Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving - Tools to Assess Readiness and Guide Implementation

Tools to Assess Readiness and/or Guide Implementation of
Evidence-Based Programs

The "Evidence-based Practice Attitude Scale", developed by Gregory A. Aarons, PhD, measures mental health provider attitudes toward adopting evidence-based practices and programs. The 18-item scale was developed from the literature, consultation with providers, and researchers with experience implementing evidence-based practices and programs, and can be adapted for use by by providers interested in adopting evidence-based caregiving programs.

The "Community Readiness Model", developed by Edwards, et al., was developed to meet research needs as well as to provide a practical tool to help communities mobile for change. The model identifies several stages of community readiness and recommends actions to improve community readiness for implementing programs.
RE-AIM is a systematic way for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to evaluate health behavior interventions. It can be used to estimate the potential impact of interventions on public health.

The Center for Healthy Aging encourages and assists community-based organizations serving older adults to develop and implement evidence-based health promotion/ disease prevention programs. Evidence-based programming translates tested program models or interventions into practical, effective community programs that can provide proven health benefits to participants.
Practitioners seeking to use evidence-based practices to enhance program outcomes can find useful information in these Child Trends "Research-to-Results" Briefs. Although these publications were written to assist with adoption and implementation of evidence-based practices in Out-Of-School Time Programs, the strategies outlined can also be used to guide implementation of evidence-based practices for caregivers:
- What is Evidence-Based Practice?

- A 10-Step Guide to Adopting and Sustaining Evidence-Based Practices in Out-Of-School Time Programs

- Implementing Evidence-Based Practices: Six Drivers of Success