FRSA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2016

Conference Evaluation

This year's conference focused on measuring success in the family and relationships sector. Now it's time to gauge the success of the conference itself. What stood out for you? What did you enjoy? Did you learn something new? Did you build your networks? What do value most about FRSA conferences? Will you be back next year?

Thank you - your feedback will help us to ensure FRSA events remain relevant to your professional development, knowledge building and networking needs.

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1. Contact details (optional, but if we know who you are, you'll go in the draw for the lucky door prize)

Name

Email address

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2. Where did you travel from to attend the FRSA Conference 2016?

ACT

NSW

TAS

VIC

QLD

Other (please specify)

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3. What is your main reason for attending this conference?

The topics/content appealed to me

Networking opportunities

To gain skills and knowledge

To present a session or paper

To hear specific speakers

Other (please specify)

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4. Please select the best description of your organisation

Family/relationship service provider

Child protection service provider

Mental health service provider

Other community organisation

Legal assistance service

Federal Government Department

State Government Department

University or research institute

Other (please specify)

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5. What is your role in your organisation?

Practitioner

Policy/research

Program manager

Other operational (quality assurance, IT, business management)

Senior executive

Other (please specify)

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6. Which sessions did you attend? (Please tick all that apply)

Pre-Conference Workshop Monday 28th November

Welcome Reception Monday 28th November 5.00pm-6.30pm

Plenary session Tuesday morning 29th November 9.00am-12.45pm

Concurrent session Tuesday afternoon 29th November 1.30pm-3.15m

Concurrent session Tuesday afternoon 29th November 3.45pm-5.25pm

Plenary session Wednesday 30th November 9.00am-12.45pm

Concurrent sessions Wednesday 30th November 1.30pm-3.15pm

Concurrent sessions Wednesday 30th November 3.45pm-4.50pm

Conference Dinner, Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia Wednesday 30th November

Plenary sessionThursday 1st December 9.00am-9.30am

Concurrent sessions Thursday 1st December 9.30am-11.10am

Final plenary session Thusday 1st December 11.40am-1.30pm

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7. Please rate the quality of Keynote Addresses for relevance, usefulness and delivery

