Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence

Application Materials
The first step to successful program implementation is choosing sites that have the resources and commitment required to replicate the program with fidelity. MS Word/Excel versions of the application materials may be downloaded from this web site.

Funding Announcement

Application Materials:
Application
Application Fact Sheets
Application Letters
Implementation Schedule Example
Implementation Schedule Form

Online Cost Calculator
The Online Cost Calculator can help schools determine approximately how much money is required to fully implement the LifeSkills Training program.

An on-site feasibility visit with all key players helps a funder to determine whether the site has all the prerequisites in place that are necessary to properly implement a program. In addition, it is an opportunity for sites to provide information to local people who will be involved in the program as well as anyone whose support is needed in order for the program to be a success.

Feasibility Visit Checklist

Training Evaluation tools collect information from both the trainer and trainees regarding how the training went overall, any challenges that emerged, and whether trainees felt it adequately prepared them to implement the program.

Training Evalution Forms:
Trainer Self-Evaluation Form
Training Workshop Evaluation Form

Process Evaluation
Process evaluations assess the delivery of a program by describing and documenting how well the program is being implemented, or the “integrity” or “fidelity” of the implementation in comparison with the program’s stated intent. It primarily describes what services were provided to whom, the intensity and duration of services provided (dosage), and what problems were experienced. There is generally an assessment of the quality of the implementation as well as its content.

For a program such as LifeSkills Training (LST), this involves documenting whether the program is being implemented with the appropriate student population, using trained staff, teaching the required number and content of sessions or activities in the intended order and for the required number of hours, and using the appropriate teaching techniques and materials. CSPV uses the following forms to document the implementation of LST.

Process Evaluation Forms:
Process Evaluation Visit Interview Form
Site Coordinator Survey
Teacher Feedback Form
Technical Assistance Report
Implementation Fidelity (Observation) Forms
Observer Feedback Form

Pre-Post Measures
A rigorous full-scale outcome evaluation to determine the effectiveness of a program can be very expensive, so combining a Process Evaluation to measure the quality of program implementation, as well as collecting data prior to beginning the program as well as after the program has been implemented to see if any changes have occurred, can be helpful tools in determining if a program is having the desired effects. A pre-post measuring tool may be found on the The LifeSkills Training web site.