Monitoring CBR: Collaborative development of a menu and guidelines

1. Monitoring CBR: Collaborative development of a menu and guidelines Ros Madden, Sue Lukersmith, Tinashe Dune, Sally Hartley, Alexandra GargettThe University of Sydney Bounlanh PhaybounCooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise, Laos Nguyen Viet NhanOffice of Genetic Counseling and Disabled Children, Vietnam

2. Outline • Why monitoring? • Why a menu and guidelines? • Methods being used • Progress and next steps • Potential use

3. Why monitoring? Monitoring differs from ‘evaluation’ in that it: • Has an internal focus • Provides ongoing information • About inputs and outputs as well as outcomes • Is a local information system designed, managed and used by CBR managers and stakeholders • Enables managers and staff to identify and check for progress, changes or problems (person or program) • Leading to possible program adjustments

4. Why a menu and guidelines? Monitoring should be: • In the hands of program managers and stakeholders • Able to be adapted to local conditions • Based on best practice and established knowledge • Promoting standards but allowing choice from a ‘menu’ of items • Empowering • Tools with guidelines, not a formulaic recipe book Similar to the CBR guidelines!

5. CBR monitoring menu: methods being used Testing in country Literature reviews: CBR monitoring and evaluation literature Ideas and items (a menu or toolkit, with guidelines) for testing Refined monitoring menu and guidelines Communication, further research, new partners + International Advisory Group Collaborative information design: agencies’ basic needs for and uses of information Testing in country

6. Literature review (1) • What tools and methods have been used for monitoring and evaluating CBR? • Who used them? • In what country or setting? • Who was involved in providing information ? • What is the goal of the program and how does it relate to CBR matrix? • How do tools relate to CBR matrix? • Does the monitoring and evaluation link to the CBR principles? • Purpose of monitoring and evaluation? • How were people with disabilities involved in the research?

7. Review of literature (2) Can evaluations of CBR programmes be mapped onto the CBR Matrix and ICF framework?

8. Collaborative information design We: • Discussed information needs in terms of 4 basic questions • Developed unstructured lists of items • Grouped and related the items to standard frameworks where possible What How Why Who

9. Much more work to do Information needs Information items for monitoring Refining and structuring the monitoring menu together – mapping to standards Plans for testing and more collaboration Photos from Google images

10. Possible uses of the monitoring menu in near futureLao PDR • Designing information collection at village level, or database (central) • Progress in the village/community – evaluating program • CBR worker performance and development • Monitoring service use and progress for people with disabilities • Identifying and monitoring the influence of the environment on participation • Empowering • Community role in creating empowering environment - Monitoring: Awareness– acceptance, and then involvement • Enhance knowledge and skills of the personnel in early intervention area with available resources (e.g. as a planning and awareness raising checklist)

11. Possible uses of the monitoring menu in near futureVIETNAM DISABLED PEOPLE NATIONAL POLICIES NETWORK LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL HEALTH WORKERS LIVELIHOOD TRAINING PROGRAMS LOCATION EDUCATION EXPERT TEAMS SOCIAL INCOME TRAINING PROGRAMS HEALTH CARE FAMILIES’ MEMBERS EMPOWERMENT

12. KhopChai Cámơn Thank you If you are interested in discussing this project and perhaps participating in the future please attend our workshop on Wednesday 7 December, 9.30 am Room 022 Law School Annex (next door)