As part of goal selection support (GSS), sites were encouraged to select a goal that would improve the provision of substance use services (i.e., screening, assessment, and linkage to behavioral health services) to youth under community supervision, based on areas of agency-level deficits as identified by the needs assessment.
A problem emerges, a leader is selected, a goal is developed, a team is assembled, the goal is reëvaluated, and so on.
The decision to allow sites to select a goal that corresponded to any point in the Cascade (i.e., improving screening, assessment, referral, or treatment practices) posed significant measurement challenges.
We show how this learning problem can be addressed and solved effectively by means of a reinforcement learning setup that uses abstract actions to select a goal or target towards which a pure bio-mimetic reactive robot must navigate.
The study design specified that successful selection of a goal and initiation of work on an action plan during training would signal entry into the Implementation stage of EPIS, whereas sites that did not select a goal would remain in the Exploration stage as the Experiment period began.
StickK works by having you select a goal and giving the option to select a referee to monitor progress at regular intervals as well as supporters to cheer you on.
The losing team, unless the winning team decides to defer, is allowed to choose the option the winning team did not select, and receives the option to receive, kick, or select a goal to defend to begin the second half.
Participants will be instructed about how to select a goal by means of written text.
Thus, participants may select a goal of abstinence, or controlled use within recommended drinking guidelines.
Interventionists review daily routines and help participants select a goal and specific activity to add pleasure and personal satisfaction.
