Implementation Science Training Institute

The purpose of this training is to assist agencies and practitioners to develop a systematic framework for applying implementation research in order to:

• Improve the fidelity of effective practices
• Enhance the sustainability of implementation efforts
• Scale-up successful programs and practices

TRAINING OBJECTIVES:

• Explore how practices are sustained
• Key features of and reasons to use Implementation Science in the field
• Selection/identification of a practice worth implementing
• Exploration and initial application of the elements of effective implementation of evidence based practices

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Individuals and teams who are responsible for implementing practices and/or are supporting large scale initiatives. This learning forum will be an introduction to the implementation science through team application and activities. Teams will benefit the most if they have a key practice or initiative they are planning or currently implementing.

ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE:

Understanding the key elements of implementation and how it helps agencies and schools to more effectively by choose and implement a new practice or initiative (such as Youth-Driven Wraparound, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in Schools, Supported Employment, etc.).

This training will allow teams to apply the proven principles and features of implementation science to real life practice/s they select. Likewise it will be essential for participants to be able to articulate the level of implementation of their project (e.g., statewide and/or systems level, school level, individual agency level, individual level). Practices that can be more easily associated with student or system performance will be more easily applied to the learning activities for this two-day event.

$599
* Includes continental breakfast, lunch, & materials, plus two hours individualized consultation and follow-up

Beth A Steenwyk specializes in the area of systems design and effective implementation practices for education and human services. Recognized as having an expertise in the development and implementation of large-scale initiatives Beth has provided consultative support, technical assistance and training to 6 (six) state education agencies, a State Community Mental Health Improvement Grant and select national organizations.  Previously Beth has held the positions of Deputy Director of the Office of Special Education for the Michigan Department of Education, Executive Director of all MI IDEA funded initiatives and Chief Administrator for the State Schools for the Deaf.  She has been a local director of Special Education for 5 LEA’s, a Special Education Supervisor, a Transition Specialist and a Special Education classroom teacher. Beth holds degrees from Calvin College, Grand Valley State University and Western Michigan University. 

JoAnne M. Malloy is a Research Associate Professor at the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire. Dr. Malloy received a Master’s Degree in Social Work Administration and Planning from the University of Tennessee in 1981 and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Education from the University of New Hampshire in April 2011. She joined the staff of Institute on Disability (NH’s University Center for Excellence in Disability) in 1991 and has directed several state and federally-funded youth transition, employment, and dropout prevention projects with a focus on youth with emotional and behavioral disorders and implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and School Mental Health. In 1996, she developed a transition and career development planning model for youth with emotional and behavioral disorders, known as RENEW (Resilience, Empowerment, and Natural Supports for Education and Work). RENEW has since been replicated in educational, mental health and juvenile detention settings in New Hampshire and 6 other states, producing positive educational, vocational, and behavioral health outcomes. Dr. Malloy has published numerous articles and book chapters on employment and transition for youth with emotional disorders and adults with mental illness, and teaches at the undergraduate and graduate level at the University of New Hampshire.