?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F36647%2F&rft.title=Process+evaluation+of+the+community+readiness+approach+to+prevent+sexual+violence+implemented+by+the+Pittsburgh+Action+Against+Rape+(PAAR)&rft.creator=Semel%2C+Audrey&rft.description=Sexual+assault+is+a+pervasive+form+of+violence+associated+with+many+detrimental+physical%2C+mental%2C+emotional+health+outcomes+as+well+as+having+profound+public+health+effects.++Preventing+sexual+violence+is+a+formidable+task%2C+and+evaluating+the+work+being+carried+out+by+sexual+violence+prevention+programs+also+proves+to+be+challenging.++The+focus+of+this+thesis+project+was+to+partner+with+the+Pittsburgh+Action+Against+Rape+(PAAR)+to+conduct+an+evaluation+of+how+they+implement+the+Community+Readiness+Assessment+Model+(CRAM)+as+part+of+their+sexual+violence+prevention+programming.++What+follows+is+a+process+evaluation+of+PAAR%E2%80%99s+implementation+of+the+CRAM+process%2C+assessing+how+closely+PAAR%E2%80%99s+implementation+aligns+with+the+original+Level+1+activities+of+the+CRAM+logic+model.++Using+an+exit+interview+of+my+own+design%2C+I+conducted+follow-up+interviews+with+the+PAAR+staff+and+community+partners+who+were+involved+in+the+CRAM+process.++I+held+these+interviews+in+person%2C+recording+the+interviews+with+verbal+consent+from+the+participants.++To+analyze+the+results%2C+I+transcribed+and+coded+the+exit+interviews%2C+using+a+thematic+analysis+method+to+identify+themes+that+emerged+from+the+transcripts.++After+coding%2C+transcribing%2C+and+performing+the+thematic+analysis%2C+the+following+themes+were+identified+from+the+community+partner+interviews%3A+the+interview+design+was+unfit+for+the+community%2C+the+interview+questions+were+confusing%2C+and+that+the+interviewees+felt+comfortable+during+the+interview.+Here+are+the+themes+that+surfaced+from+the+PAAR+staff+interviews%3A+more+preparation+was+needed+for+the+interviews%2C+the+interview+questions+were+challenging%2C+and+there+were+positive+aspects+of+the+interview+process+that+should+be+retained.++The+proposed+process+evaluation+is+of+great+public+health+significance+as+it+not+only+improves+the+CRAM+process+for+PAAR%2C+but+also+provides+a+community+assessment+process+evaluation+that+rape+crisis+centers+nationwide+can+model.++After+reviewing+the+literature%2C+it+is+to+my+knowledge+that+this+is+the+first+process+evaluation+of+a+sexual+violence+readiness+assessment.&rft.date=2019-06-20&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F36647%2F1%2FSemel_MPH_thesis_April19.pdf&rft.identifier=++Semel%2C+Audrey++(2019)+Process+evaluation+of+the+community+readiness+approach+to+prevent+sexual+violence+implemented+by+the+Pittsburgh+Action+Against+Rape+(PAAR).++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++