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    Design and Program Logic Modelling and Complex Positive Psychology Intervention Design and Implementation: The ‘Resilient Futures’ Case Example

    A practical, evidence-based guide to using program logic modelling to design and implement complex wellbeing interventions — with a large-scale South Australian resilience program as the worked example.

    Author/Source: Raymond, I., Iasiello, M., Kelly, D., & Jarden, A. (2019). International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 3, 43–67.

    Last updated: 12/05/2019

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    Design and Program Logic Modelling and Complex Positive Psychology Intervention Design and Implementation: The ‘Resilient Futures’ Case Example

    Why do some wellbeing programs thrive while others fail to stick?

    This peer-reviewed paper argues that the answer often lies not in the intervention itself, but in how it's designed and implemented. Drawing on implementation science, the authors make the case for program logic modelling: clearly mapping the relationship between a program's outcomes (the 'what') and its processes (the 'how'),  as a practical method for strengthening complex, multi-component wellbeing initiatives, including whole-school approaches to positive education.

    The paper introduces a growth-focused logic model and 'intentional practice' methodology, illustrated through Resilient Futures, a large-scale South Australian program that built the resilience and wellbeing of 850 young people from disadvantaged backgrounds across multiple sites and settings.

    It closes with five practical steps any school or organisation can follow to design a conceptually sound, locally tailored program. Essential reading for wellbeing leaders planning or reviewing a whole-school approach.

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