Implementing and Sustaining
an Effective Service Delivery Approach:
Stages and Steps

Step: Explore Implementation

Begin discussion about how to implement, evaluate and sustain new approach

• Explore/measure readiness of potential adopters, commitment of leadership– (Begin to plan the evaluation questions and methods)
• Study implementation and sustainability literature

Resources

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• Self assessment: Use of Agreed Upon Practices in Early Intervention, NECTAC and ECO (2010) - in Word (DOC: 101kb)    in PDF (PDF: 166kb)
• NECTAC and ECO staff developed summary worksheets to facilitate a team discussion of the extent to which its program is integrating IFSP/IEP and outcomes processes: Summary Worksheet for IFSP Practices (2010) - in Word (DOC: 101kb)    in PDF (PDF: 166kb)
• What Do We Mean by Implementation? NIRN
• Implementing the Findings of Research: Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and Practice, NIRN report