Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this project include community-based educators, Extension educators, healthcare providers, and other relevant professionals working in local substance use prevention and recovery efforts. 125 participants were enrolled in PROFIT during this reporting period. Changes/Problems:There was a delay in between program creation and launchdue to legal processes pursuant to finalizing a no-cost Licenure Agreement with the University. Once finalized in late 2023, state recruitment began internally (with Extension personnel) in Q4 of 2023 and externally to state and national partners in Q1 of 2024. Our team has been granted a No Cost Extension to continue recruitment, enrollment, evaluation, and dissemination efforts in Year Three at both state and national levels. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?In addition to the creation of the PROFIT course, the following in-service training was offered to Extension agents within Family and Consumer Sciences through the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. Huff, N., McCulley, M., Workman, L., May, K., Elswick, A., Adedokun, O., & Bejda, M.(Mar. 1, 2024). How to PROFIT. 1-hour statewide virtual training for FCS agents on the PROFIT program. Reach: 75 agents. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?PROFIT has been marketed/disseminated to state and national professionals throughpeer-reviewed and invited presentations, as well as an in-presspeer-reviewed journal article, as noted in the Major Activities section of this report. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Year Three (NCE) will focus on continued participant enrollment and matriculation at both state and national levels, as well as program evaluation and dissemination of results.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Objective 2: Pilot PROFIT Program. To maintain program fidelity, six Kentucky CES agents who previously received Addiction 101 and RYF training (through face-to-face or virtual synchronous delivery) were asked to pilot PROFIT upon its completion. Objective 3: Market PROFIT Program. Concurrent with module development and pilot, PROFIT personnel worked with University of Kentucky Family and Consumer Sciences Extension in-house graphic design team to design logo, branding, and marketing materials for PROFIT program. Objective 4: Launch PROFIT Program. Launched PROFIT program, beginning with Extension professionals working within the four Kentucky counties identified for Phase 1 recruitment. Objective 5: Scale Statewide. Recruitment extended to Extension professionals working within the remaining KY counties identified for Phase 2 and Phase 3 inclusion. Objective 6: Scale Nationally. Received green-light from the University of Kentucky Office of Technology Commercialization (UK Innovate, Social Innovation) to begin enrolling participants external to the University at the state and national level. Recruitment extended to external partners (both Extension and non-Extension) through a no-cost licensure agreement with the Univeristy of Kentucky to use the Recovering Your Financescurriculum, which is made available to participants who complete the online PROFIT program. State and national enrollment are ongoing and will continue into Year 3. Objective 7: Evaluate PROFIT Program.(Started efforts) Started evaluation efforts for PROFIT program. Participants who complete the online course are invited to complete an evaluation survey at the end of each of three major course sections. These efforts are ongoing and will continue into Year 3. Objective 8: Disseminate PROFIT Program & Promote Sustainability.(Started efforts) Have begun present program and initial evaluation results to Extension and other professional organizations through conference presentations and publications. These efforts are ongoing and will continue into Year 3.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Huff, N., May, K., Elswick, A., Bejda, M., Workman, L., Hunter, J., & Adedokun, O. (2023, November). Understanding the Impact of PROFIT (Promoting Recovery Online through Financial Instruction and addiction Training). Kentucky Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (KEAFCS) Annual Conference. Lexington, KY.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Awaiting Publication
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Huff, N., Elswick, A., Bejda, M., & Adedokun, O. (2024, In Press). Leveraging Cooperative Extension to Address the Overdose Epidemic: Promoting Addiction Recovery through Financial Education. Journal of the National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Elswick, A., Huff, N., May, K., Bejda, M., Workman, L., Hunter, J., & Adedokun, O. (2024, April). PROFIT: Promoting Recovery Online through Financial Instruction and addiction Training. Substance Use Research Event (SURE) Annual Conference. Lexington, KY.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Huff, N., Elswick, A., Adedokun, O., Hunter, J., Bejda, M.,* May, K., & Workman, L. (2024, November). Promoting Substance Use Recovery Through Financial Education. National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference. Bellevue, WA.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Elswick, A., Kostelic, A., & Huff, N. (2024, October). Extension Explores Substance Use in Diverse Populations. Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP): The Extension Professionals Organization National Conference. Virginia Beach, VA.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Huff, N., Elswick, A., May, K., Workman, L., Adedokun, O., & Hunter, J., (2024, September). Leveraging FCS Extension Education to Address the Overdose Epidemic. National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) Annual Session. Tucson, AZ.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Adedokun, O., Elswick, A., Huff, N., Jenkins, B., Norman-Burgdolf, N., & Norrod, P. (2023, November). Measuring Collective Impact: Evaluation of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Substance Use and Mental Health Outreach Efforts. National Association of Extension Program & Staff Development Professionals (NAEPSDP) Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, UT.
