Robin M. Weinick

The RAND Program Manager s Guide is a tool to help assess program performance, consider options for improvement, implement solutions, then assess how well the changes worked, with the intention of helping those responsible for managing or implementing programs. Specifically, the tool is intended to provide practical guidance in program improvement and continuous quality improvement for all programs."

The RAND Program Classification Tool is an instrument containing questions and response options across eight key domains that allows for the consistent description of programs in the same content area. Such data can help program portfolio managers compare programs, avoid duplication, and target technical assistance. Developed for psychological health and traumatic brain injury programs, the tool has broader applicability to other content areas.

This report describes the RAND Online Measure Repository, a tool that contains descriptions of 171 measures of psychological health and traumatic brain injury. Detailed information is provided for each measure in an online searchable database, including measure domains, uses, psychometrics, and costs. This report describes development processes and contains summary information for each measure.

The U. S. Department of Defense has implemented many programs to support service members experiencing difficulties handling stress, mental health problems, or deficits caused by a traumatic brain injury. This report describes RAND s assessment of one such program, Airman Resilience Training (ART), an Air Force psychoeducational program designed to improve airmen s reactions to stress during and after deployment."

Despite supporting more than 200 psychological health and traumatic brain injury programs, the Department of Defense lacks a way to develop, track, and assess the performance of this portfolio. RAND researchers developed a potential model and tools to support a centralized, systematic, and ongoing process to aid in making decisions around continued program support and expansion.