become available. \nAdditional Resources\n\n\n\nImplementation Support Practitioner Profile\nImplementation support practitioners: A proposal for consolidating a diverse evidence base\nNIRN Blog Series: Leading with Principles: Reflections on Supporting Implementation during the COVID-19 Pandemic\nEuropean Implementation Event 2021\nUNC Institute on Implementation Science\nCentre for Effective Services Guide to Implementation\nFive Recommendations for How Implementation Science Can Better Advance Equity\nEquity at the Center of Implementation\nKnowledge Translation Program – Intersectionality and Knowledge Translation Tools\nThe Center for Implementation – Online Learning Opportunities
URL:https://implementationpractice.org/event/unc-institute-on-implementation-science-virtual-summer-session/
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SUMMARY:2019 Summer Institute on Implementation Science: Beginning the Conversation on Equity and Implementation Science
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThis event was co-hosted by the Jordan Institute for Families | UNC School of Social Work\, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute\, and the National Implementation Research Network. \nEvent Program\nObjectives\nPurpose\nThe second annual Summer Institute sought to share methods and tools for integrating equity and inclusion in implementation science and practice. \nObjectives\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Institute will support social workers and public health professionals to: \n\nIdentify strategies for equitable implementation of innovations and evidence-based and evidence-informed practices\nUse evidence to promote improved and equitable outcomes for people and communities\n\nThe Institute will support implementation researchers and practitioners to: \n\nIdentify research questions that amplify an equity focus\nIdentify changes that are needed to the pedagogy\, frameworks\, and measures of implementation science to incorporate attention to equity\nUse methods that increase stakeholder participation in implementation efforts\n\n*For additional media related to implementation\, tune in to the National Implementation Research Network podcast! \n\n\n\n\n\nPre-Institute Workshops: Building Foundations in Implementation Science and Equity (June 10\, 2019)\n\nMorning Workshops\n\nFoundations in Equity (Joanna Shoffner Scott and Paula Dressel\, JustPartners\, Inc.)\n\nHandout 1\nHandout 2\nHandout 3\nHandout 4\nHandout 5\n\n\nFoundations in Implementation Science: Frameworks for Supporting Implementation (Leah Bartley\, Oscar Fleming\, and Aisling Sheehan)\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\nHandout 1\nHandout 2\n\n\n\n\nAfternoon Workshops\n\nFoundations in Equity (Joanna Shoffner Scott and Paula Dressel\, JustPartners\, Inc.)\n\nHandout 1\nHandout 2\nHandout 3\n\n\nFoundations in Implementation Practice: Competencies for Implementation Specialists (Allison Metz\, Laura Louison\, and Katie Burke)\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\nHandout 1\nHandout 2\nHandout 3\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 1: Beginning a Conversation on Equitable Implementation (June 11\, 2019)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome and Opening Remarks (Gary Bowen\, Ayse Belger\, Bob Blouin\, Sarah Verbiest\, and Allison Metz)\n\n  \n\nPlenary: Reframing Implementation Science to Address Healthcare Inequities (Leo Cabassa) \n\nPowerPoint Presentation\nHandout 1\n\n\n\n \n\nOpening Plenary: Five Recommendations for Implementation Science to Advance Equity (Kim DuMont\, Allison Metz and Beadsie Woo)\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\nHandout 1\n\n\n\n \n\nMorning Breakout: Beginning the Conversation on Implementation Science and Equity\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\n\n\n\n\nAfternoon Breakouts:\n\nUnderstanding Group Dynamics to Improve Teamwork (Marilyn Ghezzi and Hayden Dawes)\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUsing Data to Promote Equitable Implementation: Decision-Making\, Data\, and Uncertainty in Complex Systems (Kirsten Kainz and Rohit Ramaswamy)\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\nHandout 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAssessing Fit and Feasibility for Implementation: A Country Wide Case Example (Allison Metz\, Laura Louison\, Judy Thomson and Marita Brack)\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\nHandout 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterrogating “Community” and Equity in Implementation: Lessons Learned from the Community Defined Evidence Project (Linda Callejas)\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\nHandout 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClosing Plenary: Implementation Science Using a Culturally Responsive and Racial Equity Lens (Paul Elam)\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\n\n\n\n \nDay 2: Practicing