The development and application of the RAND Program Classification Tool

Media type: E-Book

Title: The development and application of the RAND Program Classification Tool

Contributor: Acosta, Joie D. [Author]; Farmer, Carrie M. [Author]; Gillen, Emily Meredith [Author]; Gonzalez, Gabriella [Author]; Garnett, Jeffrey [Author]; Weinick, Robin M. [Author]

Corporation: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.) ; Rand Corporation

Published: Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation, 2014

Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 56 pages)

Language: English

ISBN: 9780833059420; 0833084860; 0833059424; 9780833084866

Keywords: Medical care United States Evaluation ; Mental health services Evaluation ; Brain Wounds and injuries Treatment Evaluation ; Health services administration United States ; Evaluation ; Medical care ; Mental health services ; Brain ; Health services administration ; Mental Health Services ; Program Evaluation methods ; Quality Improvement ; Brain Injuries therapy ; PSYCHOLOGY ; Psychopathology ; Depression ; Medical care ; Evaluation ; Mental health services ; Evaluation ; United States ; Electronic book

Origination:

Footnote: "RR-487/1-OSD."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper
"Glossary": pages 53-54
"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury
"RAND Corporation research report series."--Web page (PDF)
"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited
"National Defense Research Institute
Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-56)

Description: As a result of extended military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan during the past decade, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has implemented numerous programs to support servicemembers and family members who experience difficulty handling stress, face mental health challenges, or are affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI). As these efforts have proliferated, it has become more challenging to monitor these programs and to avoid duplication. To support DoD in this area, RAND compiled a comprehensive catalog of DoD-funded programs that address psychological health and TBI. In creating the catalog of programs, RAND recognized the need to consistently describe and compare multiple programs according to a set of core program characteristics, driven largely by the lack of a single, clear, widely-accepted operational definition of what constitutes a program. To do this, RAND developed the RAND Program Classification Tool (R-PCT) to allow users to describe and compare programs, particularly those related to psychological health and TBI, along eight key dimensions. The tool consists of a set of questions and responses for consistently describing various aspects of programs, along with detailed guidance regarding how to select the appropriate responses. The purpose of this report is to describe the R-PCT, to help potential users understand how it was developed, and to explain how the tool can be used

Access State: Open Access

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