U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) (New!)
Social
Dynamics is a prime contractor on a 5-year Office of Disability
Employment Policy Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). Our subcontractor
is Altarum Institute.
The purpose of the BPA is to provide research and evaluation analyses;
report writing, including issue papers and analysis of policies,
techical assistance and training, and data collection, statistical
analysis and data management services.
Active ODEP Studies:
Health and Wellness Research Study This study examines corporate health and wellness programs which maintain and integrate health, disability management, cost effectiveness, and productivity within organizational cultures. The Health and Wellness Research Study also examines access to public healthcare for people with potentially disabling conditions, so that they can remain in the workforce,
with a particular emphasis on people who do not qualify for employer-based group coverage. An extensive
meta-analytic review of existing research, proposed research designs
for future primary research studies, research translation and knowledge
dissemination activities, and a best practices toolkit for
practitioners, administrators and policy makers, will be completed by
the Social Dynamics Team.
Flexible Spending Account Personal Assistance Services Study The Flexible Spending Account study includes policy and analytical issue papers and
development of informational materials on employer-based reimbursement accounts that
examine the feasibility of creating an account to reimburse personal
assistance services not covered as a workplace accommodation for
workers with disabilities. An
extensive data collection protocol for the collection of information
from stakeholders will be used to develop recommendations for existing
policies and programs.
Study of Financial Literacy Programs and Curricula for Youth with Disabilities: Using
a multi-method approach to data collection and policy analysis, the
Social Dynamics Team is collecting information from stakeholders
through listening sessions and telephone interviews, in addition to the
collection of existing financial literacy program curricula, and
research on the impact of financial literacy programs.
Performance Measurement and Strategic Planning Study This
study will design a comprehensive performance measurement system for
ODEP, including a web-based tracking and reporting system, a review of
existing performance measures in the area of disability programming,
and an OPDEP customer satisfaction survey that will provide the agency with
a state-of-the-art performance measurement and monitoring capacity.
National Survey of Consumer Attitudes This national survey is designed to build on the findings from a previous study on consumer attitudes toward the hiring of people with disabilities and determine trends in these attitudes over time. This study will utilize Social Dynamics' fiber-optic random digit dialer and a stratified random sampling methodology.
SAMHSA/CSAT/Altarum Institute (New!)
Social Dynamics is a subcontractor to Altarum Institute on a SAMSHA initiative to provide technical
assistance to grantees with respect to the planning, development and operation
of the Access to Recovery (ATR) program, to provide statistical and analytical services to support the scientific and technical mission of CSAT. The Social Dynamics analytical team is tasked with the development of statistical programs, statistical analyses, and the preparation of reports for both internal and public use.
Center for Adoption Services and Education (C.A.S.E.)(New!) Social Dynamics is conducting a quasi-experimental (formative and summative) evaluation of the C.A.S.E. Therapeutic Adoption program. C.A.S.E. provides therapeutic adoption services in Montgomery County (MD) and Fairfax County (VA) to more than 100 families annually. The evaluation will include assessments of program implementation and family/child impact, particularly in the areas of child self-concept and well-being, family risk, caregiver strain and case management goals. The evaluation will include a comparison group of families and children participating in adoption programs that do not use a therapeutic component. Funding for this study is being provided by Jockey International and Montgomery County (MD).
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Social Dynamics, LLC is a prime contractor awarded a five-year contract with SAMHSA to provide feasibility and pilot studies, evaluation studies, sample design and methods, statistical methods, analysis of large databases and population, system and organizational analyses. This contract will expedite the production of high-priority, short-term studies in support of various Divisions within SAMHSA.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration (Strengthening Evaluation Capability – Short-Term Assistance in Evaluation and Analysis (Category II)
Social Dynamics, LLC is a prime contractor awarded a three-year contract with HRSA to provide evaluation, social research, performance measurement and training and technical assistance services. This contract will facilitate the production of focused, high-priority, short-term evaluation studies, evaluation and information syntheses, policy and environmental assessments, and performance measurement tools and systems in support of various Divisions within the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Children's Trust-Miami, FL (Research and Evaluation Support in Early Care and Education)
Social Dynamics, LLC is a prime Task Ordering contractor for The Children's Trust (Miami, FL). This contract is designed to provide research and evaluation support in the area of Early Child Care Quality and Improvement Systems, and short-term and summative evaluation of early care and education programs. The Children’s Trust was created by voter referendum in 2002 as a dedicated source of funding to the needs of families with young children. Its goals are to implement best practices and improve the lives of children and families.
