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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