IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE IN COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH
Introduction to implementation science theories, frameworks, models, and methods to promote mental health and address mental health needs in community and school settings. The focus is on bridging the gap between research and practice with particular attention to culture, social structures, and collaboration with community partners. Implementation research and evaluation designs and methods are described to promote implementation team decision making and address research and evaluation questions. Applications of these implementation science concepts and methods emphasize youth mental health promotion in community and school settings.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe implementation science and its role in education and community settings. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe implementation frameworks, models, and theories. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Examine the role of implementation determinants and implementation strategies in adopting, implementing, and sustaining programs and practices in school and community settings. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Examine the stages of implementation in collaboration with implementers and partners. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Describe the role of culture, social structures, and collaboration in implementation science. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Examine principles of culture, social structures, and collaboration in implementation planning and evaluation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Describe implementation research and evaluation designs. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Apply implementation evaluation methods for school and community settings. Audience: Undergraduate 9. Apply implementation research designs and methods for school and community settings. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe implementation science and its role in education and community settings. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe implementation frameworks, models, and theories. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Examine the role of implementation determinants and implementation strategies in adopting, implementing, and sustaining programs and practices in school and community settings. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Examine the stages of implementation in collaboration with implementers and partners. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Describe the role of culture, social structures, and collaboration in implementation science. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Examine principles of culture, social structures, and collaboration in implementation planning and evaluation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Describe implementation research and evaluation designs. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Apply implementation evaluation methods for school and community settings. Audience: Undergraduate 9. Apply implementation research designs and methods for school and community settings. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027