How We Col­lect Data

Ongo­ing eval­u­a­tion ensures data dri­ven programming.

Trau­ma Smart part­ners with Dr. Court­ney N. Bak­er and Tulane Uni­ver­si­ty to review and ana­lyze the data that we col­lect. We col­lect base­line data at the first train­ing (pri­or to con­tent deliv­ery) and col­lect post-data at the com­ple­tion of the first pro­gram year. After the first pro­gram year, we con­tin­ue to col­lect this data to mon­i­tor that the trau­ma-informed shift sus­tains beyond the ini­tial imple­men­ta­tion of the Trau­ma Smart approach.

We eval­u­ate and refine our pro­gram based on what works.

These are some of the ways we mea­sure our success:

  • ARTIC (Atti­tudes Relat­ed to Trau­ma-Informed Care Scale) —The ARTIC survey was co-developed with the Klingberg Family Centers and Dr. Courtney Baker of Tulane University.  This psychometrically valid tool was developed because there was not a clear, objective method for assessing trauma informed systems and trauma-informed care definitions have been unclear in the past.  
  • Trau­ma Smart Pro­gram Feed­back Form — this mea­sure was cre­at­ed to gath­er both qual­i­ta­tive and quan­ti­ta­tive infor­ma­tion on the impact that Trau­ma Smart is hav­ing with­in the agency.
  • Academy Evaluations
  • Con­sul­ta­tion Sat­is­fac­tion Surveys

Each agency that we part­ner with will receive a report con­tain­ing their results. To view some of our recent out­comes, go to our Results page.