The new Parents as Teachers:quality, accountability, compliance

Webinar 2: August 10, 2010

Why emphasize model fidelity?

• Funding is tied to outcomes.• Model fidelity = positive results.• Consistency is critical to building strong

brands.

Kerry CaverlyReplication, Training, Technical Assistance Director

Karen Guskin, Ph.D.Research Director

Who we are

Quality standards

Minimum requirements

• Parent educator education and experience• Funding• Populations served• Duration of services• Training• Personal visits• Group meetings• Screening• Resource network• Supervision• Program Leadership• Evaluation• Recruitment and Retention

Parents as Teachers affiliate

• Parents as Teachers Affiliate = quality compliance

Breaking it down

• The environment demands fidelity and accountability.

• Quality standards are not new.• Parents as Teachers provides a model; it

is not a program.• Those who meet guidelines = affiliates• New Foundational Training begins 2011

Model fidelity

• Model fidelity: providing services the way the model intends.

• Model fidelity = results• Model fidelity:

– Structural fidelity– Process fidelity

Quality Assurance Guidelines

Adherence to the Quality Assurance Guidelines helps ensure successful replication, model fidelity and application of evidence based practice.

Model Implementation Guide

Readiness Check

Foundational Training

Model Implementation Training

New Affiliate Plan

What if you meet the minimum?

What happens when you self-identify compliance?

1. All minimum requirements met2. Minimum requirements not met, but

willing to move to compliance3. Minimum requirements not met, unable

to do so

What if you’re not meeting minimum requirements?

Moving into compliance

1. Use 2010-2011 APR to self-identify compliance

2. Access conference calls3. Develop compliance plan4. Achieve compliance by July 2014

Breaking it down

• Model fidelity = results!• In 2011:

– Readiness checklist– New Model Implementation Training

• Quality Assurance Guidelines updated• There is a pathway to the new Parents as

Teachers for everyone!

Summary

• The climate is demanding quality!• Parents as Teachers is responding:

– Readiness checklist– Quality Assurance Guidelines– Self-identify intent/capacity to comply

• There is a pathway to the new Parents as Teachers for everyone!

Next up

August 17: 1pm CT (2pm ET, 12pm MT, 11am PT)

Webinar 3: Two pathways to the new Parents as Teachers: which is right for me?

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