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Briefing to MFRCs24  February

2014

Patty MaloneyProgram and Capability

Support

Social Science Research

Review

Board

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Introduction to Personnel Research in DNDSocial Science Research Review BoardResearch in Support of Families

Externally Generated Internal Programmed Academic community

Outline

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Scope of Personnel ResearchResearch is Vital to Inform Decision-Making• Strategic Planning and Concept Development• Policy, Program & Service Delivery • Legislated Requirements • Situational AwarenessPrimary Personnel Research Clients• CMP (L2s)• ADM(HR-Civ)• Environmental & Operational Commanders• VAC and OGDs

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PERSONNEL RESEARCH PORTFOLIO

PROJECTS

IMAGINGBLAST‐INDUCED 

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) OPERATIONAL 

EFFECTIVENESSCONDITIONS OF SERVICE & WORK ENVIRONMENT

SELECTION AND ASSESSMENT

PROJECT RESEARCH DOMAINS

LCOL ROGER TREMBLAYLCOL ROGER TREMBLAYTZVETANKA DOBREVA‐MARTINOVA SANELA DURSUNEUGENIA KALANTZIS

NUTRITIONTHERMAL BURNSORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

ILL & INJURED SUPPORTRETENTION

DIAGNOSTIC              MODELS & TOOLS

FLUID RESUSITATION STRATEGIESRECRUITMENT

REHABILITATION

LEADERSHIPWELL‐BEING OF 

CURRENT & FORMER MEMBERS

INDIVIDUAL TRAINING & EDUCATION

OCCUPATIONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL 

HEALTH

CRUSH INJURIESMILITARY FAMILY RESEARCH

CAREER MANAGEMENT

GENOMICS & PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS 

OF MENTAL HEALTH

CULTUREWORKFORCE ANALYTICS

PERSONNEL READINESS PROGRAM PERSONNEL HEALTH PROTECTION PROGRAM

PERSONNEL GENERATION RESEARCH

PERSONNEL AND FAMILY SUPPORT 

RESEARCH

INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH

CASUALTY CARE RESEARCH

DIAGNOSTICS AND HEALTH PROTECTION 

RESEARCH

Main Categories of Personnel Research

Medical/Clinical– Surgeon General

Personnel Protection – DRDC Suffield

Human Effectiveness– DRDC Toronto and DGMPRA

Social Science – DGMPRA

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CAF Family Research TeamConduct social scientific research and analysis related to factors affecting the well-being and quality of life of CAF members and their families by informing policies, programs and services.

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Military Community WellnessAim: Measure the wellness of militarycommunities on various CAF bases toensure families have the assistancerequired to deal with the uniquechallenges of the military lifestyle.Pilot Survey: Development of an effective series of indices to measure the wellness of the military communities at CAF bases.Measures: Community wellnessmeasured along seven dimensions: material well-being, health,productivity, intimacy, safety,community, and emotional wellness.

Availability and quality of medical services meeting family needs

Availability and quality of medical services meeting family needs

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• Requirement for SSRRB approval• Policy and Guidance• POR• HRMS Data• TOR and Composition of Board• Access to Participants• Making Your Submission

Outline For SSRRB

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SSRRB Policy and Guidance Documents

CANFORGEN 198/08 (current policy)Draft DAOD 5062-0 & DAOD 5062-1 (new policies to replace CANFORGEN) SSRRB Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Tri Council Policy for the Ethical Conduct of Research on Human Participants

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SSRRB ReviewEthical Considerations

Tri-Council Policy Statement establishes the principles to guide the design, ethical conduct and ethics review process for research involving humans

Technical ConsiderationsTo ensure only high quality research is conducted with DND employees, CAF members and their families as well as CAF applicants and Cadets, which will result in reliable, accurate and valid findings Must adhere to accepted professional practices in the development of a scientifically robust research project All instruments / instructions must be clear and concise in order to provide usable and reliable data

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Additional Requirements - POR and DHRIM

Consideration of Public Opinion ResearchSignificant

Large NSensitive Issues or Target Population

ContractedRequires MND approval

Access to DHRIM InformationApplication of the Access to Information Act and Privacy ActsCurrently have blanket approval for POR research only

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TOR and SSRRB Composition

Chair is the DGMPRA Chief ScientistFive voting members and five alternatesOne scientist from outside DNDCommand Personnel Selection OfficersResearcher on the hot seat

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Sponsorship and Access to ParticipantsLevel 1 Sponsorship

Provides Functional authority with oversight of activities for which he/she is responsibleAlready in place for DGMPRA research

Approval to Access Participants Typically granted by CPSOsAccess to participants for timings Must be in place prior to scheduling for review SSRRB Coordinator will assist with this

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SSRRB Response

Approval - If no concerns with the research, or only minor concerns, an approval will be provided within three working days

SSRRB Observations - If the Board has concerns you will receive a response within three working days outlining their observations

Two types of observations:

“directions” are mandatory changes

“recommendations” provided to assist the researcher in improving the overall quality of the research proposal or research instruments

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SSRRB Exemptions

Exemptions from full SSRRB Review:Re-administration of previously approved research, where there are no changes to the questions Your-Say Surveys Unit Morale/Climate ProfilesHuman Dimensions of OperationsMFRC CNAs

However…. research deemed exempt from full SSRRB review still needs to be CoordinatedThis requirement is in place for awareness and tracking purposes which are aimed at reducing survey fatigue.

