Sample program results
Below is a snapshot of the results from our 2022 group workshops.
Peer facilitators record goal achievements during sessions using ’Mission Control’, a purpose-built real time data collection tool. Our latest groups achieved: 90% of their first short term goals and 80% of their second short term goals.
The high levels of goal achievement are explained by some key concepts of the Positive Psychology framework – for instance that of ‘prospection’ (Seligman et al., 2013), which describes a state of envisaging the future with hope.
This is further supported with the increases in hope described below.
Participants' Psychological Outcomes
The graph above shows the statistically significant increases in the outcome factors Empowerment, Hope, Wellbeing and Life Satisfaction.
Participants Chosen Goals
Goals were thematically analysed. The above pie chart illustrates the range of goals topics. Achieving short-term goals during the program represents an opportunity for families to utilise the ‘Goal to Action’ tool along with the experience of success and empowerment which is a strategy embedded in positive psychology. This success is highlighted and celebrated so that families experience themselves as agents of change.
These results trend in the same direction as those of our global sample (currently 899 participants who have graduated from our programs). Our full Global Benchmark Report can be downloaded here.
A visual overview playlist is accessible at: tinyurl.com/youth-program-testimonies (screenshot below).
This playlist groups program participants, including youth workers who supported some participants, sharing their feedback and thoughts about program elements and impact of the program. We also interviewed some parents and staff from our hosting organisation.
Visual overview
Participants interviewed explained how they achieved their goal using their signature strengths and described their favourite tools used during the workshop.
Support workers: Some participants were supported by their youth workers whose feedback was that they witnessed progress with the people they were supporting in goal setting and goal getting. These youth workers felt that such workshops could contribute to youth workers professional development
The parents of the younger participants shared the changes in attitude, action and intent that they had witnessed with their children and saw merit in following up with the program for their children to accomplish more goals, and in the process strengthen their new knowledge.