Once a program or practice is deemed effective and “evidence-based” through rigorous research,
there is a heightened interest in replicating it in new settings. Unfortunately, though, the usability or replicability of a program has little to do with the quality or weight of the evidence in support of that program. Many evidence-based practices are difficult to replicate successfully because they lack several features that make a program replicable. Therefore, it is important that program developers and researchers consider issues of replication when they are first developing, implementing, evaluating, and documenting potentially effective program models. Focusing on the potential replication of program models from the outset will make it easier for other organizations to adopt these models later.