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Preparing for SSRRB Review – Normal ProceduresContact SSRRB Scy (SSRRB positional mailbox) for applicable forms, templates, information regarding the process

Read the SSRRB SOP and Guidelines

Understand the application of policies

Understand who else is working with the same participants

Enlist the support of team members who have experience preparing SSRRB submissions

Prepare forms and finalise any supporting documents relevant to the research (surveys, consent forms etc) and submit to SSRRB Coord.

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Expedited Review for MFRCs

Extensive work with MFRC National Coord

Developed CNA Toolkit

Preapproved list of questions:demographic

general svc delivery & admin

personal development

child & youth support

family separation….etc.

L1 Sponsorship –

DGMWS

Access to participants – Base/Wing Commander

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Information Required in Submission

Dates and location of data collection

Participant – type and number

Instruments to be used

Procedures to be followed

Ethical considerations

Principal Researchers Contact Information

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Areas of Special Interest

Surveys involving youth

Surveys spanning multiple MFRCs

Surveys outside scope of approved questions

May require more detailed review/special approvals

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Plan ahead to avoid disappointment…

Advance planning and flexibility are key

Plan for a two to four week turnaround for SSRRB reviews

Proposed administration timelines should be far enough out to allow ample time for SSRRB review

SSRRB meets weekly throughout the year, with the exception of the months of July, August and December

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SSRRB Submissions Related to Research with Families

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# of Students # of MFRCrequests

# of External DNDrequests

Coordinations Full-review Pending SSRRB Denied SSRRB

2011 2012 2013

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DGMPRA Family Related Research Activities

Next five slides:

All family related research activities 2011‐2014 

Include those completed, on‐going, on hold or not yet started

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Support Programs for Military Families

Efficacy

of Pre‐Deployment

Programs on Family

Resilience

Impact of Domicile Location on CAF Family

Military

Lifestyle

Experience

and 

Support Requirements

Efficacy

of Therapeutic

Models/Programs on the Resilience

of Children

of a 

Parent Coping

with

a CAF Service Related

Loss, Illness

or Injury

Families

of Military

Casualties:  Their

Needs

and Are They

Being

Met?

DND/CAF Ombudsman Report Review

(completed) 

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Military Children

Study on Military Children: Phase 1

Impact of Repeated

Absences and Postings

of Single Parents on the Child Parent 

Relationship: Phase I

Study on Military Children: Phase 2

Impact of Repeated

Absences and Postings

of Single Parents on the Child Parent

Relationship: Phase II 

CAF Families

with

Special

Needs

Children

(on hold) 

NATO Exploratory

Team 127 The Impact of Military

Life on Children

Canadian Forces Family

Dwellings (completed) 

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Military Spouses/PartnersEconomic impact and determinants

of military

life on spousal

employment

(completed)

Imposed

Restriction: The Impact on Families

(on hold)

Second Administration of Spousal

Quality

of Life 

Spousal

QOL Survey 

Well‐Being

of Reservists

Families: Phase I (completed) 

Military

Family

book

Assessing

the Effects

of Attachment

on Marital Functioning

Following

Separation

and

Reunion

After

Deployment

Risk Factors

for Intimate

Partner Violence (IPV) in CAF

Family

Violence

The Role

of Spousal

Support in the Wellness

of Military

Families

Spousal/Partner Employment

and Income

Project: A Qualitative Analysis

Impact of Repeated

Postings

on Family

Resilience

2013/14 Collaboration with

US Deployment

Health

Research

Center

Canadian Armed

Forces Family

Dwellings (completed) 

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Community Support 

Community Wellness

Objective Indicators

of Community Wellness

(completed) 

Family

and Community Resilience: Building Community Capacity

Model for CAF 

Family

Support 

Development

of Military

Community Wellness

Model (completed)

Military

Family

Support in the Royal Canadian Air Force: Performance Metrics

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Conditions of Service and Work Environment 

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Value and Impact of Peer Support/ISN Program (not yet

started)

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JPSU Review: Measuring

Services Rendered

to Ill/Injured, Members, Retired

Members, and their

Families

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The Role

of the Military

Family

in the Rehabilitation

and Reintegration

of 

Ill/Injured

CAF Members

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CIMVHR ‐

University Led ProjectsName Title Affiliation 

Williams, Blake H.  Successful Transitions ‐

Creating a Future of Strength & Hope for 

Soldiers and FamiliesPacific Institute

Duranceau, 

SophieAffective and Behavioral Concerns in Children of CAF Veterans: The 

Importance of Educating Military FamiliesUniversity of Regina

Wilcox, Sherrie L. The Protective Effect of Marital Satisfaction on Post‐Deployment Family 

ReintegrationUniversity of 

Southern California

Heidi Cramm Military Children and Mental Health – full program of research Queen’s University

Deborah Norris Military spousal challenges – program of research  Mount St.Vincent

U

Richard 

BirtwhistleCanadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network: opportunities for 

tracking military families.Queen’s University

Susan Ray Homelessness, impact on the member and family Western University

Trudi

Walsh /  

Alysha

JonesThe effect of PTSD on military families and children University of 

Manitoba

Wendy Craig and 

Debra PeplerPREVnet

(Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence). Anti‐

bullying network with a focus on military families.Queen’s Unviersity

/ 

York University

Heather Stuart Bell Canada Chair in Mental Health and Anti‐Stigma, interest in military 

families too.Queen’s University

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Contacts

SSRRB positional mailboxSSRRB‐CERSS@forces.gc.ca

(external)

+ssrrb‐cerss@CMP

DGMPRA@OTTAWA‐HULL (internal DWAN)

Secretary: Mehreen.Anjum@forces.gc.ca

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Questions ?