	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor	N/A
Tues 9.30am, Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja, Assistant Minister for Social Services	Tues 9.30am, Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja, Assistant Minister for Social Services Excellent	Tues 9.30am, Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja, Assistant Minister for Social Services Very good	Tues 9.30am, Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja, Assistant Minister for Social Services Good	Tues 9.30am, Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja, Assistant Minister for Social Services Fair	Tues 9.30am, Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja, Assistant Minister for Social Services Poor	Tues 9.30am, Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja, Assistant Minister for Social Services N/A
Tues 10.10am, Assoc. Professor Moira Inkelas, UCLA: A learning system for improving family and community outcomes	Tues 10.10am, Assoc. Professor Moira Inkelas, UCLA: A learning system for improving family and community outcomes Excellent	Tues 10.10am, Assoc. Professor Moira Inkelas, UCLA: A learning system for improving family and community outcomes Very good	Tues 10.10am, Assoc. Professor Moira Inkelas, UCLA: A learning system for improving family and community outcomes Good	Tues 10.10am, Assoc. Professor Moira Inkelas, UCLA: A learning system for improving family and community outcomes Fair	Tues 10.10am, Assoc. Professor Moira Inkelas, UCLA: A learning system for improving family and community outcomes Poor	Tues 10.10am, Assoc. Professor Moira Inkelas, UCLA: A learning system for improving family and community outcomes N/A
Weds 9.15am, Prof. John Toumbourou, Deakin University: How do we strengthen prevention and early intervention within Australian FRS?	Weds 9.15am, Prof. John Toumbourou, Deakin University: How do we strengthen prevention and early intervention within Australian FRS? Excellent	Weds 9.15am, Prof. John Toumbourou, Deakin University: How do we strengthen prevention and early intervention within Australian FRS? Very good	Weds 9.15am, Prof. John Toumbourou, Deakin University: How do we strengthen prevention and early intervention within Australian FRS? Good	Weds 9.15am, Prof. John Toumbourou, Deakin University: How do we strengthen prevention and early intervention within Australian FRS? Fair	Weds 9.15am, Prof. John Toumbourou, Deakin University: How do we strengthen prevention and early intervention within Australian FRS? Poor	Weds 9.15am, Prof. John Toumbourou, Deakin University: How do we strengthen prevention and early intervention within Australian FRS? N/A
Weds 10.05am, Dr Anna Huber, Families in Mind Psychology: 10 myths preventing sound evaluation of outcomes	Weds 10.05am, Dr Anna Huber, Families in Mind Psychology: 10 myths preventing sound evaluation of outcomes Excellent	Weds 10.05am, Dr Anna Huber, Families in Mind Psychology: 10 myths preventing sound evaluation of outcomes Very good	Weds 10.05am, Dr Anna Huber, Families in Mind Psychology: 10 myths preventing sound evaluation of outcomes Good	Weds 10.05am, Dr Anna Huber, Families in Mind Psychology: 10 myths preventing sound evaluation of outcomes Fair	Weds 10.05am, Dr Anna Huber, Families in Mind Psychology: 10 myths preventing sound evaluation of outcomes Poor	Weds 10.05am, Dr Anna Huber, Families in Mind Psychology: 10 myths preventing sound evaluation of outcomes N/A
Thurs 9.00am, Dr Ros Baxter, DSS Families Group: Insights from DSS Families Group	Thurs 9.00am, Dr Ros Baxter, DSS Families Group: Insights from DSS Families Group Excellent	Thurs 9.00am, Dr Ros Baxter, DSS Families Group: Insights from DSS Families Group Very good	Thurs 9.00am, Dr Ros Baxter, DSS Families Group: Insights from DSS Families Group Good	Thurs 9.00am, Dr Ros Baxter, DSS Families Group: Insights from DSS Families Group Fair	Thurs 9.00am, Dr Ros Baxter, DSS Families Group: Insights from DSS Families Group Poor	Thurs 9.00am, Dr Ros Baxter, DSS Families Group: Insights from DSS Families Group N/A
Thurs 11.40am, Mr Len Cook, Superu, NZ: What is the 'investment' in the NZ social invenstment model?	Thurs 11.40am, Mr Len Cook, Superu, NZ: What is the 'investment' in the NZ social invenstment model? Excellent	Thurs 11.40am, Mr Len Cook, Superu, NZ: What is the 'investment' in the NZ social invenstment model? Very good	Thurs 11.40am, Mr Len Cook, Superu, NZ: What is the 'investment' in the NZ social invenstment model? Good	Thurs 11.40am, Mr Len Cook, Superu, NZ: What is the 'investment' in the NZ social invenstment model? Fair	Thurs 11.40am, Mr Len Cook, Superu, NZ: What is the 'investment' in the NZ social invenstment model? Poor	Thurs 11.40am, Mr Len Cook, Superu, NZ: What is the 'investment' in the NZ social invenstment model? N/A
Thurs 12.20pm, Mr Tim Reddel, DSS Policy Office Group: The Government's rationale for rolling out the 'investment model' approach in Australia	Thurs 12.20pm, Mr Tim Reddel, DSS Policy Office Group: The Government's rationale for rolling out the 'investment model' approach in Australia Excellent	Thurs 12.20pm, Mr Tim Reddel, DSS Policy Office Group: The Government's rationale for rolling out the 'investment model' approach in Australia Very good	Thurs 12.20pm, Mr Tim Reddel, DSS Policy Office Group: The Government's rationale for rolling out the 'investment model' approach in Australia Good	Thurs 12.20pm, Mr Tim Reddel, DSS Policy Office Group: The Government's rationale for rolling out the 'investment model' approach in Australia Fair	Thurs 12.20pm, Mr Tim Reddel, DSS Policy Office Group: The Government's rationale for rolling out the 'investment model' approach in Australia Poor	Thurs 12.20pm, Mr Tim Reddel, DSS Policy Office Group: The Government's rationale for rolling out the 'investment model' approach in Australia N/A

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8. Please rate the quality of Panel Sessions for vibrancy and content

