As the psychiatric rehabilitation field acknowledges the impact of family life on adults as well as children, and moves toward family informed services, knowledge of how to shape and support this specialized workforce is essential.

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What is happening? Is it what is expected or desired? Why is it happening as it is? Within these categories, research questions may be more specific, and focus on key areas of implementation. Sample research questions include the following: 5 What are the program's key components? What does staff do? To what extent is the program amenable to implementation elsewhere? Implementation studies use a variety of data and mixed methods to answer the wide range of questions posed by implementation researchers. In general, data collected in implementation studies fit into five distinct categories: 3 Printed Materials Existing documents and records; includes meeting minutes, budgets, and background statistical data Administrative Data Data collected as part of program operations; includes client characteristics, service use and outcomes Individual & Group Oral Accounts First hand accounts of program implementation; includes individual interviews and focus groups

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