Implementation Strategies to Advance Equity (June 12\, 2019)\n\nReflections from Day 1 (Allison Metz and Sarah Verbiest)\n\n  \n\nOpening Plenary: Implementation Strategies and Stakeholder Engagement\n\nThe Possibilities and Pitfalls of Stakeholder Engagement: Developing and Tailoring Implementation Strategies (Amber Haley and Byron Powell)\n\n​​​​​​​PowerPoint Presentation\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nStakeholder Engagement: Finding the Fit through Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion (Lisa Saldana)\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nMorning Breakouts:\n\nIs My Implementation Practice Culturally Responsive? (Paul Elam and Jen Schroeder)\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\nHandout 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuilding Equitable Implementation Teams (Oscar Fleming and Angela Lewis)\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\nHandout 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuilding Trust to Lead Implementation (Leah Bartley and Allison Metz)\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen Less Really is More: Putting Data Visualization Best Practices to Work (Audrey Loper and Todd Jensen)\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\nHandout 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClosing Plenary: Advancing Equity through Policy Implementation: Seizing the Opportunity within the Family First Prevention Services Act (Alexandra Citrin)​​​​​​​\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\nHandout 1\nHandout 2\nHandout 3\n\n\n\n \n\nApplication Labs: What\, So What\, Now What?\n\nPowerPoint Presentation\n\n\n\n\nClosing Remarks: Reflections on the Intersection of Implementation Science and Equity\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Resources\n\nSummer Institute Guidelines for Dialogue\nPutting Equity Concerns at the Center of Knowledge Development\nTargeted & Universal Strategies Achieve Better and More Equitable Results\n2020 Census: Promoting Reliable Data\n\nAcknowledgements\n \n            \n 
URL:https://implementationpractice.org/event/summer-institute-on-implementation-science-2019/
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SUMMARY:2018 Summer Institute on Implementation Science
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThis inaugural event was co-hosted by the Jordan Institute for Families | UNC School of Social Work\, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute\, and National Implementation Research Network (NIRN). Generous support for this event was provided by The Annie E. Casey Foundation. Additional support was generously offered by the UNC School of Education\, the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health\, and the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. \n \n \n\n\n\nBackground\nSocial workers and public health professionals interested in facilitating and understanding change processes note that implementation strategies have unparalleled importance in improving population outcomes\, as they constitute the ‘how to’ component (Proctor\, Powell\, & McMillen\, 2013) of changing practices and optimizing the use of evidence to benefit people and communities (Kainz & Metz\, 2017). As the field of implementation science has grown significantly over the last decade with the proliferation of frameworks\, models\, and theories\, there is mounting interest in building the capacity of professionals in social services and public health to make use of this emerging science to support sustainable practice and systems improvements. \nThis interest has led to an intensifying conversation regarding the need to train researchers and practitioners in implementation science (Padek et al.\, 2015). Specifically\, the shortage of individuals trained in the practice of implementation has been cited as a reason for our failure to optimize the use of evidence to improve population outcomes (Straus et al.\, 2011.) In response to this gap\, more is being studied and written about the specific competencies needed to facilitate change in complex systems (Bornbaum\, Kornas\, Peirson\, & Rosella\, 2015; Berta\, et al.\, 2015). Moreover\, the Grand Challenges Initiative developed by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (Sherradon et al.\, 2015) explicates a set of pressing social issues\, around which social work researchers and practitioners can unite. The highlighted challenges are complex\, and will require the cultivation of implementation competencies among the researchers and practitioners who are positioned to address them. \nPurpose & Objectives\nPurpose\nThis two-day Summer Institute sought to provide foundational knowledge of implementation science and to build professional and graduate students’ knowledge\, skills\, and strategies for supporting change using implementation best practices. Through interdisciplinary professional development and seminar series\, this Summer Institute oriented participants to the skills and competencies of implementation practice and fosters the development of foundational skills needed to support the use of evidence in practice and to promote equity. \nObjectives\nThe Summer Institute aimed to seed the growth of implementation science practitioners who will be able to: \n\nIdentify and characterize problems that can be addressed through more effective implementation.