Are Police-Led Social Crime Prevention Initiatives Effective?: A Process and Outcome Evaluation of a UK Youth Intervention

A variety of primary prevention strategies are used in HIV prevention programs in Africa. However, these are often developed through intuition and the theoretical basis for many interventions is limited to the knowledge /attitude model. This Article illustrates how research findings from a base-line survey are combined with Paulo Freire's social change theory and the Ecological Model for Health Promotion to develop a participatory intervention for HIV/AIDS prevention in farm workers in Zimbabwe. The article addresses the need to focus attention on the process of change at the interpersonal level, organizational and policy levels of the community. Dialogue is central to the range of strategies proposed for the intervention. The effect will be measured through process and outcome evaluation.

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Process and Outcome Evaluation of Vocational Rehabilitation Interventions in Patients with Prolonged Fatigue Complaints

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine ◽

10.1007/s12529-010-9099-4 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 160-171 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Margot Joosen ◽

Monique Frings-Dresen ◽

Judith Sluiter

Keyword(s):

Vocational Rehabilitation ◽

Outcome Evaluation ◽

Process And Outcome ◽

Prolonged Fatigue ◽

Prolonged Fatigue Complaints

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Families and Schools Together (FAST): Integrating Community Development with Clinical Strategies

Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services ◽

10.1606/1044-3894.754 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 78 (2) ◽

pp. 140-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

Lynn McDonald ◽

Stephe Billingham ◽

Tammy Conrad ◽

Arthur Morgan ◽

O Nancy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Community Organizing ◽

Further Education ◽

Outcome Evaluation ◽

Child Functioning ◽

School Based ◽

Clinical Strategies ◽

Process And Outcome ◽

Family Support Program

Families and Schools Together (FAST) is an early-intervention/prevention, collaborative, school-based, multifamily family-support program for elementary school children who have been identified by their teachers as having behavior problems. The program integrates concepts and practices of community organizing with effective clinical techniques based on family therapy and play therapy. Parent–professional partnership is used to engage low-income and isolated families into the eight-week program. Process and outcome evaluation indicate that children show statistically significant improvements in conduct disorder, anxiety/withdrawal, and attention span over time. In addition, two-year follow-up data suggest that child-functioning gains are maintained and that FAST parents become more involved at school, regularly see their FAST friends, begin employment after being on welfare, return for further education, and become involved in the community.

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