Notice2021-25065
Submission for OMB Review; Head Start Evaluation of a Trauma-Informed Care Program (New Collection)
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Published
November 17, 2021
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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 219 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64221-64222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25065]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Head Start Evaluation of a Trauma-
Informed Care Program (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families,
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 30 days of publication. OMB must make a
decision about the collection of information between 30 and 60 days
after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore,
a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#422b2c242d212d2e2e2721362b2d2c022321246c2a2a316c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="01686f676e626e6d6d646275686e6f416062672f6969722f666e77">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed requests 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
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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 of Average burden
Instrument Total number responses per hours per Total/annual
of respondents 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.
Authority: Head Start Act Sec. 648.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-25065 Filed 11-16-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-40-P
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