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## Breadcrumb

            -  Evidence and Innovation 
            -  Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review 
            -  Programs 
            -           Teen Outreach Program (TOP)      

# Teen Outreach Program (TOP)

- Program Information
- Program Overview
- Program Description
- Program Component Table
- Program Implementation

- Research Evidence
- Reviewed Studies
- Study Characteristics
- Study Findings

Original Developer: Brenda Hostetler

Model Developer and Purveyor: Wyman

The Teen Outreach Program (TOP) promotes the positive development of adolescents through curriculum-guided, interactive group discussions; positive adult guidance and support; and community service learning. TOP is focused on key topics related to adolescent health and development, including building social, emotional, and life skills; developing a positive sense of self; and connecting with others. Specific curriculum lesson topics include health and wellness (including sexuality), emotion management, and self-understanding among many others. The development of supportive relationships with adult facilitators is a crucial part of the model, as are relationships with other peers in the program.

The program is designed to meet the developmental needs of middle (6th-8th grades) and high school teens (9th-12th grades). The program has been evaluated with African American, Latino, and White middle and high school youth.

TOP is implemented in a variety of settings, including rural, urban, in school, after-school, through community organizations or in systems and institutional settings. The program has been evaluated in middle and high school settings, and in after-school and community-based settings.

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The goals of Wyman's TOP are:
                        - Improve social, emotional, and life skills.
                        - Support development of a positive sense of self.
                        - Strengthen connections to others.
                        - Improve academic outcomes and decrease risky behavior.

                        - Emotion management
                        - Problem-solving
                        - Decision-making
                        - Goal-setting
                        - Health and wellness (including sexuality)
                        - Self-understanding
                        - Social identity
                        - Empathy
                        - Communication
                        - Relationships
                        - Community

http://teenoutreachprogram.com/resources/

The program is structured as weekly, 60-minute peer group meetings (minimum of 45 minutes) across a total program duration of at least 32 weeks. Youth may participate in multiple years of the program.

The essential elements of Wyman's Teen Outreach Program (TOP) include:
                        - *TOP Trained Adults* : TOP is delivered by a trained adult facilitator to a group of teens referred to as a “TOP Club.”
                        - *Weekly Peer Group Meetings* : TOP Clubs hold at least 25 weekly meetings across a program cycle, with a teen to facilitator ratio no greater than 25:1.
                        - *TOP Curriculum* : Facilitators provide at least 12 lessons from the TOP curriculum with content tailored to teens’ needs and interests.
                        - *Community Service Learning* : TOP teens complete at least 20 hours of meaningful community service learning, which includes planning, action, and reflection.
                        - *Quality Assurance Plan* : A guide to the monitoring of fidelity and quality.

Each TOP club is led by trained facilitators, at a ratio of at least one facilitator for every 25 teens in the club. Facilitators should remain consistent for the duration of the program. Facilitators may be social workers, teachers, school guidance personnel, or youth workers who have been trained to facilitate the program.

There is no minimum educational level required before attending TOP facilitator training. Adults who facilitate TOP must be trained through completion of the 2.5-day TOP Training of Facilitators. The TOP Coordinator (person assuming responsibility for overall TOP implementation) completes a 5-day TOP Training of Trainers.

                        - Up to 10 TOP Curriculum sets, which include three books of lessons (Building My Skills; Learning About Myself; Connecting With Others) and the TOP Facilitation Guide.
                        - Access to Wyman Connect, a comprehensive online data system that facilitates collection, management and use of pre and post survey data and teen participation data, including access to reports and a dashboard. Additional program resources are also available on Wyman Connect, such as training content and updates.
                        - Access to Wyman’s National Network training offerings and associated materials, including Training of Trainers (TOT) and Training of Facilitators (TOF) .
                        - Special populations guide.
                        - Capacity analysis and planning tool.
                        - Webinars designed to extend learnings and program impact.
                        - An e-newsletter with latest trends and best practices.
                        - Facilitator Institutes and Coordinator Learning Exchanges as additional training opportunities that extend TOP implementation expertise.

                        - Program materials including the Coordinator Work Plan, Sample TOP Calendar for Coordinators, and the Life Cycle of TOP for Coordinators.
                        - A meeting room for holding Club Meetings.
                        - Internet access for use of online resources including Wyman Connect (online data management system), and to enhance student exploration of community service learning options, etc.
                        - Access to transportation for facilitators to aid in completion of community service learning opportunities.

TOP is replicated through a Certified Replication Partner process, which is designed to help partners provide TOP within their communities. Through this process, Wyman maintains an on-going training, technical assistance, and network support relationship with partners.

Once an organization applies to become a Certified Replication Partner, the organization identifies its coordinator (the person assuming responsibility for overall implementation of TOP), who completes a 5-day TOP Training of Trainers module. This equips the coordinator to train others in their organization or network to implement TOP, and ensures their full understanding of the fidelity standards and process. The coordinator then trains TOP facilitators (those who will directly implement the program with teens) through a 2.5-day TOP Training of Facilitators. Trainings of Trainers are held at Wyman headquarters on a quarterly basis. A Training of Trainers may also be conducted at a partner site with sufficient enrollment.

Wyman actively works with partners on adaptations of the program. They are particularly interested in supporting adaptations that support the needs of youth at highest risk, and for populations not previously served by TOP. Wyman considers implementations shorter than 32 weeks in duration to be a minor adaptation as long as youth are provided with at least 25 weekly meetings, at least 12 TOP Curriculum lessons, and at least 20 hours of Community Service Learning. All adaptations must receive prior approval; contact Wyman for details on the adaptation request and guidelines process.

### Evidence by Outcome Domain and Study

#### Notes

*Some study entries may include more than one citation because each citation examines a different follow-up period from the same study sample, or because each citation examines a different set of outcome measures on the same study sample. A blank cell indicates the study did not examine any outcome measures within the particular outcome domain or the findings for the outcome measures within that domain did not meet the review evidence standards.*

*Information on evidence of effectiveness is available only for studies that received a high or moderate rating. Read the description of the review process for more information on how these programs are identified.*