An Empowerment Evaluation Model for Sexual Assault Programs: Empirical Evidence of Effectiveness

Authors: Rebecca Campbell¹; Heather Dorey²; Monika Naegeli²; Lori Grubstein²; Kelly Bennett²; Freya Bonter²; Patricia Smith³; Jessica Grzywacz³; Patsy Baker⁴; William Davidson⁵

Source: American Journal of Community Psychology, Volume 34, Numbers 3-4, December 2004 , pp. 251-262(12)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

Using an empowerment evaluation approach, the Sexual Assault and Rape Prevention (SARP) Evaluation Project brought together university researchers, public health evaluators, state funders, and program staff to provide evaluation training and consultation to all state-funded rape prevention and victim services programs in Michigan. In this paper, the specific activities of the SARP project are described, and process and outcome data are presented that address the effectiveness of this empowerment evaluation approach. Based on subjective reports from program staff and objective data obtained from state funders, results suggest that this evaluation model was successful in helping 90% of the prevention programs and 75% of the victim services programs successfully develop and launch program evaluations. One-year follow-up data indicate that 90% of the programs had sustained their evaluation efforts after the formal work of the SARP project had ended.

Keywords: SARP; empowerment evaluation; participatory evaluation; collaboration; program evaluation; rape; sexual assault

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10464-004-7418-0

Affiliations: 1: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, Email: rmc@msu.edu 2: Michigan Public Health Institute, Okemos, Michigan, 3: Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan, 4: Michigan Family Independence Agency, Lansing, Michigan, 5: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan,

Publication date: 2004-12-01

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