Mellicent Blythe, an Implementation Specialist with the North Carolina Child Treatment Program, sits with Nicholas Tise and outlines methods and tools she has used to support Senior Leaders engaged in implementing new practices within their agencies. She highlights how an organizational assessment tool, completed by an agency’s staff, guides the agency to develop its own goals, measures for progress, and tailored strategies to help them achieve those goals within their specific context. Mellicent shares specific examples of the Senior Leader’s role using assessment results to test changes to support the implementation and sustainability of an EBT within their agency.

Resources

1. The North Carolina Child Treatment Program (at the Center for Child and Family Health): www.ncchildtreatmentprogram.org [2]
2. NC Child Treatment Program Readiness Assessment can be accessed here: https://ncchildtreatmentprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/NC-CTP-Re... [3]
3. Gregory Aarons was mentioned as an important expert on implementation and organizational assessment tools. Dr. Gregory Aarons is the Co-Director of the UC San Diego Dissemination and Implementation Science Center at the University of California at San Diego. For more on examples of his work and useful implementation tools, go to: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gregory-Aarons [4]
4. The Baker Center for Children and Families was mentioned as an organization with informative implementation resources and tools. The Boston-based Baker Center is an Affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a site within the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. To learn more about their implementation efforts, go to: https://www.bakercenter.org/research [5]