Development and Testing of a Digital Coach Extender Platform for MOUD Uptake

Summary

The authors describe a pilot that will include development of a Coaching Extender Platform (CEP), an asynchronous communication approach that does not require live or synchronous communication between the coach and the site. CEPโ€™s objective is to provide an affordable way to extend the coaching function and increase coaching effectiveness. The pilot has two study aims: 1) Design and develop the CEP prototype using user-based needs assessment and user-centered design strategies and Web application development best practices and 2) Conduct a six-month pilot with four jail settings to assess CEPโ€™s ability to increase targeted MOUD use and to understand the factors that promote and impede CEP implementation.

Associated JCOIN Study Title: Pilot Test of a Coach Extender Platform (064)

Publication Year: 2023

Lead Author: Jessica Vechinski

Journal: Federal Probation Journal

Publication Type(s): Protocol Paper, Pilot Study, Jails