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Housing Is Safety: An Evaluation Of A Transitional Housing (Th), Rapid-Rehousing (Rrh), And Joint Th/Rrh Program For Survivors Of Interpersonal Violence, Bridget L. Claborn
Housing Is Safety: An Evaluation Of A Transitional Housing (Th), Rapid-Rehousing (Rrh), And Joint Th/Rrh Program For Survivors Of Interpersonal Violence, Bridget L. Claborn
Capstone Experience
In this capstone project, I created a program evaluation plan and conducted preliminary analysis for the Mar Parrish Centers (MPC) transitional housing (TH), rapid-rehousing (RRH), and joint TH/RRH programs for survivors of interpersonal violence and their families. The intent of the project is: (1) to better understand the impact of MPC housing programs; (2) to inform strategies for continuous improvement in client outcomes, access, and satisfaction; (3) to further evaluation capacity for the organization; and (4) to generate practice-based evidence to inform the field at large. As a practitioner in the field of interpersonal violence and former MPC staff member, …
Workforce Assessment: Measuring The Impacts Of Covid-19 On The Maternal And Child Health Workforce, Ashleigh M. Sutphen
Workforce Assessment: Measuring The Impacts Of Covid-19 On The Maternal And Child Health Workforce, Ashleigh M. Sutphen
Capstone Experience
Workforce assessments provide an opportunity to assess, evaluate, and identify the needs of a particular workforce. The use of workforce assessments in the field of maternal and child health (MCH) has been an ongoing and a strongly supported effort by the Health Resources & Services Administration: Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). The maternal and child health workforce is responsible for providing essential public health services to some of the most vulnerable populations such as mothers, children, and people living with disabilities. Thus, the continuation of providing these essential public health services is critical – even in the midst of …
Conducting A Swot Analysis And Assessing Clinic Roles To Improve Integrated Healthcare, Jessica S. Hicks
Conducting A Swot Analysis And Assessing Clinic Roles To Improve Integrated Healthcare, Jessica S. Hicks
Capstone Experience
Currently, those with a mental illness are less likely to receive primary care services and are more likely to die sooner than those without a mental illness. Combating this health disparity, integrated healthcare is a holistic approach that treats both mental and physical health. The cooperation and partnership of multiple health disciplines is a whole-person method that improves a patient’s overall wellbeing. Community Alliance is an organization in Omaha, Nebraska that offers integrated health care services through its clinic to community members. With multiple areas of care, roles and responsibilities can become easily obscured creating confusion and mistakes in the …
Improving Internal Reliability Of A Trauma-Informed Care Program Evaluation Instrument, Ashley A. Raposo-Hadley
Improving Internal Reliability Of A Trauma-Informed Care Program Evaluation Instrument, Ashley A. Raposo-Hadley
Capstone Experience
The project has analyzed the recent changes to the trauma-informed care (TIC) curriculum evaluation instrument by assessing the changes in Cronbach’s Alpha scores and effect significance. Data was collected from pre-training and post-training surveys completed at the time of delivery of the TIC curriculum training. Participants included hospital staff and medical or nursing students at Nebraska Medicine, University of Nebraska Medicine Center, and Health Creighton University Medical Center. The three research questions are (1) Did the item edits change item subgroupings? (2) Did the item edits increase instrument reliability? (3) Did the item edits impact statistical significance? 3 subscales, working …