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Course 5: Creating and Implementing an Action Plan with the Results from the RNR Simulation Tool for Programs Offered to Justice-Involved Individuals

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This course is about creating and implementing an action plan with the results from the risk-need-responsivity, or RNR, simulation tool for programs offered to justice-involved individuals. The following material builds on the foundation offered in Courses 1–4 and will advance your skills and expertise in using fidelity monitoring and the RNR Simulation Tool to improve fidelity monitoring practices.

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45 Minutes

Beginner/Basic Level

Course Goals

The objectives of this course are to develop an in depth understanding of the RNR simulation program tool, to apply the tool in case scenarios, to develop an action plan with implementation steps needed to improve programs with the RNR Simulation Tool, and to describe how to continue monitoring program fidelity with periodic use of the tool.

Lessons Learned

In Lesson 1, we will briefly discuss the risk-need-responsivity model and then we will discuss the background and development of the RNR Simulation Tool being used in this course.

In Lesson 2, we will become familiar with the RNR Simulation Tool, particularly the program tool, its components and how the tool functions.

In Lesson 3, we will discuss how to use the results garnered from the tool to create an action plan.

Lesson 4 will move into discussion of how to implement ongoing fidelity monitoring and evaluation with the use of the RNR tool. Three skill-building activities will be interspersed throughout the lessons.

The lessons will conclude with a ten-item posttest, recommended resources for further learning, and finally, a bibliography.  monitoring and evaluation with the use of the RNR tool.

Three skill-building activities will be interspersed throughout the lessons. The lessons will conclude with a ten-item posttest, recommended resources for further learning, and finally, a bibliography. 

Audience

This course is designed to benefit researchers who are interested in conducting experimental and clinical trials of interventions and criminal justice professionals and healthcare professionals who are interested in implementing evidence driven interventions in criminal justice and correctional settings. This series can also benefit healthcare professionals and para-professionals who work with people that have histories of criminal justice system involvement.

Acknowledgements

This course is sponsored by the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN), an initiative funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

We also gratefully acknowledge the following people or organizations for contributions and support: the Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence at George Mason University, Slonky, LLC, and IJRD team members Amberly Prykhodko, Jennifer Joseph, Shelby Pederson, and Elizabeth Curley for helping to develop the series.

A special thanks to Faye Taxman and Amy Murphy on providing their guidance and input.

Course Citation

Murphy, A., Taxman, F.S., Pettus, C., & Eikenberry, J. Creating and Implementing an Action Plan With the Results From the RNR Simulation Tool for Programs Offered to Justice-Involved Individuals. (2022). Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network Coordination and Translation Center. https://www.jcoinctc.org/courses/creating-and-implementing-and-action-plan-with-the-results-from-the-rnr-simulation-tool-for-programs-offered-to-justice-involved-individuals/

Course Content

Course Overview
Lesson 1 | RNR Simulation Tool Background and Development
Lesson 2 | Get to Know the RNR Program Tool
Lesson 4 | Ongoing Fidelity Monitoring with the RNR Tool
Posttest
Resources and References