Citation

Andrews NCZ, Motz M, Pepler DJ. J. Community Psychol. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/jcop.22361

PMID

32275062

Abstract

Community-based projects that serve vulnerable families have the opportunity to identify and respond to interpersonal violence (IPV). We developed a readiness assessment tool to support selection of projects to participate in an initiative that involved implementing a community-based IPV intervention for mothers. The overarching aim of the current study was to describe the development of this tool and examine the reliability of coding, validity, and utility of the tool. After developing and refining the tool, 41 community-based projects completed the tool. Responses were coded and scored; scores were used to select projects for the initiative. Preliminary validation for the tool included (a) expert opinion, (b) uptake/implementation of the intervention, and (c) feedback and responses from service providers in terms of the usefulness and importance of the tool. This tool can be used by both researchers and service providers to assess community project readiness and capacity to provide trauma-informed services for vulnerable families.

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Language: en

Keywords

at-risk groups; community programs; interpersonal violence; intervention; readiness