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Powers L, Frye M. 2022. Building out your Evaluation Plan: Mar 2022 CELC Training Webinar. [Washington, DC]: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 25 m 38 s. (Training Workshop)

Annotation: In March 2022, AMCHP's Evidence and Implementation team held this training session, delivering a comprehensive presentation on evaluation methodologies specifically tailored for program assessment. The session explores various evaluation plan types while emphasizing strategies to integrate equity principles throughout the evaluation process. Presenters review essential evaluation tools including logic models and aim statements, with particular attention to developing effective evaluation questions through a structured approach. The content also introduces measurement tables as practical instruments for planning and visualizing evaluation activities. The presentation balances theoretical frameworks with practical application, culminating in an interactive evaluation activity that allows participants to apply the concepts discussed. This resource serves as a reference for public health professionals seeking to implement equitable, evidence-based evaluation approaches within their programs.

Contact: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 1825 K Street, N.W., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006-1202, Telephone: (202) 775-0436 Fax: (202) 478-5120 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.amchp.org

Keywords: Program evaluation, Race, Assessment tools, Epidemiology, Staff development

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. 2020. Partnership assessment and relationship profile. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 5 pp.

Annotation: The purpose of the Partnership Assessment and Relationship Profile is to identify strengths and areas of needed growth across partners serving CYSHCN (Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs). The tool is designed to aid partners working in systems that serve CYSHCN to do the following: identify previous and current collaborations among partners serving CYSHCN; determine the broad strengths and barriers to collaborations; create a plan to build on partnership-related strengths; and address identified barriers.

Contact: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 1825 K Street, N.W., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006-1202, Telephone: (202) 775-0436 Fax: (202) 478-5120 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.amchp.org

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Assessment tools, Collaboration, Standards

2018. Tips for health plans on implementing the national standards. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs; [Portland, ME; Washington, DC]: National Academy for State Health Policy, 2 pp. (A Critical Tool to Improve Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs)

Annotation: This tip sheet provides guidance for health plans on implementing the National Standards for Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN). It explains that these standards offer a framework for ensuring comprehensive, coordinated, family-centered care, noting that while one in five U.S. children has special health care needs, four out of five CYSHCN families report not receiving care in a well-functioning system. The tip sheet outlines specific ways health plans can use the standards, including developing managed care programs to meet unique needs, coordinating with all entities providing care, improving enrollment and transition processes, and creating appropriate benefit plans. The second page highlights successful implementation examples from Delaware, Massachusetts, and Virginia, and describes available resources for health plans including assessment tools, a NCQA crosswalk, Medicaid managed care contracting tools, and quality measurement resources. The document directs readers to online toolkits and a mobile-friendly site for accessing these materials.

Contact: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 1825 K Street, N.W., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006-1202, Telephone: (202) 775-0436 Fax: (202) 478-5120 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.amchp.org

Keywords: Standards, State CHSCN programs, Delaware, Massachusetts, Virginia, Assessment Tools, Medicaid

Greenspan SI. 1992. Infancy and early childhood: The practice of clinical assessment and intervention with emotional and developmental changes. Madison, CT: International Universities Press, 814 pp.

Annotation: This book provides a systematic framework for the clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of emotional and developmental problems in infants and young children. The first chapter describes the six developmental levels that affect a child's maturation. Subsequent chapters focus on taking a developmental history, utilizing the Functional Emotional Assessment Scale, and selecting the appropriate therapeutic approach. Several chapters discuss floor time activities for parents, educators, and therapists. Interactive, regulatory, and multisystem developmental disorders are discussed. Appendices include discussions of speech pathology, occupational therapy, and ego development as well as a list of available assessment tools and a guide to establishing clinical infant and child development programs.

Contact: International Universities Press, Inc., 59 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT 06443, Telephone: (203) 245-4000 Fax: (203) 245-0775 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.iup.com/ Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-8236-2633-4.

Keywords: Assessment, Assessment tools, Case studies, Child development, Child health, Child psychology, Children with special health care needs, Developmental psychology, Developmental stages, Early intervention, Ego development, Emotional development, Infant development, Infant health, Infants with special health care needs, Mental health, Occupational therapy, Personality development, Program development, Psychotherapy, Speech tests

University of Southern Maine, Human Services Development Institute. 1990. Project AIMS: Developmental indicators of emotional health. Portland, ME: University of Southern Maine, Human Services Development Institute, ca. 200 pp.

Annotation: Project AIMS was a five year, federal and state funded educational demonstration project targeted to benefit the emotional well-being of children birth to five years of age and their families. It attempted to impact the ways physicians, nurses, educators, mental health providers, child care providers and others identify young children at risk for or presenting emotional problems, assess the nature of the children's and families' strengths and difficulties, and provide them with appropriate treatment and support. The primary activities of the project were to construct, field-test and disseminate a brief emotional health assessment tool; educate and train in mental health; and network with Maine's early intervention providers. The project manual contains an overview, intake forms, parent questionnaires, points of observation, interview questions, and brief interventions.

Keywords: Assessment tools, Child care, Child care workers, Child health, Developmental screening, Early intervention, Emotional development, Health promotion, Health supervision, Infants, Mental health, Parent education, Preschool children, Psychosocial development, Training, Young children
   

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