	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor	N/A
Tues 11.30am, What is 'good enough' evidence? Prof. Ross Homel, Prof. John Lynch, Ms Elly Robinson	Tues 11.30am, What is 'good enough' evidence? Prof. Ross Homel, Prof. John Lynch, Ms Elly Robinson Excellent	Tues 11.30am, What is 'good enough' evidence? Prof. Ross Homel, Prof. John Lynch, Ms Elly Robinson Very good	Tues 11.30am, What is 'good enough' evidence? Prof. Ross Homel, Prof. John Lynch, Ms Elly Robinson Good	Tues 11.30am, What is 'good enough' evidence? Prof. Ross Homel, Prof. John Lynch, Ms Elly Robinson Fair	Tues 11.30am, What is 'good enough' evidence? Prof. Ross Homel, Prof. John Lynch, Ms Elly Robinson Poor	Tues 11.30am, What is 'good enough' evidence? Prof. Ross Homel, Prof. John Lynch, Ms Elly Robinson N/A
Wed 11:30am, How best to take a prevention and early intervention approach... to improve wellbeing of children and families: Prof. Dennis McDermott, Prof. John Toumbourou, Prof. Rachael Field	Wed 11:30am, How best to take a prevention and early intervention approach... to improve wellbeing of children and families: Prof. Dennis McDermott, Prof. John Toumbourou, Prof. Rachael Field Excellent	Wed 11:30am, How best to take a prevention and early intervention approach... to improve wellbeing of children and families: Prof. Dennis McDermott, Prof. John Toumbourou, Prof. Rachael Field Very good	Wed 11:30am, How best to take a prevention and early intervention approach... to improve wellbeing of children and families: Prof. Dennis McDermott, Prof. John Toumbourou, Prof. Rachael Field Good	Wed 11:30am, How best to take a prevention and early intervention approach... to improve wellbeing of children and families: Prof. Dennis McDermott, Prof. John Toumbourou, Prof. Rachael Field Fair	Wed 11:30am, How best to take a prevention and early intervention approach... to improve wellbeing of children and families: Prof. Dennis McDermott, Prof. John Toumbourou, Prof. Rachael Field Poor	Wed 11:30am, How best to take a prevention and early intervention approach... to improve wellbeing of children and families: Prof. Dennis McDermott, Prof. John Toumbourou, Prof. Rachael Field N/A

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9. Please comment on the quality and relevance of the Concurrent Sessions you attended

What was your general impression of the concurrent sessions?

Which session stood out as a highlight?

Why was it a highlight?

What was the take-home message or learning from that session?

Other comments about concurrent sessions?

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10. Please rate the following

	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor	N/A
The way the Conference MC, Virginia Haussegger, engaged with presenters and audience, and connected with the Conference theme and program content	The way the Conference MC, Virginia Haussegger, engaged with presenters and audience, and connected with the Conference theme and program content Excellent	The way the Conference MC, Virginia Haussegger, engaged with presenters and audience, and connected with the Conference theme and program content Very good	The way the Conference MC, Virginia Haussegger, engaged with presenters and audience, and connected with the Conference theme and program content Good	The way the Conference MC, Virginia Haussegger, engaged with presenters and audience, and connected with the Conference theme and program content Fair	The way the Conference MC, Virginia Haussegger, engaged with presenters and audience, and connected with the Conference theme and program content Poor	The way the Conference MC, Virginia Haussegger, engaged with presenters and audience, and connected with the Conference theme and program content N/A
Structure of Conference Program in terms of mix of plenary, panel & concurrent sessions	Structure of Conference Program in terms of mix of plenary, panel & concurrent sessions Excellent	Structure of Conference Program in terms of mix of plenary, panel & concurrent sessions Very good	Structure of Conference Program in terms of mix of plenary, panel & concurrent sessions Good	Structure of Conference Program in terms of mix of plenary, panel & concurrent sessions Fair	Structure of Conference Program in terms of mix of plenary, panel & concurrent sessions Poor	Structure of Conference Program in terms of mix of plenary, panel & concurrent sessions N/A
Logistical support and administration (registration, accessibility, general information)	Logistical support and administration (registration, accessibility, general information) Excellent	Logistical support and administration (registration, accessibility, general information) Very good	Logistical support and administration (registration, accessibility, general information) Good	Logistical support and administration (registration, accessibility, general information) Fair	Logistical support and administration (registration, accessibility, general information) Poor	Logistical support and administration (registration, accessibility, general information) N/A
Venue and facilities	Venue and facilities Excellent	Venue and facilities Very good	Venue and facilities Good	Venue and facilities Fair	Venue and facilities Poor	Venue and facilities N/A
Quality and variety of catering	Quality and variety of catering Excellent	Quality and variety of catering Very good	Quality and variety of catering Good	Quality and variety of catering Fair	Quality and variety of catering Poor	Quality and variety of catering N/A
Value for money	Value for money Excellent	Value for money Very good	Value for money Good	Value for money Fair	Value for money Poor	Value for money N/A
Duration of conference	Duration of conference Excellent	Duration of conference Very good	Duration of conference Good	Duration of conference Fair	Duration of conference Poor	Duration of conference N/A
Conference website	Conference website Excellent	Conference website Very good	Conference website Good	Conference website Fair	Conference website Poor	Conference website N/A
Social media engagement	Social media engagement Excellent	Social media engagement Very good	Social media engagement Good	Social media engagement Fair	Social media engagement Poor	Social media engagement N/A
Social and networking opportunities	Social and networking opportunities Excellent	Social and networking opportunities Very good	Social and networking opportunities Good	Social and networking opportunities Fair	Social and networking opportunities Poor	Social and networking opportunities N/A
Exhibitor booths	Exhibitor booths Excellent	Exhibitor booths Very good	Exhibitor booths Good	Exhibitor booths Fair	Exhibitor booths Poor	Exhibitor booths N/A
Overall experience	Overall experience Excellent	Overall experience Very good	Overall experience Good	Overall experience Fair	Overall experience Poor	Overall experience N/A

