I realized this morning, that here I am again...posting two days in a row after such a long dry spell. Not only is there time, but there is so much to write about!
I believe that if you talk the talk, you should walk the walk.
As you've seen in the past and will continue to see: I stand firm on the importance of measuring success in our profession.
How can you SOAR to Success in Social Work, if you haven't defined success and you have no way to measure it?
I measure workshop success by:
1) Establishing goals for each workshop;
2) Administering a Pre/Post Test to measure knowledge of content prior to the workshop and at the end of the workshop;
3) Administering a Pre/Post Test to measure skill use currently and projected use post workshop;
4) Administering a Participant Evaluation of the overall workshop, by topical section, presenter and environment; and,
5) Providing feedback on these results to all workshop participants via email.
Every workshop I offer includes all of the above items, except number three, which is included only when there is a specific skill or behavior I'm interested in looking at. I've used the skill pre/post tests when looking at measuring success with supervisees and when using journaling as a tool in supervision. Needless to say, I have learned a lot myself by doing so.
As you can imagine, the paperwork and accountability can be daunting. I spent all day yesterday completing the evaluation instruments from the workshop: "Social Work Ethics in Changing Times" that wrapped up on the morning of March 31.
Usually, I'm handling 20-25 individual participants, but yesterday's number hit 40. My commitment to this extensive evaluation component, is another reason that I choose to present smaller workshops.
On to Measuring Success with Your Supervisees today. I'll be back over the next few days with specific workshop results for each of these two workshops, and also offer some comparisons of the evaluation results between the two venues of presentation.
Since it's National Pet Day, I hope you'll enjoy a few shots of my Administrative Assistant Sammie Cat, who just can't resist getting into the paperwork with me!
SOAR to Success in Social Work: Social Work Opportunities and Resources, with me: Ms. Laury A.Bourgeois, LCSW-BACS, 2617 Columbus Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA, (504) 261-2895, [email protected], AND Les Hortes, Route de Cajarc, 46160, Cadrieu FRANCE, from the USA-011.33.5.65.11.01.72 or within France-05.65.11.01.72
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