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An Empowerment Evaluation Model for Sexual Assault Programs: Empirical Evidence of Effectiveness
Author(s) -
Campbell Rebecca,
Dorey Heather,
Naegeli Monika,
Grubstein Lori K.,
Bennett Kelly K.,
Bonter Freya,
Smith Patricia K.,
Grzywacz Jessica,
Baker Patsy K.,
Davidson William S.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1007/s10464-004-7418-0
Subject(s) - empowerment , health psychology , program evaluation , public health , poison control , psychology , medical education , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , applied psychology , nursing , medicine , political science , environmental health , public administration , pathology , law
Using an empowerment evaluation approach, the Sexual Assault and Rape Prevention (SARP) Evaluation Project brought together university researchers, public health evaluators, state funders, and program staff to provide evaluation training and consultation to all state‐funded rape prevention and victim services programs in Michigan. In this paper, the specific activities of the SARP project are described, and process and outcome data are presented that address the effectiveness of this empowerment evaluation approach. Based on subjective reports from program staff and objective data obtained from state funders, results suggest that this evaluation model was successful in helping 90% of the prevention programs and 75% of the victim services programs successfully develop and launch program evaluations. One‐year follow‐up data indicate that 90% of the programs had sustained their evaluation efforts after the formal work of the SARP project had ended.