The Praxis Coaching App is a web based application that supports a peer coaching model and promotes fidelity. The Praxis facilitates sharing audio/video tapes, interaction review, and feedback for probation officers learning the core correctional practices and motivational interviewing skills. The application stores the skill recordings for ease of data transfer, provides specific feedback forms to match each interaction and user skill level, all training information and hours the participant has completed, and a full participant profile. The use of this application centralizes all officer, coach and training related data in one location to facilitate the measurement of the impact of the EPICS II curriculum and other EBPs. The centralization of this data significantly streamlines organizing the data for measurement and evaluation. This application provides an effective solution for the following concerns:
- Storage, sharing, and retrieval of skill recordings and feedback forms
- Notifying coaches, supervisors, or quality assurance staff of completed recordings
- Accurate, consistent, and structured feedback to promote skill acquisition and proficiency
- Capturing feedback data for qualitative and quantitative measurement
- Agency tracking of skill submissions, feedback, training/booster attendance, topic and content of booster sessions or follow up learning activities
- Agency tracking of proficiency ratings of officers and coaches
- Matching officer and coach demographic profiles to proficiency scoring