Additional comments

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11. All in all, how useful was the Conference for furthering your thinking about measuring success in the family and relationship sector - for the wellbeing of children, families and communities?

	Disagree	Neither agree nor disagree	Agree	Agree wholeheartedly
Not useful	Not useful Disagree	Not useful Neither agree nor disagree	Not useful Agree	Not useful Agree wholeheartedly
Useful conceptually, but not practically	Useful conceptually, but not practically Disagree	Useful conceptually, but not practically Neither agree nor disagree	Useful conceptually, but not practically Agree	Useful conceptually, but not practically Agree wholeheartedly
Potentially useful for future consideration	Potentially useful for future consideration Disagree	Potentially useful for future consideration Neither agree nor disagree	Potentially useful for future consideration Agree	Potentially useful for future consideration Agree wholeheartedly
Very useful for understanding and meeting current outcomes measurement challenges	Very useful for understanding and meeting current outcomes measurement challenges Disagree	Very useful for understanding and meeting current outcomes measurement challenges Neither agree nor disagree	Very useful for understanding and meeting current outcomes measurement challenges Agree	Very useful for understanding and meeting current outcomes measurement challenges Agree wholeheartedly
Very useful for meeting likely future outcomes measurement challenges	Very useful for meeting likely future outcomes measurement challenges Disagree	Very useful for meeting likely future outcomes measurement challenges Neither agree nor disagree	Very useful for meeting likely future outcomes measurement challenges Agree	Very useful for meeting likely future outcomes measurement challenges Agree wholeheartedly

Other comments

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12. How likely are you to attend the next FRSA National Conference?

Not very likely

Unsure

Quite likely

Very likely

Not very likely

Unsure

Quite likely

Very likely

The reason for your answer

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13. How likely are you to recommend FRSA conferences to colleagues?

Not very likely

Unsure

Quite likely

Very likely

Not very likely

Unsure

Quite likely

Very likely

The reason for your answer

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1. Contact details (optional, but if we know who you are, you'll go in the draw for the lucky door prize)

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2. Where did you travel from to attend the FRSA Conference 2016?

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3. What is your main reason for attending this conference?

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4. Please select the best description of your organisation

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5. What is your role in your organisation?

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6. Which sessions did you attend? (Please tick all that apply)

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7. Please rate the quality of Keynote Addresses for relevance, usefulness and delivery

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8. Please rate the quality of Panel Sessions for vibrancy and content

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9. Please comment on the quality and relevance of the Concurrent Sessions you attended

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10. Please rate the following

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11. All in all, how useful was the Conference for furthering your thinking about measuring success in the family and relationship sector - for the wellbeing of children, families and communities?

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12. How likely are you to attend the next FRSA National Conference?

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13. How likely are you to recommend FRSA conferences to colleagues?

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14. Do you have any other comments, questions, or concerns?