The STEP Program Logic Model outlines goals for a behavioral health program including increasing workforce capacity, enhancing performance management, and reducing health care disparities. It identifies strengths such as staff dedication and leadership support. Opportunities for improvement include enhancing workforce development and quality assurance processes. Key components of the evaluation plan are to analyze data findings, provide recommendations, and offer training to increase clinical capacity.

1. STEP Program Logic Model
1. Increase capacity
of workforce
2. Enhance
performance
management
within Department
3. Reduce local &
state level health
care disparities
4. Increase the
number of positive
outcomes for
persons with
serious behavioral
health needs
5. Inform policy, and
practice
mechanisms
Population of Focus:
Adults & children diagnosed
with serious behavioral health
needs
Strengths:
- Dedication and drive of staff
to incorporate community
connection to state level policy
-Leadership support for
ensuring an effective and
efficient system of care
-Standardized approach to
quality care management and
performance
Opportunities:
- Enhance systematic
approach for program and
process improvement
- Enhance workforce
development & capacity
- Improve quality assurance
processes
- Improve client care
-Increase efficiency and
effectiveness of headquarters
workforce
Stakeholder List: These
individuals will become involved
throughout the evaluation process:
gathering input, collecting data, and
implementing change. Their
involvement is crucial.
Logic Model: Visual/blueprint of
how the intended effort will work –
describe how change will happen.
Evaluation Plan: This plan will
serve to render judgments as well as
improve the quality of decisions and
program improvement.
Data Analysis Findings: This
component will highlight areas of
effectiveness, efficiency, and equity
as well as areas in need of
improvement to inform decision-
making process.
Recommendation Plan: This plan
will provide key suggestions to
improve efforts and continuously
improve quality.
Technical Assistance and
Training: The evaluation process
will allow for performance
enhancement with personnel and
opportunities to provide technical
assistance and training to increase
clinical capacity.
Context Core Strategies Outputs Overall
Where are we? What are we doing? What products will we generate? Impact
EVALUATIONS