Watch whats happening

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Watch whats happening

• Know it Works? Show it Works!
• Presented by Linda Long, Health Improvement
  Officer with resources provided by Andy Crossan,
  Video Production Officer, Sense Scotland
• 4th of October 07Jurys Inn Hotel, Glasgow

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Why use video?

• To examine where things are working and where
  they are not and to see what you missed first
  time around
• To include all
• To redistribute power
• To illustrate progression along the way
• To capture fun times for memory, create video
  diaries
• To visually evidence impact
• To capture those eureka moments
• To demonstrate the value of the shared learning
  process

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A barrier or an opportunity?

• Getting user agreement from outset, both in
  filming and reviewing
• A challenge to make everyone comfortable with
  filming
• Need to agree ground rules eg confidentiality,
  use of footage in external settings, what is and
  what is not filmed
• Whos in charge?
• Time consuming to review and log footage

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A valuable project resource?

• To set out work plan
• To reflect on strengths and weaknesses
• To plan next steps
• To evidence impact
• To share agreed footage with a wide range of
  others eg, CHEX network, wider community,
  conferences, events, funders, friends and family

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Nurturing self-esteem?

• Major ingredients
• Connection being recognised within a social
  network
• Authenticity involvement in a valued activity
• Identity being respected as an individual with
  own personal interests

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Icebreaker thoughts

• Film project workers first perhaps
• doing a new activity
• to introduce the project and its support staff or
  funding
• Other ideas?
• Use this footage as conversation starter with
  group
• did it help explain the activity?
• Is it An activity the group or individuals would
  like to do?
• What could be done better to improve outcomes)?

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Measuring health improvement in action

• Capture user views before and after on what they
  think illustrates an improvement in their
  wellbeing
• Group discussions
• Individual interviews
• Showcase
• Optimism
• Respect for self and others
• Purposeful social involvement

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In the beginning

• Invest in a tripod
• Have camera on from outset so that it becomes
  part of the furniture and no one in group is
  taking the pictures
• Read the manual(s)!
• Review footage confidentially in the group, only
  showcase what you want!

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But were not seeing anything

• It takes time to evidence improvement but ongoing
  video can capture the ups and downs!

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How to measure wellbeing?

• Its about quality of experience, not necessarily
  quality of
• the conditions
• Evidence of enjoyment is a reflection of quality
  of experience
• Record activities, see the enjoyment good for
  individuals, for group memory as well as for
  evaluation purposes