000			02625nab a22002537a 4500
100			_93335 _aSullivan, Cris M.
999			_c5358 _d5358
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040			_aAFVC
245			_aEvaluating the outcomes of domestic violence service programs : _bsome practical considerations and strategies _cCris Sullivan and Carole Alexy
260			_aHarrisburg, PA : _b VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, _c2001
300			_aelectronic document (8 pages) ; PDF file : 245 KB
500			_aRecommended reading
520			_aEvaluating our work can provide us with valuable information we need to continually improve our programs. - Survivors should be involved in the process of evaluating our work, from conception through interpretation of findings. - The safety and well-being of the women we serve must always take precedence over gathering data. We should design questions and procedures accordingly, and include feedback and input from the women who use our services. - We should always take the time to explain why we are asking women for information. If we explain that their input will be used to improve our services, women will usually be happy to answer some questions. It is disrespectful to introduce questions with only 'I need you to answer some questions' or 'I need you to fill this out.' - We shouldn't request any more information from women than is necessary, and we need to be committed to using this information to understand and improve upon our services. - Outcome evaluation assesses program impact: What occurred as a result of the program? - Outcomes must be measurable, realistic, and philosophically tied to program activities. - Outcome questions should be designed to discover whether or not women attained outcomes they identified as important to them. - It is important to review outcome information with staff, volunteers, funders, and survivors. This sends a message that these outcomes are important, and gives us an opportunity to discuss, as a group, what is working and what needs improvement. (From the website). Record #5358
650			_aRECOMMENDED READING _96431
650			_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650			_aPROGRAMME EVALUATION _9466
650		4	_aSUPPORT SERVICES _9591
651		4	_aUNITED STATES _92646
700			_aAlexy, Carole _96534
856			_uhttp://vawnet.org/material/evaluating-outcomes-domestic-violence-service-providers-some-practical-considerations-and
942			_2ddc _cBRIEFING