There are pre-implementation materials to measure organizational or provider readiness for Parents Anonymous® as listed below:

A tool is used to assist the organization in determining their readiness, but it is not publicly available. Contact the program representative (see bottom of page) to arrange an initial telephone call to discuss the implementing organization’s readiness, organizational capacity, and needed resources to implement the Parents Anonymous® program.

There is formal support available for implementation of Parents Anonymous® as listed below:

Parents Anonymous® Inc. is responsible for all implementation, training, guided practice, consultation, and technical assistance to ensure Model Fidelity of Parents Anonymous® Programs worldwide. Also National Leadership Certification, Peer Parent Partner Services and Shared Leadership® in Action are available to enhance the social capital and systems change work. Consultation on data collection, research and program evaluation is also available. Online Data is collected and analyzed in the Program Tracking System and results of the National Outcome Surveys.

After reviewing the information at www.parentsanonymous.org, all organizations should contact the program representative (contact information at bottom of page).

There are fidelity measures for Parents Anonymous® as listed below:

Parents Anonymous® Inc. requires site visiting and administration of validated fidelity tools at least once a year; for new programs, quarterly is preferred. There are specific Site Visiting Tools for the Adult Group and the Children and Youth Groups. Parents Anonymous® Inc. ensures fidelity through the administration, analysis, and report of all essential components of the Parents Anonymous® program utilizing the Group Fidelity Tools for Site Visitor, Parent Participants, and Adult and Children & Youth Group Facilitators. Furthermore, a validated National Outcome Survey is administered to all participants their first time at Parents Anonymous® and every 3 months thereafter. For more information, contact the program representative (contact information at bottom of page).

There are implementation guides or manuals for Parents Anonymous® as listed below:

An Operations Manual, Best Practice Training Manuals, Tool Kits, and program implementation materials are available Contact the program representative (contact information at bottom of page).

Research has not been conducted on how to implement Parents Anonymous®.