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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/22731
Record ID: 77c81b16-8150-482a-a60f-14d99c9cbfe8
Web resource: https://cdn-ucq.dataweavers.io/-/media/project/ucq/public/unitingcareqld/files/service-and-support/family-support/evaluation-of-uc-men-behaviour-change-programs-report-stage-3.pdf
Type: Report
Title: Evaluation of UnitingCare Men’s Behaviour Change Programs: Stage Three Report
Authors: Carswell, Sue
Taylor, Annabel
Keywords: Domestic and Family Violence;Domestic Violence;Behaviour Change Programs;Men’s Behaviour Change Programs;Program Evaluation;Intervention;Prevention;Program Evaluation;Perpetrator Programs
Topic: Perpetrator interventions
Primary prevention
Systems responses
Population: People who use domestic, family and sexual violence
Year: Feb-2022
Publisher: Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, Central Queensland University
Abstract:  This report presents findings from the final stage of the evaluation of Men Choosing Change, a Men’s Behaviour Change Program (MBCP) delivered by UnitingCare. The focus is on longer-term outcomes for the men who participated in Men Choosing Change during 2019 and their partners/ex-partners and children. The findings have been contextualized with our findings from the Stage 2 Men Choosing Change evaluation and recent studies of other MBCPs. The report reflects on the implications of these findings for UnitingCare to develop their practice approach within Men Choosing Change. Key findings indicate mixed evidence regarding the program's contribution towards longer-term outcomes 6-20 months post-program, with some men showing significant positive changes and others facing challenges in maintaining these changes.
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Project: Men Sustaining Change Pilot & Evaluation 2021-2023

Abstract/project description:
The UnitingCare Men’s Sustaining Change (MSC) program has been developed in response to some men's need for ongoing support after they have completed the 16-week core men's behaviour change program, Men Choosing Change (MCC). The MSC program is being piloted at Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast over a two-year period from 1 July 2021 – 30 June 2023. MSC aims: "To support Queensland families to be violence-free by embedding a changed culture where male peers role model respectful relationships and support each other to sustain change. To understand the effectiveness of MSC, UnitingCare has commissioned a two-year evaluation led by QCDFVR.

Aim:
The MSC evaluation aims to evidence the effectiveness of this program to inform policy and practice recommendations. UnitingCare wishes to understand “the success of implementation (process evaluation) and outcomes for participants (outcomes evaluation) to provide lessons and insights, informing and strengthening processes and procedures for all men’s behaviour change programs.”

Methods:
Mixed methods, phased and participatory approach.
Phase 1 involves a co-design workshop with UnitingCare and external stakeholders to review the evaluation framework. Drawing on comprehensive program monitoring data (ongoing) the evaluation will initially examine the establishment of the pilot to identify what worked well. Phase 2 will further examine the implementation of the pilot (staff and stakeholder interviews) to identify what is working well and areas to refine. In addition, the immediate and medium-term outcomes for the MSC participants, their partners, former partners and children will be explored (through feedback surveys, outcomes measurement tools and interviews).

Significance, including intended impact, implications for policy and practice:
The current pilot program and evaluation builds on a previous evaluation conducted by QCDFVR of UnitingCare’s core men’s behaviour change program, Men Choosing Change (MCC). This evaluation found that many partners/ex-partners of men who had attended MCC believed that some men would benefit from more support beyond the 16-week program to sustain or deepen their journey towards non-violence. The MSC program was designed in response, and the evaluation of the pilot provides an opportunity to build evidence about men's long-term desistence from violence as well as the design, implementation and effectiveness of behaviour maintenance programs in an Australian context.



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