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The Center for Emotional and Behavioral Health — Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Mental Health Clinic — IRC - CSAC D. MEASURABLE OUTCOMES (Description of Intent) Use the Measurable Outcomes form. This descri tion a e does not need to be included in the ro osal. In order to show the impact that your program is having on the target population and the community, the funders are requiring measurable outcomes . Please review the examples and summaries below to insure your understanding of what is expected . OUTCOMES : Describes what you want to achieve with the target population. Indicates the results of the services you provide, not the services you provide. Outcomes utilize action words such as maintain, increase, decrease, reduce, improve, raise and lower. ACTIVITIES : Describes the tasks that will be accomplished in the program to achieve the results stated in the outcomes. Activities utilize action words such as complete, establish, create, provide, operate, and develop. The activities should reflect the services described in the PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (C2) . Use the following elements to develop your outcomes. All elements must be included: • Direction of change • Timeframe • Area of change • As measured by • Target population • Baseline: The number that you will be • Degree of change measuring against Example 1 (Outcome) : To decrease (direction of change) number of unexcused absences (area of change) of enrolled boys and girls (targetpopulation) by 75 % (degree of change) in one year (timeframe) as reported by the 2003 School Board attendance records (as measured by). Baseline : 2003 School Board attendance records for enrolled boys and girls. Example 1 (Activity) : To provide anger management classes to enrolled boys and girls 2 times a week for 12 weeks . Example 2 (Outcome) : 75 % (degree of change) of youth (target population) who have participated in the academic enrichment activities (as measured by) for 6 months or more (timeframe), will improve (direction of change) their scores in one or more subject area (area of change) . 25 % of participants in academic enrichment activities will maintain the initial level of performance assessed at entry. Baseline: Pre-test scores from the academic enrichment test . Example 2 (Activity) : 1 ) Provide pre and post-test exercises on the Advanced Learning System software; 2) Participants will go through the one lesson per week and be graded for 10 weeks . IMPORTANT NOTE : Keep in mind when developing your PROGRAM OUTCOMES , that if funded, this will be what _ you are held accountable to accomplish. Also, the PROGRAM OUTCOMES should reflect the information described in the PROGRAM NEED STATEMENT (B 1 ) . All Program Need Statements should flow from the Mission & Vision. Measurable Outcomes should be based on and measure program needs. Activities are the tasks you do that are going to influence the outcome and impact the unacceptable condition in your Program Need Statement. 9