LOGIC MODEL TEMPLATE – ACT EARLY SUMMIT - HI

The focus of state plans should be on enhancing state wide early identification and intervention efforts and service provision and coordination

for children and families with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related disabilities.

Resources / Activities / Outputs / Short & Long-Term Outcomes / Impact
In order to accomplish our set of activities we will need the following:
  • MCH Funding for LEND Expansion of Autism Activities (Diagnostic Clinic)
  • State Legislature
  • Superintendent of the Dept of Education
  • DOE – diagnostic work/assessments
  • ASD Taskforce – Legislative Report
  • DOH – Part C Early Intervention Services and providers
  • IMUA
  • Private programs
  • Hawaii council of child and adolescence psychiatrist
  • EI Private providers
  • Family support services of West Hawaii
  • United Central Palsy, INC
  • Ikaika (Molokai)
  • Waianae Coast Early Childhood
  • Easter Seals
  • A plus
  • Hawaii PIRC community
  • Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii
  • Foundations
  • California
  • SPIN
  • HEICC
  • Hawaii Families Allies
  • CDC
  • AUCD
  • UCEDD
  • Head Start – Interagency Agreements: Hawaii Head Start and DOE (early ID of all disabilities)
  • Early Head Start: interagency agreement between early intervention section of DOH and Early Head Start
  • Pre-School screening program through PTI
  • PTI Trainings: disability specific, legal
  • Educational Assistants for Autism
  • PacRim Autism Track
  • Research regarding intervention and evaluation
  • AAP Hawaii Chapter: interested in Autism screening (2007 recommendations)
  • Hilopaa Project (developmental screening and surveillance)
  • DD Council and the NI committees
  • UH medical school
  • DOE and Head Start Training for professionals/
educators
  • Early Education of care community
  • Military partners: Tripler, EFMP
  • Autism society of Hawaii
  • Parents and parents and families
  • Community children’s council of Hawaii
  • Center for independent living council
  • Parent’s network working with autism societ
  • TACA
  • Beautiful Son foundation
  • UH, Department of Education
/ In order to address our problem or asset we will accomplish the following activities:
  • Enhance screenings in all well child visits ( Jean and Jeffrey)
  • Influence the medical director of EPSDT on requiring ongoing periodic autism screenings
  • Inform military partners
  • Develop talking points
  • Work with families to draft and submit letters
  • Work with early childhood providers
  • Work with advocacy organizations
  • Identify available technology resources and inventory to provide TeleHealth assessment, training, and technical assistance (John, Sue, Barbara, JoAnn, and Waynette)
  • Inventory state and county agencies and public and private organizations
  • Consult with professionals and parents
Commit to meet on a quarterly basis (Mark, Norman, and Jean)
—PacRim (Autism Summit)
  • Fulfill the activities
  • Illuminate
  • Setting up a website
Provide screening kits and training to all pediatricians and primary care providers
  • Increase availability of screening throughout all organizations that touch a child’s life
  • Identify and train on user friendly screening tools.
  • Train on community resources available
  • Mandated re-certification of psychiatrists and pediatricians about ASD (California Good Model)
  • Lobby Senator Inouye
  • Write grants (OSEP, DOE, ADD)
  • Mobilize parents
  • Provide summer training to parents and the community to help rural areas
  • Get the Baby Steps into the PATCH website or their training program.
  • Provide on-going training
  • Conduct research
  • Bring the DOE on board with the family centered
  • Enhance state-wide access to early identification, assessment and intervention services.
  • Provide interdisciplinary training and support
  • Conduct community awareness through unique PR around these issues.
  • Train parent to understanding ASD.
  • Provide resources for Parents.
  • Participation in academic and research based centers
  • Train pediatric residents at UH
  • Recruit individuals into the Masters in SpEd (focus on Autism)
/ We expect that once accomplished these activities will produce the following evidence of service delivery:
  • Increase screenings
  • Increase referrals to early intervention and preschool special education
  • Increase continuing education of PCPs regarding ASD resources to increase information available to parents
  • Increase available information about biomedical treatments and other complementary treatments
  • Provide parents options to support and services
  • Next meeting July 31st 2009 at 9 am to 12pm-Brown Bag
  • CDS will provide lunch
/ We expect that if accomplished these activities will lead to the following changes in 1-3 then 4-6 years:
  • Every child eligible for Medicaid is screened by their PCP
  • More kids will be enrolled in EI, preschool and will receive appropriate services
  • Families will have increased awareness and understanding of ASD and various services and resources (Michael)
  • Deliver evidence based and alternative services to rural/remote areas
  • Children and families will have access to transportation.
  • Ensure a family centered focus throughout the child’s life
  • Ensure a person centered focus throughout the life of the individual.
/ We expect that if accomplished these activities will lead to the following changes in 7-10 years:
  • All children and adults with ASD and related DD and their families will receive the services and support that they need to reach their full potential.
  • Adults with ASD will be provided with the opportunity to be employed in an occupation or task that takes advantage of their unique skill set.
  • Children and adults will have the opportunity to live in a safe environment and fully participate in their communities.

RESOURCES

In order to accomplish our set of activities we will need the following:

ACTIVITIES

In order to address our problem or asset we will accomplish the following activities:

OUTPUTS

We expect that once accomplished these activities will produce the following evidence of service delivery:

OUTCOMES

We expect that if accomplished these activities will lead to the following changes in 1-3 then 4-6 years:

IMPACTS

We expect that if accomplished these activities will lead to the following changes in 7-10 years:

*Evaluation Logic Model Template, adapted from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Evaluation Handbook (1998)