Front page News News Impact evaluations help the organisational field to develop Impact evaluations help the organisational field to develop 10.8.2021 Evaluations have been part of MDI’s services from the beginning and we have conducted a wide variety of evaluations in respect of the performance and impact of projects, programmes and organisations. We also conduct evaluations for those organisations and the parties that fund them. During the summer, work on the following evaluations has begun (see below). The first evaluation shows the impact of a training and development project on the interaction skills of mental health rehabilitators and organisational professionals The ‘Constructive Interaction in Support of Mental Health’ project is a training and development project funded by STEA that brings interaction and emotional skills to various actors in the field of mental health in the organisational world. The project is managed by Suomen Moniääniset ry. The project evaluation will determine whether the developed training has led (a) to the improvement of the socio-emotional competence of mental health rehabilitators and the impact of any improvement on their lives and well-being; and (b) to the improvement of the socio-emotional competence of workers, volunteers and experienced professionals involved in training and thus their well-being at work and in volunteering and whether their skills in supporting mental health rehabilitators have increased. The evaluation uses documentary material, a follow-up questionnaire and group interviews. The evaluation provides information on the development of interaction skills between mental health rehabilitators and professionals in organisations, as well as the means used on the organisational side of the mental health field to support it. The second study project surveys the effectiveness of investment grants related to the housing of special groups A further work to be carried out in the field of organisations is a study on the housing of special groups commissioned by the Social and Health Organisation’s Assistance Centre STEA during the autumn of 2021 which identifies the effectiveness of its investment grants to special groups. The aim of the study is to provide an overview of the field of activity in respect of state-supported housing with a particular focus on its financing. The report provides information on the Finnish field of activity related to the housing of special groups identifying the needs and starting points related to the organisation-based financing of housing for special groups. It will also look at future options for financing housing for special groups provided by social and health organisations where STEA does not assist in the acquisition of housing. The study uses the RAY / STEA database and other documentary material, expert interviews, an organisation survey, case studies and workshop work. The result of the study will take the form of a description outlining the field of activity which includes information on, among other things, special groups, actors acquiring and constructing housing for them, service providers related to housing for special groups and legislation related to housing for special groups. The results of the study will be used in the allocation of state subsidies to social and health organisations. impact evaluation Share to Share to: facebook Share to: linkedin Share to: twitter
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MDI leads the co-creative process of developing, piloting and sharing practices for wellbeing in Sustainable Cities News 12.10.2022 The challenge bundle work is the cross-cutting co-development of the “Sustainable City” programme, co-ordinated by the Ministry of the Environment, with the aim of producing and sharing information, knowledge and solutions to the challenges linking cities’ management and practice in the area of leading work towards sustainability. The work produces concrete development measures, new ways of doing things and peer learning. Read more MDI leads the co-creative process of developing, piloting and sharing practices for wellbeing in Sustainable Cities