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Huff, N., & Bejda, M. (June 12, 2024). Building Financial Recovery Capital Among Service Members. OneOp Blog. https://oneop.org/2024/06/12/building-financial-recovery-capital-among-service-members/
|
Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/23
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this project include community-based educators, healthcare providers, and other relevant professionals working in local substance use prevention and recovery efforts. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Year One was focused on course creation. Year Two will be focused on course participation, which will provide professional capacity building to community-based educators, healthcare providers, and other relevant professionals whose work supports substance use prevention and recovery efforts. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?PROFIT has been marketed to state and national professionals through at least 7 peer-reviewed and invited presentations, as noted in the Major Activities section of this report. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?As noted, Year Two is focused on program enrollment. It is our plan to launch PROFIT in four phases, beginning September 1, 2023: Pilot ~5agents who have previously completed ADD101 and RYF. Phase 1 Carter, Knott, Madison, and Pulaski Counties. 20 participants (5 per county) Phase 2 79 additional rural Kentucky counties - See narrative for list. 395 participants (5 per county) Phase 3 Available to all of KY and US. 185 participants in KY (5 per remaining 37 counties) and 500 nationally (~10 per state) Total: ~1100 (Note: These are estimated to gauge target enrollment)
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1. Objective 1: Develop PROFIT Program (Year One). We created the Canvas Catalog Course, PROFIT: Promoting Recovery Online through Financial Instruction and addiction Training, housed on the University of Kentucky UK Online professional development platform. PROFIT is a self-paced online course for professionals designed to take approximately two hours to complete. It includes 16 asynchonous modules including an introduction and conclusion; the University of Kentucky programs Addiction 101 and Recovering Your Finances; and cultural and rural competency. Each module contains a 5- to 7-minute educational video and corresponding quiz to gauge user's retention of learning content.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Huff, N. (2022, November). Promoting Recovery Capital through Kentucky Cooperative Extension. Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education (AFCPE) Research and Training Symposium. Orlando, FL.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Elswick, A., Huff, N., May, K., Bejda, M., Workman, L., Hunter, J., & Adedokun, O. (2023, April). PROFIT: Promoting Recovery Online through Financial Instruction and addiction Training. Substance Use Research Event (SURE) Annual Conference. Lexington, KY.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Huff, N., & Bejda, M. (2023, May). Recovery Capital: Considering the Role of Financial Stress in Recovery and Return to Use. Family Economics and Resource Management Association (FERMA) Annual Conference. Virtual (due to COVID-19).
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
May, K. (2023, May). Recovering Your Finances. Family Economics and Resource Management Association (FERMA) Annual Conference. Virtual (due to COVID-19).
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Huff, N. (2023, May). Promoting Recovery Capital through Financial Literacy Education. National Health Outreach Conference. Ithaca, NY.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Huff, N. (2023, August). PROFIT: Promoting Recovery Online through Financial Instruction and addiction Training. Summit on Substance Use, Recovery, and Diverse Populations. Lexington, KY.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Huff, N. (2023, November). Enhancing Substance Use Recovery Capital through Financial Education. National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. Orlando, FL. Accepted.
|