Wirral Advocacy Partnership
WAP Conference (15 April 2010) Evaluation
Wirral Advocacy Partnership Conference – ‘Advocacy – Let’s Get a Shared Understanding’ Thursday 15th April 2010 Summary of Evaluation Results The Conference was attended by approximately 130 people, the majority of whom appeared to stay for the whole day. Evaluation sheets were returned by 75 people and the following represents a summary of the results: People were asked for their main reason for attending the conference. These reasons ranged from learning the basics about advocacy, to getting an update, learning more about the partnership and the different advocacy services to networking and celebrating advocacy. Using a scale of 1 – 5, participants were asked to rate how well the conference met their needs over 8 questions. The following scale applies to these questions: Scale: 1 not at all; 2 a little; 3 reasonably; 4 significantly; 5 completely People were asked to rate whether the conference had given them a greater understanding of advocacy provision. Range 1 – 5, Overall 4.3 average People were asked to what extent they had gained information on how advocacy can make a difference to service users? Range 2 – 5, Overall 4.3 average People asked if they now recognised how advocacy could work alongside other services Range 3 – 5, Overall 4.5 average People were asked if they understood how quality standards feature in advocacy provision Range 2 – 5, Overall 4.1 average People were asked if they had gained a better understanding of the policy context for advocacy in the future Range 2 – 5, Overall 3.9 average People were asked if they recognised a partnership approach to advocacy provision Range 3 – 5, Overall 4.5 People were asked how satisfied they were with pre-conference communication and arrangements Range 2 – 5, Overall 4.2 People were asked how satisfied with the whole event they were Range 4 – 5, Overall 4.67 People were also given the opportunity to make additional comments, the majority of participants took this opportunity, here are a selection of some of the best: ‘Today has broadened my knowledge of advocacy and destroyed a lot of myths. Always thought advocates as representatives for people who have no one else but discovered this is not the case. I would not hesitate to promote advocacy to anyone, particularly if they were unable to speak or act for themselves. Before today, not aware of broad spectrum of problems and vulnerable groups served by advocacy. Truly a shared understanding - well done!’
‘An excellent conference, well organised with individuals who knew the subject well e.g. On the sofa interviews - method worked well to transfer knowledge. Much better than powerpoint. Individual service user perspectives - great - took courage - well done and thank you. Question/game - again a valuable method for transferring knowledge.’
‘The conference was really enjoyable and informative. I particularly enjoyed the structure of the day. The programme and variation within it helped to make the day enjoyable and focussed. The balance of professionals/service user input was good. The venue was great - the room great for comfort. Easy to park, lunch lovely and staff friendly and professional. I look forward to seeing advocacy services develop to include advocates with a specific specialism in autism. Thank you again for a great day.’
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