\nSupport authentic engagement of communities and stakeholders in all stages of the implementation process resulting in programs and practices that are contextualized\, tailored to settings to improve outcomes\, and promotive of equity.\nIntegrate use of quantitative and qualitative feedback at each stage of implementation to optimize performance of programs and practices in local contexts and at scale.\nSupport the sustainability of interventions and approaches by developing a shared vision\, building capacity\, and supporting collaboration.\n\nA unifying element of the institute was the promotion and cultivation of Skills and Competencies for Implementation Practitioners\, namely: Co-Creation\, in the form of co-learning\, brokering\, addressing power differentials\, co-design\, and tailored support; Continuous Improvement\, in the form of assessing need and context\, applying and integrating implementation science approaches\, and conducting improvement cycles; and Sustaining Change\, in the form of growing and sustaining relationships\, building capacity\, cultivating leadership\, and facilitation. \n*For additional media related to implementation\, tune in to the National Implementation Research Network podcast! \nAgenda & Materials\nBelow is the 2018 Summer Institute agenda\, with related materials available for download or viewing. View the full program. \n2018 Summer Institute Agenda\n\nDay 1: Foundational Knowledge (June\, 13\, 2018)\n\nWelcome & Opening Remarks – Why Implementation is Important (Sarah Verbiest\, Allison Metz\, Bob Blouin\, Gary Bowen\, & Aysenil Belger)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Plenary: Defining Implementation Science and Understanding Implementation Science in Practice (Byron Powell & Allison Metz)\n\nPowerpoint (Byron Powell)\nPowerpoint (Allison Metz)\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAfternoon Plenary: Assessing Need and Context (Laura Louison\, Oscar Fleming\, & Paul Lanier)\n\nPowerpoint\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAfternoon Breakouts:\n\nA Deeper Dive on Assessing Contextual Fit (Laura Louison\, Allison Metz\, Paul Lanier\, & Audrey Loper)\n\nPowerpoint\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUsability of Program and Practices (Leah Bartley & Tonya Van Deinse)\n\nPowerpoint\n\nHandout 1\nHandout 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizational Readiness (Ginny Strand & Jen Schroeder)\n\nPowerpoint\n\nHandout 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClosing Plenary – Implementation Science: Opportunities for Bridging Practice and Research to Improve Outcomes (Allison Metz)\n\nPowerpoint\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nDay 2: Practice Skills (June 14\, 2018)\n\nReflections (Sarah Verbeist)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Plenary\n\nCase Example: Implementation Opportunities in Public System (Allison Blake)\n\nPowerpoint\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nEngaging Stakeholders in Framing and Solving Problems (Gina Chowa & Rain Masa)\n\nPowerpoint\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMorning Breakouts:\n\nBrokering Relationships (Brandy Bynum Dawson & Dorothy Cilenti)\n\nPowerpoint\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-Learning with Communities (Oscar Fleming & David Ansong)\n\nPowerpoint\n\nHandout 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGroup Process and Team Development (Marilyn Ghezzi & Laura Louison)\n\nPowerpoint\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfternoon Plenary: Using Data for Continuous Improvement and Evaluation (Kirsten Kainz)\n\nPowerpoint\n\nHandout 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAfternoon Breakouts:\n\nContinuous Improvement Tools (Kirsten Kainz & Dale Cusumano)\n\nPowerpoint\n\nHandout 1\nHandout 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nData Visualization (Audrey Loper & Todd Jensen)\n\nPowerpoint\n\nHandout 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuilding Fidelity Measures (Caryn Ward & Paul Lanier)\n\nPowerpoint\n\nHandout 1\nHandout 2\nHandout 3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClosing Plenary – How Can Implementation Science Be Used to Promote Equity and Social Justice (Paul Elam); Closing Remarks (Sarah Verbiest & Allison Metz)\n\nPowerpoint\n\nHandout 1\nHandout 2
URL:https://implementationpractice.org/event/summer-institute-on-implementation-science-2018/
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