Rapid-Cycle Evaluation in an Early Intervention Program for Children With Developmental Disabilities in South India: Optimizing Service Providers' Quality of Work-Life, Family Program Engagement, and School Enrollment.

This paper explores how implementation and refinement of an early intervention (EI) program for children with delayed development was informed by an iterative, intentional and structured process of measurement. Providing access to early intervention therapy for children in rural areas of India is challenging due to a lack of rehabilitation therapists and programs. Following a biopsychosocial framework and principles of community-based rehabilitation, a non-governmental organization, Amar Seva Sangam (ASSA), overcame those barriers by designing a digital technology supported EI program in rural Tamil Nadu, India.

An integrated knowledge translation project to develop, implement, and evaluate a train-the-trainer program at a community rehabilitation program in Tamil Nadu, India.

Purpose: This project aimed to develop, implement and evaluate a train-the-trainer initiative for community rehabilitation workers (CRWs) and rehabilitation specialists within a community rehabilitation program for children with delayed development in Tamil Nadu, India.

Methods: Guided by the Knowledge to Action framework, non-governmental and academic partners collaboratively developed two 2-day workshops for (1) rehabilitation specialists and (2) CRWs. Outcomes were evaluated using mixed methods, with pre and 2.