Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1992

Keywords

Drug abuse prevention practionioners, Cultural competence

Abstract

This chapter defines the role and responsibilities of researchers who are asked to evaluate alcohol and other drug (AOD) programs in American Indian communities and settings. Building on the framework provided in the previous chapter, it identifies the various conceptual, methodological, and procedural problems that evaporators may encounter in settings that are culturally different from their own. Topics such as gaining access, measurement equivalence, report writing, and dissemination of results are given specific attention. The chapter also highlights those factors that can assist in "bridging the gap" between those responsible for designing an evaluation protocol and those charged with designing and implementing prevention programs, and concludes that evaluation planning must be integrated into the planning of AOD programs in Indian communities.

First Page

173

Last Page

121

Required Publisher's Statement

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration Office for Substance Abuse Prevention Division of Community Prevention and Training

Comments

This article is a chapter in the government publication: Cultural Competence for Evaluators Working with Ethnic Minority Communities: A Guide for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Practitioners, edited by Mario A. Orlandi.

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Substance abuse--United States--Prevention; Minorities--Alcohol use--United States--Prevention; Minorities--Drug use--United States--Prevention

Geographic Coverage

United States

Genre/Form

articles

Type

Text

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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