Sustainability: Implementing Programs that Last 100 Years Implementation and Sustainability: A Context

Sustainability: Implementing

Programs that Last 100 Years

Implementation and Sustainability: A Context

No matter how cynical you get,

it is impossible to keep up. Lily Tomlin

The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right

or pleasantly surprised. George Will

The Wing Institute The Wing Institute

FIRST YEAR FOCUS

Extensive review of existing research, resources,

policies, programs, and systems regarding

evidence-based education, school reform,

professional development, and support resources.

The Wing InstituteThe Wing Institute

FIRST YEAR OBSERVATIONS

• Unprecedented focus on science, evidence, outcomes in policy, practice and culture

• Significant drought of formal research on evidence-based practices

• Lack of standards on what constitutes “evidence”

• Inadequate resources & infrastructure for new research

• Fledgling efforts at analyzing, disseminating existing evidence

• Extremely poor performance scores by almost all measures

• Track record of failed reform efforts


FIRST YEAR ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE

• Secured large size bottle of anti-depressants

• Developed a conceptual framework for organizing research and defining the core components of evidence-based practice: ROADMAP

• Expanded search for exemplary work


SECOND YEAR FOCUS

Expanded review of existing research, resources, policies, programs, and systems across disciplines.

education school psychology social psychologypsychology social work school counselingpsychiatry mental health juvenile justicemedicine organizational mgmt. sociologylanguage communication etc.


SECOND YEAR OBSERVATIONS

• Roadmap provided organizing matrix to identify “gaps” in research, identified critical roles of implementation and monitoring

• Exemplary work occurring in diverse fields of study and practice areas in addition to education

• Serious lack of awareness, communication and collaboration across these efforts


SECOND YEAR ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE

• Development of “catalyst” model for increasing communication, collaboration and cooperation across diverse fields of study and service areas

• Development of “anthology” to disseminate exemplary work from diverse fields of study and service areas


THIRD YEAR FOCUS

Focused research on implementation and sustainability

Increased focus on

Research to Practice

in the Real -world

in Real-time


THIRD YEAR OBSERVATIONS

• Implementation and monitoring are the critical components for real-world, real-time evidence-based practice

• Sustainability is the “holy grail” of evidence-based education

• We are really bad at it.

average life of an education innovation is 18-48 months (Latham, 1988)

evidence-based and effective practices often fail due to ineffective implementation strategies (National Implementation Research Network)

initial data on comprehensive school reform models initiated in 2000:

1 in 5 maintained reforms through 2002 1 in 10 maintained reforms through 2004

(American Institute for Research)

REASON FOR OPTIMISM # 1REASON FOR OPTIMISM # 1

applied behavior analysis is finally

engaging in the support of an

evidence-based culture

within the greater community

ABA Evidence-based Education ConferenceABA Evidence-based Education Conference

September 5 - 7, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Virginia

Anthony Biglan Timothy Slocum Frances Wallace Ronnie Detrich David Tilly III Susan M. WilczynskiRobert H. Horner Janet S. Twyman Hill M. WalkerLynn Okagaki Amanda VanDerHeyden

policy randomized clinical trials systems changeresearch funding single-subject design implementationsocial relevance sources of evidence dissemination

Contact: Janet Twyman

ABA Evidence-based Practice ABA Evidence-based Practice Special Interest GroupSpecial Interest Group

Mission: promote socially important behavior by facilitating “research to practice” in “real-world” settings

• Collaborate with policymakers regarding EBP

• Collaborate with other disciplines regarding EBP

• Establish a common definition of "evidence-based practice” with other organizations

• Increase presence at "non-ABA" relevant conferences

Contact: Teri-Lewis Palmer

Behavior Analyst Certification Program Created in 2000

Eligibility Standards Certificant RegistryRecertification Standards University Course SequencesResponsible Conduct Guidelines CEU programProfessional Disciplinary Standards Certification exam

6,000 certified behavior analysts 122 Universities involved1,000 new / year 173 course sequences280 international 27 international universities

Contact: Jerry Shook


we are starting to

develop standards of evidence

establish mechanisms for reviewing evidence

disseminate findings to practioners and

consumers

National Autism Center: National Standards ProjectSusan Wilczynski

Organize a network of individuals and agencies — all leaders in the field of autism research and treatment — to ratify a set of national standards derived from the empirical literature.

