Her areas of expertise include the design and implementation of
human services program evaluations and the application of rigorous research methods in social services, and the provision of evaluation TA to state and tribal grantees.
Not exact matches
The decreases occurred even though overall appropriations for education research increased in the same period, according to Lois - ellin Datta, director of
human -
services program evaluation for the gao She said the situation had improved only marginally since the agency reported a signficant decline in the quality and quantity of federal education data nearly two years ago.
Gandhi has worked as task leader or project manager on a variety of research and
evaluation projects for a variety of clients, including the U.S. Office of Special Education
Programs, the National Center for Education Statistics, the Institute of Education Sciences, the Center for Mental Health
Services, the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The Driver Education and
Evaluation Programs (DEEP) are administered by the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services, in conjunction with the Department of Health and
Human Services.
Financial
Services Specialist — Duties & Responsibilities Recruit, train, and direct customer service, sales, and administrative personnel ensuring profitable operations Study internal literature to become an expert on products and services Develop and manage varied financial portfolios for more than fifty clients Generate record sales of financial products through cold calling, networking, and other tactics Make cold calls in a courteous, yet assertive manner that translates to sales results Conduct research on prospective leads and existing clients to assist in developing sales strategies Craft effective sales presentations and proposals, tailoring them to clients based on their specific needs and styles Build and strengthen relationships with small business clients through effective client service Encourage high customer retention by maintaining friendly, supportive contact with existing clients Maintain comprehensive records detailing pricings, sales, activities reports, and other pertinent data Oversee business underwriting process including risk analysis, pricing, and classifications Support human resources department through benefit administration and performance evaluations Direct special projects from conception to marketplace rollout Analyze and streamline organization structure, workflow, team metrics, and client database Responsible for financial software operation and updates including Bill Pay and Payroll processing Implement training and development programs to reinforce branding and develop team skillsets Create an atmosphere of respect, professionalism, and dedication to company goals Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and po
Services Specialist — Duties & Responsibilities Recruit, train, and direct customer
service, sales, and administrative personnel ensuring profitable operations Study internal literature to become an expert on products and
services Develop and manage varied financial portfolios for more than fifty clients Generate record sales of financial products through cold calling, networking, and other tactics Make cold calls in a courteous, yet assertive manner that translates to sales results Conduct research on prospective leads and existing clients to assist in developing sales strategies Craft effective sales presentations and proposals, tailoring them to clients based on their specific needs and styles Build and strengthen relationships with small business clients through effective client service Encourage high customer retention by maintaining friendly, supportive contact with existing clients Maintain comprehensive records detailing pricings, sales, activities reports, and other pertinent data Oversee business underwriting process including risk analysis, pricing, and classifications Support human resources department through benefit administration and performance evaluations Direct special projects from conception to marketplace rollout Analyze and streamline organization structure, workflow, team metrics, and client database Responsible for financial software operation and updates including Bill Pay and Payroll processing Implement training and development programs to reinforce branding and develop team skillsets Create an atmosphere of respect, professionalism, and dedication to company goals Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and po
services Develop and manage varied financial portfolios for more than fifty clients Generate record sales of financial products through cold calling, networking, and other tactics Make cold calls in a courteous, yet assertive manner that translates to sales results Conduct research on prospective leads and existing clients to assist in developing sales strategies Craft effective sales presentations and proposals, tailoring them to clients based on their specific needs and styles Build and strengthen relationships with small business clients through effective client
service Encourage high customer retention by maintaining friendly, supportive contact with existing clients Maintain comprehensive records detailing pricings, sales, activities reports, and other pertinent data Oversee business underwriting process including risk analysis, pricing, and classifications Support
human resources department through benefit administration and performance
evaluations Direct special projects from conception to marketplace rollout Analyze and streamline organization structure, workflow, team metrics, and client database Responsible for financial software operation and updates including Bill Pay and Payroll processing Implement training and development
programs to reinforce branding and develop team skillsets Create an atmosphere of respect, professionalism, and dedication to company goals Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and positivity
Business Manager — Duties & Responsibilities Recruit, train, and direct customer
service, sales, and administrative personnel ensuring profitable operations Study internal literature to become an expert on products and
services Encourage high customer retention by maintaining friendly, supportive contact with existing clients Build and strengthen relationships with key clients, industry figures, and community leaders Maintain comprehensive records detailing pricings, sales, activities reports, and other pertinent data Negotiate contracts and agreements with vendors, distributors, and partners Support
human resources department through benefit administration and performance
evaluations Set and strictly adhere to company budgets and project timelines Direct special projects from conception to marketplace rollout Analyze and streamline organization structure, workflow, team metrics, and client database Implement training and development
programs to reinforce branding and develop team skillsets Design and execute employee recognition
program to boost morale and individual efficacy Create an atmosphere of respect, professionalism, and dedication to company goals Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and positivity Consistently promoted and awarded for excellence in management, sales, and customer
service
Evidence - Based Practices for Children Exposed to Violence: A Selection From Federal Databases (PDF - 335 KB) U.S. Department of Justice & U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (2011) Summarizes Federal reviews of research studies and
program evaluations to help localities address childhood exposure to violence and improve outcomes for children, families, and communities.
