EPIS is a university-based organization connecting research, policy, and real-world practice to improve outcomes for children and families across Pennsylvania.

SPEP™ Resources

SPEP™ Assessment Score: Documents utilized to perform the assessment

• SPEP™ Scoring Template
• SPEP™ Service Type Fact Sheets
• Quality of Service
• Risk Level of Youth Served

Preparing for SPEP™

• Pre-Visit Checklist
• Continuum of Services
• SPEP™ Logic Model
• SPEP™ Task Matrix

Performance Improvement Plan: Documents utilized to create and implement your improvement plan

• Performance Improvement Plan Guide
• Performance Improvement Plan Template
• Continuous Quality Improvement Guide

Research

• A Validation of SPEP™ in PA
• Revalidation of SPEP™ in PA
• From Theory to Practice: What Works in Reducing Recidivism: By Edward J. Latessa, Ph.D.
• Howell Lispey Research-Based Guidelines
• Lispey Effective Interventions
• YLS Validity Study

SPEP™ Related Presentations

• Framework for Reforms — Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy (Where we are and where we are going—Strategy for Statewide expansion)
  Keith Snyder, Deputy Director, Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission
• Research Overview and National Framework
  James C. (Buddy) Howell, Ph.D., National Gang Center
• Desistance Research
  Edward P. Mulvey, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• Foundations of EBP and Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP™)
  Mark W. Lipsey, Ph.D., Director, Peabody Research Institute, Vanderbilt University
• SPEP™ Scoring and Program Certification Training
  Gabrielle Lynn Chapman, Ph.D., Peabody Research Institute

Webinars

• Understanding SPEP™: The Partnership & The Process
  Presented by Stephanie Bradley & Brian Bumbarger. Download the slides
• Preparing for the SPEP™
  Presented by Stephanie Bradley, Jeff Gregro, & Meghan Blevins. Download the slides
• Classifying Service Types
  Presented by Heather Perry, Lisa Freese, Shawn Peck & Jeff Gregro. Download the slides
• Creating & Understanding Logic Models for Juvenile Justice Programs
  Presented by Mary Ann Demi, Sebrina Doyle, Heather Perry, & Phyllis Law. Download the slides
• SPEP™ in PA Question & Answer Session
  Presented by EPISCenter, Gabrielle Chapman, & Jeff Gregro. Download the slides
• Data Collection: Scoring Duration, Dosage, and Risk Level
  Presented by Sebrina Doyle, Lisa Freese, Jeff Gregro, Marc Maddy, & Meghan Blevins. Download the slides
• SPEP™: A Year in Review
  Presented by Heather Perry & Jeff Gregro. Download the slides
• SPEP™ Informational Call
  Presented by Stephanie Bradley, Bob Williams, & Jeff Gregro. Download the slides

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