Notice2021-17242
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Evaluation of a Trauma-Informed Care Program (New Collection)
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Published
August 12, 2021
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is proposing to collect data for a new evaluation of a trauma-informed care program that will include a small randomized controlled trial across 10 sites within Head Start Region V. The goals of the project are to identify the implementation supports and methods needed to enable teachers to effectively implement Trauma-Informed Care in early care and education programs, and to evaluate its outcomes. Information collected will be used to inform ongoing training and technical assistance (TTA) work provided by the Head Start Centers, particularly decisions regarding allocation of TTA resources. More generally, results may inform OHS guidance around social-emotional programming.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 153 (Thursday, August 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44375-44376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17242]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Evaluation
of a Trauma-Informed Care Program (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families,
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), is proposing to collect data for a new evaluation of a
trauma-informed care program that will include a small randomized
controlled trial across 10 sites within Head Start Region V. The goals
of the project are to identify the implementation supports and methods
needed to enable teachers to effectively implement Trauma-Informed Care
in early care and education programs, and to evaluate its outcomes.
Information collected will be used to inform ongoing training and
technical assistance (TTA) work provided by the Head Start Centers,
particularly decisions regarding allocation of TTA resources. More
generally, results may inform OHS guidance around social-emotional
programming.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
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ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#365f58505955595a5a5355425f595876575550185e5e4518515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e980878f868a8685858c8a9d808687a9888a8fc781819ac78e869f">[email protected]</span></a>. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests, emailed or written, should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and
Safety, in partnership with Child Trends and the Center for Childhood
Resilience at the Anne & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
(Lurie), will conduct information collection activities across 10 sites
within Head Start Region V as part of a small randomized controlled
trial of the Ready to Learn through Relationships (RLR) program, a
trauma-informed Framework and Toolkit designed to promote resilience in
young children. In this evaluation, sites will be matched on a number
of factors that may be related to implementation and randomized to
either a low- or high-intensity TTA condition. The low-intensity
condition will receive 4 hours of training, a ``toolkit'' of activity-
based handouts, and access to virtual TA office hours. The high-
intensity condition will include 4 hours of additional training on use
of the toolkit modules, 6 hours of implementation support, and monthly
classroom coaching.
Region V Head Start programs that choose to voluntarily participate
in the RLR program will be asked to complete a number of implementation
and outcomes measures and participate in other evaluation activities.
Data collection will involve virtual semi-structured interviews and
focus groups at the end of the evaluation period, web-based surveys
(pre and post), a monthly web-based log of coaching activities
completed, and repeated teacher reports of practices throughout the day
on a mobile app during 5 weeks across the school year.
The information to be collected focuses on teacher practices for
supporting children's social-emotional development and on training and
implementation factors that may enhance these practices, which is
directly relevant to Head Start's mission. Information obtained will be
shared with Regional TTA providers and site administrators to inform
their ongoing and future TTA work. More specifically, results of the
evaluation will identify the extent to which more intensive TTA with
ongoing coaching and on-site expert consultation enhances teacher
practice beyond a lower-intensity TTA approach. Additionally, data are
expected to identify implementation factors that may enhance outcomes
at both the level of the teacher and Head Start Centers.
Respondents: All early childhood centers in Head Start Region V
that meet inclusion criteria will be invited to submit application
forms to participate in the evaluation, and approximately 10 centers
will be selected. Within each center (or site), we anticipate there
will be three classrooms of 3-5 year olds. Participants at each center
will consist of 7 or 8 individuals (e.g., directors, mental health and
behavior consultants, lead and assistant teachers, and coaches), for a
total of 75 individuals across all centers or sites.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Total/annual
of respondents per respondent response burden hours
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Trauma-Informed System Change Instrument 75 2 0.17 26
(TISCI) Questionnaire (all site staff)........
Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care 75 2 0.25 38
(ARTIC) Questionnaire (all site staff)........
Site Application Form (site administrators).... 20 1 1 20
Site Administrator Interview................... 10 1 1 10
Coach/Teacher Background Form.................. 50 1 0.10 5
Coaching Logs.................................. 20 14 0.25 70
Coach Satisfaction Survey...................... 20 1 0.25 5
Coach Interview................................ 20 1 1 20
Professional Self-Care Scale (PSCS)--teachers.. 30 2 0.10 6
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) Survey - 30 100 0.07 210
teachers......................................
Teacher Satisfaction Survey.................... 30 1 0.25 8
Teacher Focus Group............................ 15 1 1 15
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 433.
Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: Head Start Act Sec. 648.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-17242 Filed 8-11-21; 8:45 am]
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