Positive Peer Culture (PPC) - Implementation Information
Scientific Rating: 2
"Supported by Research Evidence"
Pre-implementation Assessments to be given to organizations or providers in order to measure organizational or individual readiness:
- While not designed specifically to be a pre-implementation assessment, two standardized surveys specifically assess organizations using Positive Peer Culture.
- The Workplace Environmental Survey assesses the work environment for staff.
- Treatment Environmental Survey assesses the environment as perceived by students.
- Both surveys can be obtained by contacting Starr Commonwealth, Thomas F. Tate, 13725 Starr Commonwealth Rd, Albion, MI 49224
- (1999). Treatment environmental survey. Albion, MI: Starr Commonwealth.
- (1999). Workplace environmental survey. Albion, MI: Starr Commonwealth.
Implementation Tools for the program (e.g., implementation guides or manuals):
- Vorrath, H. & Brendtro, L. (1985). Positive Peer Culture (2nd ed.). New York: Aldine.
- Positive Peer Culture includes the basic information effectively implement PPC in residential and school-based programs. It includes a discussion of common mistakes staff make during the implementation process and a chapter on evaluating programs based on PPC.
- Wasmund, W. C. and Tate, T. F (Eds.). (1996). Partners in empowerment: A peer group primer. Albion, MI: Starr Commonwealth.
- Partners in empowerment covers an expansive list of topics related to individuals and groups along with a detailed discussion of group and meeting mechanics
Fidelity measures:
- There are no fidelity measures.
