Tampa Conference Webinar Series

Yes, the Tampa Conference was cancelled. However, you can still enjoy selected presentations in our Tampa Conference Webinar Series.

WEBINAR:

• Using a “Core Components” Approach to Promote Positive Outcomes in Evidence-Based Youth Programs
• June 18, 2020 2:00 pm ET – 3:00 pm ET

The webinar is over, but you can download the slide deck below

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PRESENTERS:

• Allison Dymnicki, Principal Researcher, AIR
  Allison B. Dymnicki is a principal researcher at AIR with extensive expertise in youth development, implementation science, systems change, measurement and methodology, evaluation design, and mixed-methods longitudinal research. She has particular expertise in research on school and community-based programs, including Safe Communities Safe Schools, Say Yes to Education, and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, and how these programs can facilitate individual and organizational change. Her work has helped to advance understanding of how schools and communities can facilitate positive youth development and prevent engagement in risky behaviors.

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• Thaddeus Ferber, Executive Vice President, The Forum for Youth Investment
  Thaddeus is a campaigner, although not for elected office. Rather, he works in bi-partisan fashion to promote evidence-based policies that help communities achieve equity for all youth (especially those disconnected from school and work) and that incorporate youth voices. On the federal level, Thaddeus drafted policy recommendations that were adopted by the White House Task Force for Disadvantaged Youth in the George W. Bush administration, and recommendations that were adopted by the White House Council for Community Solutions in the Obama Administration. He helped to orchestrate National Youth Summits for the George W. Bush and Obama administrations; to craft the Federal Youth Coordination Act, which created an interagency council to align federal efforts for children and youth (signed by President George W. Bush); and to build legislation to create Performance Partnership Pilots, which enable communities to blend fragmented federal programs in innovative ways to help disconnected youth (signed by President Obama).

• Cheri Hoffman, Director, Children and Youth Policy Division
  Cheri Hoffman is the Director, Children and Youth policy Division, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Cheri directs a team of analysts providing policy analysis, research and development for the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding children and youth, focusing on the federal child welfare system, early care and education, positive youth development, and other special populations; serve as Chair of the federal Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs.

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• Lisa Trivits, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
  Lisa Trivits is a research and policy analyst in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She works on policy research related to teen pregnancy prevention and adolescent risk behavior.

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• Mary Ellen Wiggins, Director of Policy & Research, The Forum for Youth Investment
  Mary Ellen comes from the worlds of both policy and practice.  Before joining the Forum in May 2019, she worked at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), playing key roles on their Evidence, Performance, and Community Solutions teams.  Towards the end of her tenure at OMB, she led the development and launch of the President’s Management Agenda and helped to co-create the Government Effectiveness Advanced Research (GEAR) Center. Prior to that she supported place-based approaches as Deputy Director for the White House Task Force on Community Solutions, launched and managed implementation of Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth, and led OMB strategy to support federal Pay for Success policy.  She also managed operations of the $32.5 million Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation, which funded pilot projects such as modernizing how states share foster care records, strengthening state and local juvenile justice program effectiveness, and producing replicable tools to help states and localities integrate health and human services systems. Through these combined efforts, she played a critical role in helping to grow government capacity and consensus to work across silos of authority, funding, evidence, and expertise to enable on-the-ground improvements in the lives of disadvantaged youth and families.

• Sandra Wilson, Principle Associate, Social & Economic Policy, Abt Associates
  Sandra Wilson is an internationally known expert in research synthesis and meta-analysis. She has conducted systematic reviews of educational programs, most notably on school-based violence prevention and high school dropout programs. Prior to joining Abt, Wilson was the associate director of the Peabody Research Institute and a research assistant professor at Vanderbilt University. Wilson led and supported research projects at the Center for Evaluation Research and Methodology at Vanderbilt.

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• Chris Weiss, Principle Associate, Abt Associates
  Christopher Weiss, Ph.D., has a wide range of experience and expertise in knowledge development through systematic evidence reviews and evaluations in federal agencies. That experience includes spearheading evidence-related initiatives with partners across government—both domestic and international—as well as foundations, professional associations, and nonprofit organizations. He also develops strategies for communication and knowledge dissemination to diverse audiences of stakeholders, including policy makers, practitioners, administrators, and researchers.

Webinar Description:
A “core components” approach to evidence-based programming for youth focuses on implementing parts, features, attributes or characteristics of programs shown to be effective, while allowing flexibility in other aspects that can be designed to meet community or population needs. Core components might be providing a certain program activity (e.g.,  mentoring, conflict resolution skills, behavior management); how the program is delivered (e.g., individually,  classroom, community-based); personnel delivering the program (e.g., volunteers, peers, trained professionals); participant characteristics (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity, presenting problem); or implementation strategies (e.g., dosage, site leadership, training to deliver the intervention). During this webinar, federal staff, policy and youth-focused experts will introduce the “core components” approach, give an example of research moving this approach toward implementation, and present innovative strategies for how research and evaluation can generate better information about “core components.” This webinar is designed to broaden your thinking about evidence-based practices, how best to identify and monitor “core components,” and discuss how we can support evidence-based practices in ways that are more adaptable in today’s challenging times and complex environments.

WEBINAR:

• Using a “Core Components” Approach to Promote Positive Outcomes in Evidence-Based Youth Programs
• June 18, 2020 2:00 pm ET – 3:00 pm ET
• The webinar is over, but you can download the slide deck below

  • Download the Slide Deck!