The program design description is the culmination of everything you have learned this quarter and is one of the skills that sets you apart from other doctors within the mental health field. It is also a skill that makes you highly marketable as you seek jobs in clinic administration, academia, and other careers. The program description includes all the information needed as you provide information to your supervisors, board of directors, and other key stakeholders who have a say in whether your program will be utilized. This assignment will include much of what you have previously written for this class. You will need to incorporate feedback from previous assignments and fine tune the thoughts and ideas about your program you have been developing in the first half of this course. Specific Requirements Write a program description identifying all components of the program and the activities you will use to reach your objectives. (If you are proposing a program or treatment approach for a clinical population, describe how you will apply your program theory of change for this problem/ population/setting. In so doing you may want to include contextual issues such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, etc. as they affect suitability and/or capacity to implement the program as planned.) A brief introduction of the problem (1-2 paragraphs) You can information from the Problem Statement assignment (you will need to summarize what you wrote in the 5-page Problem Statement assignment) Description of the structure of the program (what is this program all about?) Describe how you will implement the project, including participant eligibility (inclusion and exclusion criteria), how you will monitor for program fidelity as it relates to your identified theory of change (brief evaluation plan), and criteria for successful completion by program participants. If you have multiple program components, your description should include how services will flow from one component to another. Describe the theory of change for your program–how does your program address the problem? Describe the key interventions (use the key intervention information) Describe how you will implement the project, including participant eligibility, how you will monitor for program fidelity as it relates to your identified theory of change, and criteria for successful completion by program participants. If you have multiple program components, your description should include how services will flow from one component to another. Include your Logic Model Chart (provide a brief narrative description of the chart contents after the chart): Specify goals, objectives, and outcomes for the program. Goals are broad-based statements about the ultimate result of the program or clinical treatment approach. Objectives are measurable and time-specific. This section is often referred to as the Statement of Work, and includes: Process objectives (quantifiable, time-delineated statements of all activities that will be performed as part of your program). You may wish to organize the types of objectives according to intended program accomplishments, for example a) coverage, b) equity, c) process, d) output, e) cost-efficiency, f) cost-effectiveness, and g) impact (Kettner, Moroney, & Martin, 2016). Outcome objectives (measurable benefits or changes you expect for the program participants or target population). Describe your project management plan, including time-lines for tasks, activities, and key processes.
