Getting to Outcomes(registered trademark): Guide for Strengthening Sexual Assault Prevention Activities in the Military

Abstract

On December 1, 2016, the Secretary of Defense approved the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Strategic Plan, 2017-2021, which identifies a strategic document, the Prevention Plan of Action (PPoA), to guide DoD prevention efforts within the military environment. The PPoA sets out a common language for defining, developing, implementing, and evaluating primary prevention activities to prevent sexual assault and harassment based on research and practices from military and civilian communities. The PPoA states that employing a comprehensive approach composed of integrated, research based prevention activities, which are regularly evaluated, is needed to successfully prevent sexual assault and harassment. The PPoA defines prevention activities as policies, programs, practices, and processes. To achieve the goals of the PPoA, DoD contracted with the RAND National Defense Research Institute (NDRI) to provide a series of tools and supports for selected DoD installations across all branches of the military. NDRI based this support around the model Getting To Outcomes(registered trademark)(GTO(registered trademark)), a user-oriented ten-step process for comprehensive planning, implementation, and evaluation of various types of prevention activities and community initiatives. GTO is designed to help organizations run prevention activities well and get desired outcomes. It was developed to bridge the gap between the evidence of effectiveness, established by researchers, and the often less-effective implementation of the same activities outside a research setting. The support that NDRI is offering consists of GTO training, ongoing coaching (often called technical assistance), and this written guide, Getting To Outcomes: Guide for Strengthening Sexual Assault Prevention Activities in the Military.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1145473

Entities

People

  • Amy L. Shearer
  • Coreen A. Farris
  • Joie D. Acosta
  • Matthew Chinman
  • Patricia A. Ebener

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Services
  • Homosexuality
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Prejudice
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Sexual Assault
  • Social Psychology
  • Students

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Organizational Psychology.