A principles-focused evaluation of community mental health short-term case management |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada;2. North York General Hospital, 4001 Leslie Street, Toronto, ON, M2K 1E1, Canada;3. Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 425, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M6, Canada;4. Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, ON, Canada;5. Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3C5, Canada;6. Center for Addiction and Mental Health, 1001, 1025, 1051 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M6J 1H4, Canada;1. Research Group on Health Inequalities, Environment, Employment Conditions Knowledge Network, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain;2. Johns Hopkins University - Pompeu Fabra University Public Policy Center, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain;3. Research Group of Epidemiology, National School of Public Health ‘Héctor Abad Gómez’, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia;4. Transdisciplinary Research Group on Socioecological Transitions (GinTRANS2), Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain;1. RTI International, 307 Waverly Oaks Road, Waltham, MA, 0245, USA;2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Principles-focused evaluations allow evaluators to appraise each principle that guides an organization or program. This study completed a principles-focused evaluation of a new community mental health intervention called Short Term Case Management (STCM) in Toronto, Canada. STCM is a time limited intervention for clients to address unmet needs and personalized goals over 3 months. Findings showcase that a principles-focused evaluation, assessing whether program principles are guiding, useful, inspiring, developmental and/or evaluable (GUIDE), is a practical formative evaluation approach. Specifically, offering an understanding of a novel intervention, including its key components of assessment and planning, support plan implementation and evaluation and care transitions. Findings also highlight that STCM may work best for those clients ready to participate in achieving their own goals. Future research should explore how best to apply the GUIDE framework to complex interventions, including multiple principles, to increase evaluation feasibility and focus. |
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| Keywords: | Principles-focused evaluation Community mental health Case management Critical time intervention |
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