With the new funding, CFRP will continue its implementation
evaluation of the Texas Home Visiting
Program for the Texas Health and
Human Services Commission and the two related
evaluations focusing on father participation and family retention.
Our review focused on four widely - used home visiting
program models that met the Department of Health and
Human Services «evidence - based» criteria and that are included in the legislatively mandated, large - scale
evaluation of the effectiveness of MIECHV - funded home visiting
programs: Early Head Start - Home Based (EHS - HB), Healthy Families America (HFA), Nurse - Family Partnership (NFP), and Parents as Teachers (PAT).
The National
Evaluation of the Court Improvement
Program U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Children's Bureau, & Planning and Learning Technologies (Pal - Tech)(2006) Provides information on the National
Evaluation of the Court Improvement
Program, which describes how State courts improve their oversight of foster care and adoption cases and analyze the outcomes achieved.
Family Voices: Piloting a New Qualitative Measure of Family Engagement for Head Start and Early Head Start Staff and Families (PDF - 2,468 KB) Aikens, Bandel, Akers, Lyskawa, & Jerald (2014) U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and
Evaluation & Mathematica Policy Research Focuses on the development of qualitative instruments designed to better understand family engagement in Head Start and Early Head Start; draws on pilot data collected during the 2012 - 2013
program year; and provides information about the performance of the piloted interview protocols, revisions made to instruments based on their performance, and the best methods for gathering qualitative information about family engagement experiences from families and staff in future studies.
She is the Primary Investigator on numerous
program evaluations, including the long - term evaluation project of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Home Visiting P
program evaluations, including the long - term
evaluation project of the Texas Health and
Human Services Commission's Home Visiting
ProgramProgram.
The largest independent
evaluation of a marriage education curriculum developed by Gottman, known as «Loving Couples, Loving Children,» [15] was conducted by Mathematica Policy Research [16] at nine sites in five states through the federally funded, multi-year Building Strong Families
Program study contracted by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.
The ACE survey provides a common language for the Pediatric Rapid
Evaluation Program (PREP), which provides evaluation to all children on entry into the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services, from five counties
Evaluation Program (PREP), which provides
evaluation to all children on entry into the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services, from five counties
evaluation to all children on entry into the custody of the Department of Health and
Human Services, from five counties in Maine.
Projects to Develop
Programs to Strengthen Marriages: Final
Evaluation Report Oklahoma Department of
Human Services (2007) View Abstract and Document Discusses the activities and outcomes of a federally funded project, with a strong marriage education component, designed to strengthen marriages of adoptive couples and postadoption services in O
Services (2007) View Abstract and Document Discusses the activities and outcomes of a federally funded project, with a strong marriage education component, designed to strengthen marriages of adoptive couples and postadoption
services in O
services in Oklahoma.
