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Table 1 Timeline and agenda of pre-implementation activities, GAT curriculum, and fidelity monitoring practices

From: Using Goal Achievement Training in juvenile justice settings to improve substance use services for youth on community supervision

Timeframe

Activity

Participants

Pre-Implementation

Conduct the agency-level needs assessment

Draft report based on the needs assessment

Research staff

Create local change team

JJ & BH staff

Complete the pre-GAT fidelity assessment

Local change team (LCT)

Implementation

Goal Selection Support (GSS)

Research staff & Local change team (LCT)

• Review of needs assessment report

• Introduce S-M-A-R-T goal criteria

• Introduce JJ-TRIALS goal criteria

• Select an appropriate goal

• Define goal steps

Data-Driven Decision-Making (DDDM)

• Teach principles of DDDM

• Introduce rapid-cycle testing (PDSA)

• Share planning worksheets

• Review PDSA examples

Post-Implementation

Complete the GAT fidelity checklists

Research staff

Complete the post-GAT fidelity assessment

Local change team (LCT)