| Main Purpose |
The purpose of this module is to record characteristics of
staff service providers. It is assumed that each staff member has an unique identifier
that is coded on services forms. |
| Description |
- The form collects major demographics characteristics of the individual who provides
services. For the purpose of this Cooperative Agreement, service providers would be
defined as any individual who provides direct services to treatment or prevention clients,
client agencies (through presentations), or individuals trained.
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| Target Projects for Form |
- ALL.
- This evaluation tool would be maximally useful if all projects code this information
from all staff.
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| Major Evaluation Function |
- This information permits a comparison of levels of services provided and service
effectiveness when there is, or is not, a congruence in basic demographic characteristics,
training, and other factors between the individuals providing the services and the
individuals receiving the services.
- Congruence between clients and providers and the effectiveness of services is an
important meta-issue that is best addressed by pooled multi-site data because greater
heterogeneity of clients and providers is achieved through multiple sites.
- Staff characteristics may also have an important, "main effect" on program
effectiveness.
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| Comments |
- This information should be collected anonymously from staff members who mail their
questionnaires directly to the Evaluation and Dissemination Center who will not be able to
link names and staff codes. Informed consent from staff members should be obtained and
participation should be voluntary.
- Because of the sensitivity of this information and the fact that individual staff may be
identifiable in the small number of staff in their agency, data summaries linking these
characteristics should be done only on pooled data where specific steps are taken to
insure that staff cannot be identified.
- Module is adapted from Module 56 (Trainer Characteristics).
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| Implementation |
- Module 49 Current Version (dated 1/10/96) Activation Number: 40898.
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| Citation(s) |
- Huba, G. J., Melchior, L. A., Staff of The Measurement Group, and
HRSA/HAB's SPNS Cooperative Agreement Steering Committee (1996). Module 49: Staff Characteristics Form.
Available: www.TheMeasurementGroup.com. Culver City,
California: The Measurement Group.
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