Summary Evaluation Report | Phase One Enabling Good Lives Waikato Demonstration Prepared for Enabling Good Lives Waikato Leadership Group and Joint Agency Group Prepared by Louise Were, Local Evaluator February 2016 Contacts Client Local Evaluator Enabling Good Lives Waikato Leadership Group and the Joint Agency Group C/- Kate Cosgriff E: M: 029 201 4419 Hikitia Consultants Member of Tuakana Teina Evaluation Collective Louise Were E: M: 027 2944385 Acknowledgements Louise would like to sincerely thank the participants, families and whānau engaged with Enabling Good Lives Waikato, the Waikato Leadership Group, EGL Waikato staff, and Provider Community of Practice members who have shared their whakaaro and their journeys so openly.
This set of performance criteria will therefore only be utilised in Phase One to determine how and how well implementation has occurred. Further performance criteria will be developed in Phase Two. Evaluation Methods The evaluation adopted a mix of data collection methods. Methods were selected based on their capacity to answer the key evaluation questions and their ability to be adaptive and responsive to participant groups. The methods will be applied concurrently but separately in phases across the Demonstration period, with some data sources being utilised to answer multiple questions. The figure below provides an overview of the methods selected to be utilised over the four phases of the evaluation Potential data collection method KEQ 1 | What is EGL Waikato and how is it being implemented? KEQ 2 | What are the outcomes that matter to disabled people, families and whānau, community, providers, and government? KEQ 3 | How and in what ways have disabled people, families and whānau effectively achieved their outcomes? What contribution has the EGL Waikato Demonstration made to those outcomes? KEQ 4 | How and in what ways have disabled Māori and their whānau been effectively engaged and utilised EGL Waikato? KEQ 5 | What is the value and cost of investing in EGL Waikato? For disabled people? For families and whānau? For community? For providers? For funders? KEQ 6 | How and in what ways has EGL Waikato changed the systems that support disabled people and families and whānau? Evaluative Rubrics ✓ ✓ Interviews / Hui / Fono ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Focus Groups / Wānanga / Talanoa ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Personal Stories / Pūrākau ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Economic evaluation approach ✓ Survey ✓ ✓ ✓ Document Analysis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Administrative Data Analysis ✓ ✓ ✓ Figure 12: Evaluation methods to be utilised across the Demonstration, by KEQ For Phase One of the evaluation, the following methods were utilised: Brief document review 16 interviews / hui 13 EGL Waikato participant interviews, representing 14 participants Waikato Leadership Group hui Māori Co-Design members interview EGL Waikato Co-Directors interview Two focus groups EGL Waikato Tūhono/Connectors
options, preferences) Person-centred Disabled people, and families and whānau have increased choice and control over supports. These supports take a whole of life approach over time and are tailored to their needs, goals, and aspirations. I control and direct my life, including my disability supports. I can choose who can assist me with my on-going support. Supports work for me when and how I want them. I can do things that are important to me. Supports work for families and whānau when and how they want
EGL Principles EGL Waikato Demonstration Implementation Criteria EGL Waikato Outcomes Criteria EGL Christchurch Quality of Life Domains Disabled People Families and Whānau Beginning early The EGL Waikato Demonstration ensures that their core systems (Tūhono/Connectors, community connections, supported and planning, and personal budgets) are accessible, flexible and easy to navigate. I have aspirations and can plan for them. I am in control of my life and what happens to me. I have the supports I need, when I need them. Families and whānau are aspirational for their child’s life and future. We have access to support and funding that contributes to our family and whānau living the life we want. We are and connected in our community. Emotional Well-Being Contentment (satisfaction, moods, enjoyment) Self-concept (identity, self-worth, self-esteem) Lack of stress (predictability and control) Safety and security Spirituality/ culture Physical Health and wellness (functioning, symptoms, fitness, nutrition) Activities of daily living (self-care, mobility) Physical activities including recreation Material Well-Being Financial status Employment status; job-related skills and behaviours Housing status Having possessions Personal Development Education (achievements, education status) Performance (success, achievement, productivity) Personal competence (cognitive, social, practical skills) Mana enhancing EGL Waikato demonstration creates opportunities for the abilities of disabled people; values the abilities and contribution of disabled people and their families and whānau. The contribution I can make is recognised and respected. I can contribute to the lives of others and to my community. EGL Waikato is culturally respectful of me. The abilities and contributions of families and whānau are recognised and respected. EGL Waikato is culturally respectful of our family and whānau. Ordinary Life Outcomes The EGL Waikato Demonstration supports equity and citizenship for disabled people, families and whānau. I am supported to live an everyday life in everyday places, like others at similar stages of life. I have citizenship rights, including opportunities for learning and contribution, having a home and family, Families and whānau are supported to live an everyday life in everyday places.
friends and connections and employment. EGL Principles EGL Waikato Demonstration Implementation Criteria EGL Waikato Outcomes Criteria EGL Christchurch Quality of Life Domains Disabled People Families and Whānau Easy to use The EGL Waikato Demonstration ensures that their core systems (Tūhono/Connectors, community connections, supported and planning, and personal budgets) are accessible, flexible and easy to navigate. I find the EGL system easy to use and flexible. I have supports that are simple to use and flexible. I know how to and can access information, support and funding at the time I need it. I have one plan and one amount of funding. We find the EGL system easy to use and flexible. Families and whānau have supports that are simple to use and flexible. We know how to and can access all the information our family and whānau needs. We have one plan and one amount of funding. Rights (respect, dignity, equality) - Legal (citizenship, access, fair treatment) Mainstream First Disabled people, families and whānau are supported to access community options, connections and services before specialist disability services. I am known and connected in my community. I know how to and can access all the information at the time I need it. Community options, connections and services that are for everyone can be used before disability services. We know how to, and can access all the information our family and whānau needs. We are known and connected in our community. Community options, connections and services that are for everyone can be used before disability services.
EGL Principles EGL Waikato Demonstration Implementation Criteria EGL Waikato Outcomes Criteria EGL Christchurch Quality of Life Domains Disabled People Families and Whānau Relationship Building EGL Waikato builds and strengthens relationships between EGL Waikato Partners – disabled people, families and whānau, community and government. I can build strong relationships that are important to me. I can contribute to the lives of others and to my community. We are known and connected in our community. We know how to, and can access all the information our family and whānau needs. Interpersonal Relations Interactions (social networks, social contacts) Relationships (family, friends, peers) Supports (emotional, physical, financial) Social activities Social Inclusion Community integration and participation Community roles (contributor, volunteer) Social supports (support networks, services