The power of a collaborative relationship between technical assistance providers and community prevention teams: A correlational and longitudinal study

Sarah M. Chilenski; Daniel F. Perkins; Jonathan Olson; Lesa Hoffman; Mark E. Feinberg; Mark Greenberg; Janet Welsh; D. Max Crowley; Richard Spoth

doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.10.002

The power of a collaborative relationship between technical assistance providers and community prevention teams: A correlational and longitudinal study

Sarah M. Chilenski, Daniel F. Perkins, Jonathan Olson, Lesa Hoffman, Mark E. Feinberg, Mark Greenberg, Janet Welsh, D. Max Crowley, Richard Spoth

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Background: Historically, effectiveness of community collaborative prevention efforts has been mixed. Consequently, research has been undertaken to better understand the factors that support their effectiveness; theory and some related empirical research suggests that the provision of technical assistance is one important supporting factor. The current study examines one aspect of technical assistance that may be important in supporting coalition effectiveness, the collaborative relationship between the technical assistance provider and site lead implementer. Methods: Four and one-half years of data were collected from technical assistance providers and prevention team members from the 14 community prevention teams involved in the PROSPER project. Results: Spearman correlation analyses with longitudinal data show that the levels of the collaborative relationship during one phase of collaborative team functioning associated with characteristics of internal team functioning in future phases. Conclusions: Results suggest that community collaborative prevention work should consider the collaborative nature of the technical assistance provider - prevention community team relationship when designing and conducting technical assistance activities, and it may be important to continually assess these dynamics to support high quality implementation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	19-29
Number of pages	11
Journal	Evaluation and Program Planning
Volume	54
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.10.002
State	Published - Feb 1 2016

Keywords

Community collaboration
Cooperative Extension System
Evidence-based programs
Implementation quality
PROSPER
Prevention
Technical assistance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business and International Management
Social Psychology
Geography, Planning and Development
Strategy and Management
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Chilenski, S. M., Perkins, D. F., Olson, J., Hoffman, L., Feinberg, M. E., Greenberg, M., Welsh, J., Crowley, D. M., & Spoth, R. (2016). The power of a collaborative relationship between technical assistance providers and community prevention teams: A correlational and longitudinal study. Evaluation and Program Planning, 54, 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.10.002

Chilenski, SM, Perkins, DF, Olson, J, Hoffman, L, Feinberg, ME, Greenberg, M, Welsh, J, Crowley, DM & Spoth, R 2016, 'The power of a collaborative relationship between technical assistance providers and community prevention teams: A correlational and longitudinal study', Evaluation and Program Planning, vol. 54, pp. 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.10.002

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