Abstract
This paper presents a new approach to the design and implementation of community change efforts like a System of Care. Called
the ABLe Change Framework, the model provides simultaneous attention to the content and process of the work, ensuring effective
implementation and the pursuit of systems change. Three key strategies are employed in this model to ensure the integration
of content and process efforts and effective mobilization of broad scale systems change: Systemic Action Learning Teams, Simple
Rules, and Small Wins. In this paper we describe the ABLe Change Framework and present a case study in which we successfully
applied this approach to one system of care effort in Michigan.
the ABLe Change Framework, the model provides simultaneous attention to the content and process of the work, ensuring effective
implementation and the pursuit of systems change. Three key strategies are employed in this model to ensure the integration
of content and process efforts and effective mobilization of broad scale systems change: Systemic Action Learning Teams, Simple
Rules, and Small Wins. In this paper we describe the ABLe Change Framework and present a case study in which we successfully
applied this approach to one system of care effort in Michigan.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-14
- DOI 10.1007/s10464-011-9454-x
- Authors
- Pennie G. Foster-Fishman, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, 125 D. Psychology Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Erin R. Watson, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, 125 D. Psychology Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Journal American Journal of Community Psychology
- Online ISSN 1573-2770
- Print ISSN 0091-0562