Development of a Multilevel Clinical Trial to Increase Implementation Knowledge and Skills within the Army Integrated Prevention Program

Abstract

The objective of this proposal is to prepare for a clinical trial that will test whether additional training and coaching of Sexual Harassment/Assault and Response and Prevention (SHARP) personnel, to carry out prevention programming with high quality, will improve outcomes. The rationale for this proposal is that Department of Defense (DoD) needs a trained prevention workforce, but currently relies of those who have been trained primarily for improving sexual assault reporting. Further, the scope and complexity of the Uniformed Services presents unique challenges to large-scale prevention training. Training and coaching in the Getting To Outcomes (GTO) model is thought to improve ability to critically review prevention programs in order to select those that have the best potential to impact real-world soldier behaviors, improve planning, promote thoughtful adaptations of prevention programs to local needs, increase the impact of leadership support, strengthen self-evaluations and program improvements, and improve ability to sustain prevention programs over time. We will develop a proposal for a clinical trial that would impact both SHARP personnel and individual soldiers assigned to the same units. SHARP personnel would either implement a prevention program on their own or with the assistance of GTO training and coaching. Soldiers will benefit to the degree that the selected prevention program is effective at influencing attitudes and behaviors, but that is not the primary goal of the study. We believe that GTO training will improve the ability of SHARP personnel to carry out the prevention program with high quality. We will test whether GTO training increases the quality of the prevention practice at each site. We will also test the long-term effects of GTO training. We believe that the knowledge and skills gained through GTO training and coaching will improve the general ability of SHARP personnel to identify gaps in their current prevention programming.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1216903

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  • Justin Benzer

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

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  • Active Duty
  • Biomedical Research
  • Clinical Trials
  • Communities
  • Computer Programming
  • Department Of Defense
  • Leadership
  • Management Personnel
  • Maryland
  • National Guard
  • Organizational Structure
  • Professional Development
  • Sexual Assault
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States

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