Core Intervention Components: Identifying and Operationalizing What Makes
Programs Work Blase & Fixsen (2013) United States Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Explores key implementation considerations important to consider when replicating evidence - based programs for children and youth focusing on the importance of identifying, operationalizing, and implementing the core components of evidence - based and evidence - informed interventions that likely are critical to producing positive o
Programs Work Blase & Fixsen (2013) United States Department of Health and
Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation Explores key implementation considerations important to consider when replicating evidence - based
programs for children and youth focusing on the importance of identifying, operationalizing, and implementing the core components of evidence - based and evidence - informed interventions that likely are critical to producing positive o
programs for children and youth focusing on the importance of identifying, operationalizing, and implementing the core components of evidence - based and evidence - informed interventions that likely are critical to producing positive outcomes.
Family Strengthening Research (PDF - 1,598 KB) U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, and Office of Planning, Research, and
Evaluation (OPRE)(2014) Provides Federal and State policymakers,
program administrators, and researchers with summaries of OPRE's Division of Family Strengthening's major research investments in fiscal year 2013 and overviews of past projects that include strengthening relationships within families, supporting fatherhood, nurturing children through their families, reducing teen pregnancy, and supporting youth in their transition to adulthood.
MI - AIMH, under the direction of Kate Rosenblum and Maria Muzik at the University of Michigan, and in partnership with Mary Ludtke of the Michigan Department of
Human Services, Betty Tableman, the research team MITRE, and community IMH home visiting
program staff, have successfully secured funding for expansion of the
evaluation of the IMH Home Visiting model, now a promising practice, in Michigan
The DOHVE project provided the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services with design options for conducting a national
evaluation of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood (MIECHV) home visiting
program.
In the final
evaluation, Results from this one - of - a-kind
program were positive and led Extension agents in each county to pursue developing coalitions with other
human service program providers.
The U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services sponsors the Mothers and Infant Home Visiting
Program Evaluation (MIHOPE), which is a legislatively mandated, large - scale evaluation of the effectiveness of home visiting programs funded by the federal Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) p
Program Evaluation (MIHOPE), which is a legislatively mandated, large - scale evaluation of the effectiveness of home visiting programs funded by the federal Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV
Evaluation (MIHOPE), which is a legislatively mandated, large - scale
evaluation of the effectiveness of home visiting programs funded by the federal Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV
evaluation of the effectiveness of home visiting
programs funded by the federal Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV)
programprogram.
(B) consulting with other Federal agencies with responsibility for administering or evaluating
programs that serve eligible families to coordinate and collaborate with respect to research related to such
programs and families, including the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation of the Department of Health and
Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development of the National Institutes of Health, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice, and the Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of Education.
Ultimately,
human rights standards provide a system to guide policy making and to influence the design, delivery and monitoring and
evaluation of health
programs and
services.
Key Implementation Considerations for Executing Evidence - Based
Programs: Project Overview Child Trends, United States Department of Health and Human Services, & Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (2013) Discusses challenges encountered when selecting and replicating evidence - based programs (EBPs) and also identifies approaches for developing evidence - informed programs when EBPs are not available or applicable for a given population and introduces key themes that emerged from the forum on Emphasizing Evidence - Based Programs for Children an
Programs: Project Overview Child Trends, United States Department of Health and
Human Services, & Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (2013) Discusses challenges encountered when selecting and replicating evidence - based
programs (EBPs) and also identifies approaches for developing evidence - informed programs when EBPs are not available or applicable for a given population and introduces key themes that emerged from the forum on Emphasizing Evidence - Based Programs for Children an
programs (EBPs) and also identifies approaches for developing evidence - informed
programs when EBPs are not available or applicable for a given population and introduces key themes that emerged from the forum on Emphasizing Evidence - Based Programs for Children an
programs when EBPs are not available or applicable for a given population and introduces key themes that emerged from the forum on Emphasizing Evidence - Based
Programs for Children an
Programs for Children and Youth.
The applicant submits proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant has received a doctoral degree in social work, or a master's degree with a major emphasis or specialty in clinical practice or administration, including, but not limited to, agency administration and supervision,
program planning and
evaluation, staff development, research, community organization, community
services, social planning, and
human service advocacy.
Specialties include organizational management,
program development and
evaluation, and strategic planning related to a variety of
human services organizations, both nonprofit and government.