Program Evaluation
Evaluation of FaHCSIA's 2005-2009 Social Policy Research Services Program (2008-9) An evaluation of the current SPRS Program.
Evaluation of Youth Futures (2008) for Mission Australia. An evaluation of an employment program for young offenders.
Evaluation of Attorney General's Department Law and Justice Advocacy Development Program (2008) for Department of Finance & Deregulation, Office of Evaluation and Audit, Indigenous Programs.
Design and Delivery of an Advanced Monitoring and Evaluation Training Program, International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC), Oxford UK (2008) Design and delivery of an advanced training program focusing on the use of M&E frameworks that integrate monitoring and evaluation functions, for use by International NGOs.
Development of a Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Young Lives Program, University of Oxford, UK (2007/8) Design and development of a monitoring and evaluation plan for Young Lives, a program undertaking a 15 year longitudinal study of child poverty in four developing country contexts.
Advisor to the Evaluation of Performance Frameworks for Indigenous Specific Programs, Department of Finance, Office of Evaluation and Audit, Indigenous Programs (2007) Provision of advice, guidance, comment and technical input on the evaluation conducted by OEA (IP).
Evaluation of FaCSIA Family Violence Programs, Office of Evaluation and Audit (Indigenous Programs) (2006-7) Evaluation of Family Violence Regional Activities Program and Family Violence Partnership Program. This report was the winner of the Australasian Evaluation Society Indigenous Evaluation Award 2008 - See http://www.finance.gov.au/oea/docs/FVP-report.pdf for full report
Development of Evaluation Plan for Bethany Community Support (2005)
Design and development of an evaluation plan for Bethany Community Support including analysis of service performance data, development and aggregation of common tools within programs and production of a document which presents the framework for an annual cycle of evaluation activities.
Evaluation of the StreetLife Program for Office of Small Business, Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (2005)
An evaluation of a range of local strategies in regional centres, small towns, metropolitan, commercial and industrial precincts focusing on small business growth and economic development, measuring impacts and outcomes from the program.
Evaluation of National Suicide Prevention Strategy Strategic Development Project for Department of Health and Aged Care, with WestWood Spice (2002-2005)
Evaluation of four strategic suicide prevention projects in Accident and Emergency Departments, aimed at improved management of patients presenting with attempted suicide or self harm. Specific focus on Western Hospital and Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne.
Evaluation of Regional Development Victoria Sub-Programs, with Impact Consulting Group (2004-2005)
Evaluation of the outcomes and impacts of three funded programs: Stock Over/Underpasses Road Safety Program, Dairy Power Infrastructure Upgrade Program and National Livestock Identification Scheme. This project involved modeling of a collaborative approach to evaluation design and implementation.
Evaluation of the Regional Environmental Employment Program (REEP) for Mission Australia (2004)
An evaluation of an employment program for rural young people living in three regional centres of Shepparton, Bendigo and Warrnambool.
Evaluation of Post release support program for young women leaving Juvenile Justice Centres for Crime Prevention Victoria, Department of Justice (2004)
Evaluation of the outcomes achieved for young women participating in the 'Purple Room' program at Parkville Juvenile Justice Unit.
Development of Evaluation Framework for Domestic Assault Response Team for Department of Community Services NSW, with WestWood Spice (2003/4)
Development of an evaluation framework for a two year pilot project jointly funded by DoCS and Police in Metro North (Wyong) NSW.
Evaluation of Court Network at the Children's Court of Victoria (2003)
Evaluation of a pilot program providing support to users of the Melbourne Children's Court, involving key stakeholder interviews with court personnel, legal representatives, Magistrates and volunteers.
Evaluation of One Stop Shop Project for Department of Community Services and Health NSW, with WestWood Spice (2002/3)
Evaluation of three youth harm minimisation projects in rural NSW aimed at improving access of young people to alcohol and drug and other human services. Based in Armidale, Cessnock and Greater Murray, the projects had a capacity building focus within both communities and the service system.
Evaluation of ABCD Parenting Program for Drug Policy Unit, Department of Human Services Victoria (2002/3)
Evaluation of a statewide preventative and early intervention parenting program targeted to parents of early adolescents at risk of problematic substance abuse.
Evaluation of Koori Mentoring Program for young people at risk of offending for Crime Prevention Victoria, Department of Justice (2002/3)
Evaluation of the Hume Koori leadership program, targeting Koori young offenders within the City of Hume, Melbourne.
Evaluation of Whitelion Mentoring Program for young offenders in Juvenile Justice Centres for Crime Prevention Victoria, Department of Justice (2002/3)
Evaluation of the Whitelion mentoring program operating for young offenders within the custodial juvenile justice system.
Evaluation of Family Support Program in the Western Region of Melbourne, for Western Welfare Alliance, with Success Works (2001)
Overview of family support services in the Western Region of Melbourne, identification of directions for the future, strategies for increasing collaboration, and options for providing a continuum of care across the region.
Evaluation of the Human Pituitary Hormone (HPH) Counselling Service for Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, with WestWood Spice (2001)
Evaluation of a national counselling response to people who received human growth hormone, and who are facing some risk of developing CJD.
Development of the Evaluation Methodology for Victorian Auditor General's Office (2001)
Specialist assistance provided in the review and development of the evaluation methodology used by the Victorian Auditor General's Office.
Evaluation of Measuring Family Violence Project for Victorian Community Council Against Violence Department of Justice Victoria (2001)
Evaluation of data base project designed to identify incidence and prevalence of domestic violence in Victoria, through assimilation of data collected from a variety of sources including the family violence sector, courts and police.
Evaluation of Peer Education Projects in Drug and Alcohol services for Department of Human Services Victoria, with Spice Consulting (2000/2001)
Evaluation of five peer education projects targeted at young people at risk of problematic Substance abuse. Projects located in Gippsland, the Southern region of Melbourne, Wangaratta, and the Western suburbs, targeting culturally and linguistically diverse communities and other high risk groups.
Evaluation of High Risk Adolescent Service Quality Improvement Initiative for Department of Human Services Victoria, with Success Works (1999-2001)
Evaluation of the enhanced service initiative aimed at high risk adolescents, with an emphasis on tracking a sample of young people throughout the evaluation period.
Evaluation of the Strengthening Families Initiative for Department of Human Services Victoria, with WestWood Spice (1999-2001)
Statewide evaluation of the Strengthening Families programs with an emphasis on formative evaluation by involving the services in an action learning process.
Evaluation of Juvenile Justice Group Conferencing Project (Phase 3) for Anglicare Victoria , with Success Works (1999)
The third evaluation undertaken of a diversionary pilot program for young offender's who appeared before the court previously and were thus potentially facing a probation order.
Evaluation of Turning Point Outpatient Withdrawal Service for Department of Human Services Victoria, with Success Works (1999)
Evaluation of an outpatient withdrawal service operated by Turning Point Drug and Alcohol service in Melbourne, Victoria.
Evaluation of Family and Reproductive Rights Education Program (FARREP) for Department of Human Services Victoria, with Leigh Naunton and Associates (1999)
Evaluation of pilot program aimed at prevention of female genital mutilation in Horn of African communities in Metropolitan Melbourne, through provision of community development and education strategies.