Pennsylvania Code
Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION
Part XI - GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
Chapter 255 - MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
Section 255.7 - Research and evaluation
Universal Citation: 4 PA Code ยง 255.7
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) General requirements shall be as follows:
(1) This
section is intended to protect the confidentiality of client oriented
data.
(2) External evaluations and
research shall be implemented in such a manner as to protect client
confidentiality.
(3) Prior to the
initiation of all external evaluations and research, a proposal shall be
submitted to the Executive Director in which the procedures for protecting
client confidentiality shall be fully explained. Initiation of external
evaluations and research shall be contingent upon written approval from the
Executive Director.
(b) Research shall be as follows:
(1) Basic
research has been viewed as the prerogative of the Federal Government. While
the Council supports that policy, it has determined that it, too, will play a
role in research efforts that are directed toward expanding the body of
theoretical and empirical knowledge concerning drug and alcohol use, abuse, and
dependence. To this end, the Council will engage in the following activities:
(i) The Council will engage in the direct
funding of certain research efforts. The Executive Director or his designee is
authorized to review all proposals in this area and to make evaluations and
recommendations to the Council.
(ii) The Council will also coordinate and
review all drug and alcohol research projects operating within this
Commonwealth. In order to undertake such activity, all researchers shall be
requested to submit to the Council annual reports concerning their drug and
alcohol research activities.
(iii)
Research may also be conducted by projects and SCA's. An independent contractor
may be hired by any of these levels of organization. In each case, all research
proposals must be submitted to the Executive Director or his designee for final
approval. A copy of all final reports shall be submitted to the Executive
Director or his designee for review and approval. If a project desires to carry
out a study, it should contact its SCA. The SCA, in turn, shall either arrange
for the project to deal directly with an independent contractor, or it shall
direct the project to the Council. The assistance given by the Council will be
a function, in part, of the level of expertise possessed by the project or SCA
staffs.
(iv) The Council will
conduct its own program of research. This program will use data collected from
UDCS, Statewide incidence and prevalence studies, and special studies. The
objective of these investigations will be to define the parameters of drug and
alcohol use, abuse, and dependence in this Commonwealth, to test hypotheses
derived from theories about substance use and abuse, and to expand existing
theory. The research efforts will also be directed toward determining the types
of clients who are most effectively served by various treatment approaches
supported by the Council.
(c) Evaluation shall be as follows:
(1) There are two major ways in which
evaluations shall be conducted: uniform and unique. The uniform evaluation
shall consist of the appraisal of all prevention, intervention and treatment
projects in accordance with a set of objectives designated by the Council. This
system shall be implemented Statewide, and all prevention, intervention, and
treatment projects operated in this Commonwealth shall be subject to uniform
evaluation.
(2) The objectives of
uniform evaluation for prevention, intervention, and treatment projects will be
determined by the Council and issued as guidelines.
(3) Unique evaluation shall consist of a
self-appraisal of a project relative to treatment objectives derived from its
particular goals. Unique evaluations shall apply to prevention, intervention,
and treatment projects. The criteria of success to be used in conducting unique
evaluations should reflect a unique orientation and circumstances of a project.
All unique evaluations must be in accordance with guidelines issued by the
Council.
(4) SCAs are responsible
to conduct at least one unique evaluation of each SCA funded project per year.
A copy of the completed report shall be filed with the Office of Research and
Evaluation no later than 30 days after the completion of the report.
(5) An evaluation system provides a useful
data base to projects in order to assist them in the realization of their
goals. The ultimate goal of evaluation efforts in this Commonwealth is the
improvement of treatment, intervention, and prevention services.
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