Provide a broad, informed, consensual validation of practices that will be widely disseminated to families, practitioners, organizations, and funding agencies.

Summit contacts: Ronnie Detrich, Mark Shriver

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The Hawaii Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division Evidence Based Services Committee

PracticeWise database is a decision support tool with interpretations of over 325 studies for a wide-range of childhood disorders

Evidence Based Services Committee identifies, disseminates, implements, and evaluates empirically supported programs

Contact: Bruce Chorpita


We are learning more and more about

implementation and sustainability while

engaging in research to practice activities

in the real world in real time!

7,557 schools implementing PBIS across 45 states

4,442 schools using SWIS (school-wide information system) in US and Australia, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand and Norway

Contact: George Sugai

The National Implementation Research Network (NIRN)Dean Fixsen & Karen Blase

mission: close the gap between science and service by improving the science and practice of implementation in relation to evidence-based programs and practices

research, development, dissemination, technical assistance, evaluation

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The State Implementation of Scaling-up Evidence-based Practices (SISEP) Center

Dean Fixsen and George Sugai

SISEP is a five year Technical Assistance Center funded by OSEP.

Purpose: to promote students' academic achievement and behavioral health by supporting implementation and scaling-up of evidence-based practices in education settings.

SISEP will work with states and provide the critical content and foundation for establishing a technology of large-scale, sustainable, high-fidelity implementation of effective educational practices.

Window of OpportunityWindow of Opportunity

There is still strong support for evidence-based, outcome-driven school reform.

There are models for implementation that address real-world, real-time issues.

Small groups of people can make a difference.

If not us….who

If not now…when

The road is long…

time is short…

so hurry

The 2007 Ernie Wing Award The 2007 Ernie Wing Award for for

Excellence in Evidence-based EducationExcellence in Evidence-based Education

Martin J. Cavanaugh

In recognition of his work in the development, implementation, and dissemination of

Neverstreaming

The 2008 Ernie Wing Award The 2008 Ernie Wing Award for for


George SugaiRobert Horner

In recognition of their work in the development, implementation, and dissemination of

Positive Behavior Supports

7,557 schools implementing PBIS across 45 states

4,442 schools using SWIS (school-wide information system) in US and Australia, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand and Norway

PBS State InitiativesPBS State Initiatives

Maryland 494 schools North Carolina 548 schools

Illinois 611 schools Colorado 405 schools

Florida 250 schools New York 322 schools

Michigan 181 schools Ohio 221 schools

New Mexico 130 schools West Virginia 215 schools

Virginia 210 schools Louisiana 285 schools

Missouri 183 schools Georgia 171 schools

Evidence-based curriculum for over forty years!

Original research in the 60’sCenter for Comprehensive School Reform large meta-analyses

Research consortium to build evidence-base for DI: randomized clinical trials.

Tim Slocum

The mission of this journal is to positively influence the daily practice of school psychologists and educators through studies demonstrating successful research-based practices in educational settings.

Contact Person: Mark Shriver

Neverstreaming became one of the of the earliest school system-wide models for early intervention, research-based curriculum, and data-guided teaching, becoming a predecessor of the nationally recognized Response to Intervention (RtI) model.

Contact Person: Marty Cavanaugh

NEVERSTREAMING

The Nebraska Department of Education, via the Nebraska Response-to Intervention (RtI) Consortium, is preparing schools to deliver RtI services by means of a state-wide implementation plan, training, evaluation and dissemination of results, and oversight of a quality implementation process. This website provides materials, information, and guidelines to support RtI implementation in the state of Nebraska.

rtinebraska.unl.edu

Contact Person: Mark Shriver

The Ernie Wing Award The Ernie Wing Award for for


The award is presented to an individual for outstanding achievement in the areas of the

Evidence-based Education Road Map

efficacy research effectiveness research

implementation monitoring

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Sustainability: Implementing Programs that Last 100 Years Implementation and Sustainability: A Context