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OCAN Evaluation for Aboriginal Mental Health Programs Research Domain Evaluation question from evaluation of mainstream (non-Aboriginal) Services by Caislyn Additional evaluation questions/objectives specific to Aboriginal services and culture Methodology and tools to collect this information participants with the process? Future of the OCAN process Is technology working in the common assessment process? What programs are best suited for implementation of the common assessment? What changes should be made to the CA tools and tool use? Are additional domains required/desirable for Aboriginal people? Are reports useful to program planning and reporting? Is integration/lack of integration of federal and provincial services affecting the implementation of OCAN? Focus groups, using staff focus group guide (see Appendix) Survey (using Survey Monkey tool in Appendix) Client interview schedule (see Appendix) What training and resources are essential to future implementation of the CA process? Sutherland & Maar - March 2010 Page 15
OCAN Evaluation for Aboriginal Mental Health Programs <strong>EVALUATION</strong> METHODOLOGY This evaluation was a process evaluation of the pilot implementation of OCAN in Aboriginal mental health services. The evaluation was designed to allow for comparisons with the OCAN evaluation in mainstream mental health programs where possible while focusing on the unique aspects of Aboriginal culture and experiences. Overview of Methods We used mixed methods in this evaluation, however our main focus was on the collection of in depth, qualitative data. This was done for the following reasons: 1. Research shows that questionnaires based research has only limited success with Aboriginal communities. 2. Little is known about the fit of OCAN within Aboriginal culture and services, therefore open ended qualitative research allows researchers to explore topics that are brought up by participants, but were not anticipated by researchers. 3. The unique cultural, service and geographic context of the OCAN implementation within Aboriginal mental health services is best captured and understood through the richness of qualitative research data. In summary, we conducted a review of local Aboriginal mental health program documents, interviews, focus groups and a short survey with providers/staff, as well as key informant interviews with clients as follows: 1. Mental health services document review At each site we reviewed service information, regional and local program descriptions and any other reports made available to the evaluation team by local staff, prior to or following the site visits. 2. Focus groups and interviews with service providers/staff Interviews and focus groups were audio recorded and thematically analyzed by the researchers. Summary reports for each site were sent back to participants to allow staff to verify the accuracy of the research teams findings. 3. Short survey with service providers/staff We also used a survey tool using Survey Monkey to collect survey data from providers/staff to obtain quantitative data on key features of the OCAN implementation. This tool was developed to allow direct comparisons to the OCAN evaluation conducted with mainstream service providers. We provided the option of internet based contributions and paper surveys to ensure remote sites had equal opportunity to contribute to all areas of the evaluation. 4. Interviews with clients Interviews with clients were also audio recorded. Clients’ experiences with the OCAN tool were thematically analyzed. Given that many Aboriginal communities have had poor experiences with research in the past, the researchers implemented a detailed informed consent process ( see Appendix D). All participants provided either written Sutherland & Maar - March 2010 Page 16
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