Using Data To Inform Practice

Format. The paper should be 5-6 pages in length (double-spaced); page limit does not include cover page or reference list. Please use 12-point font, 1-inch margins, a running header and page numbers. Use subheadings to organize content. Support your work with a minimum of 4 APA-formatted scholarly works. Besides scholarly sources, utilize and appropriately cite at least 2 different data sources, in addition to any empirical research you are citing (e.g., public data sources, administrative/agency data). Thus, you should have a total of 6 references at minimum.

Scenario. Congratulations! Your presentation to the agency’s planning team about a
problem in functioning/adaptation for teenage boys who have experienced trauma and have increases suicide rates was a tremendous success. The Executive Director has agreed to one-year pilot of a new service program to improve outcomes in this client group. You are charged with developing the initial program outline, informed by agency data on clients and services, public data on the community, empirical research about the problem, and an analysis of prevailing policy, to guide the planning team’s efforts.