Dipping a toe in the current literature on program evaluation can quickly lead to a sense of overwhelm. The Partner’s in Prevention Evaluation Working Group has produced a tip sheet as a starting point for workers interested in embarking on the evaluation journey.

Download the Evaluation Tip Sheet

Let me start by saying that defining principles of best practice is crucial to the development of the VAWP sector. Keep reading

The Partner’s in Prevention Evaluation Working Group operated from October 2008 to January 2010. The group conducted a needs analysis with PiP network members and carried out a range of evaluation capacity building activities. This is an archive of meeting minutes and activities of the group. Keep reading

I have been working to finalise an evaluation plan for the Partners in Prevention project. In the process I have come across a variety of useful websites and resources. Many of these would be useful to other network members so I thought I would collect them here and tell you a bit about how I’ve used them. Keep reading

Theories of change, August 2008

A workshop on Creating Change with Dr Sue Dyson from ARCSHS (Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society).

• Download Creating Change presentation (powerpoint 1,577kb)

Self care and vicarious trauma, June 2008

Self-care and vicarious trauma for violence prevention workers and an evaluation of the first year of Partners in Prevention.

• Download June 2008  meeting notes (PDF 43kb)

Prevention SWOT analysis, February 2008

A SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis of youth violence prevention in Victoria and sharing information about our work (see notes for details).

• Download February 2008 meeting notes (PDF 74kb)

Evaluation, October 2007

Looking at evaluation with presentations from Bernie Murphy (Deakin University) and Renee Imbesi (CASA House).

Download October 2007 notes (PDF 34kb)