Road Tests – CalWORKs 2.0 | Next Generation https://calworksnextgen.org Supporting the next generation of human service professionals for the welfare of all Californians. Sat, 23 Jun 2018 13:51:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 Mathematica – Road Test Webinar https://calworksnextgen.org/mathematica-road-test-webinar/ Wed, 09 May 2018 16:12:01 +0000 http://calworksnextgen.org/?p=1122 On February 7th, one of the CalWORKs 2.0 Initiative Team organizations, Mathematica, offered a webinar entitled Using a “Road Test” to Improve Human Services. Although this webinar is not strictly a part of our CalWORKs 2.0 support, it provides a useful overview of road testing and how it can be beneficial in a human services setting.

You can watch the full webinar video below, or view directly in YouTube here.

Road Test Webinar Powerpoint

]]> Guide to Planning and Implementing a Road Test https://calworksnextgen.org/guide-to-planning-and-implementing-a-road-test/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 17:21:01 +0000 http://calworksnextgen.org/?p=906 This Guide to Planning and Implementing a Road Test is a 40 page manual with details and descriptions for planning and implementing a road test, specifically designed with  CalWORKs counties in mind.

Review the webinars on Road Tests before you begin for more in-depth information on how to get started.

]]> How to do a Road Test – Resources from Mathematica https://calworksnextgen.org/how-to-do-a-road-test-resources-from-mathematica/ Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:12:13 +0000 http://calworksnextgen.org/?p=894 Mathematica Policy and Research Resources

A webinar on how to use a road test to improve human services.  In it you will learn how “road testing” refines and strengthens the implementation of a new strategy before scaling up.

Two practice briefs include useful information about road tests.
Learn, Innovate, Improve (LI²): Enhancing Programs and Improving Lives is a high-level overview of the LI² process.

Using a ‘Road Test’ to Improve Human Services Programs is a practice brief on road tests (a component of the Improve stage of the LI² process).

After viewing these overview resources, check out our working webinar, Webinar 8 – How to do a Road Test in your county.

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