Table 2 Youth Advisory Council: workshop details

Welcome and introductions

To set the scene for the day

• In a large group format:

 • Acknowledgement of country

 • Recognition and appreciation of lived experience of having a family member with mental health challenges

 • Introductions

 • Expectations of the day (e.g. right for others to speak/not to speak etc.)

 • Clarify participant roles (e.g. to speak for themselves but also represent other young people)

 • Present an overview of the day

What is program evaluation?

To gain an understanding of program evaluation

Share experiences of being involved in evaluation

To identify ways for promoting evaluation engagement

• Overview of what program evaluation is

• In small groups, identify an experience of being involved in evaluation (or not being involved) e.g. in other research projects, in the community, retail outlets etc., and what was good/not so good about that process

• Suggest ways to promote young people’s recruitment and engagement in evaluation

Evaluation outcomes

To identify what outcomes the evaluation should target and subsequently measure.

• Think-pair-share: Invite participants to respond to two questions:

 • How would you describe how your life has changed since being part of Satellite?

 • How do you think Satellite will change the lives of other young people?

• Encourage participants to articulate changes in terms of measurable outcomes

• Using an anonymous, online poll vote to identify the most important outcomes.

Interviews

To elicit the types of questions we should be asking and the language and approach for the interviews

• World café format in which participants work in small groups to respond to different questions:

 • What questions should we be asking for different age groups?

 • What language should we use for different age groups?

 • What approach should we use for different age groups?

Ongoing YAC involvement

To discuss YAC future involvement

• In the large group, discuss how the YAC can assist in:

 • Informing program development

 • Informing ongoing evaluation – are we asking the right questions?

o How often to meet and for how long?

• Conclusion, thanks and acknowledgement of all views

Evaluating the evaluators

To obtain feedback on the day

• Participants will be asked to complete an evaluation form asking:

 • what was good about the day

 • what could have been improved

 • on a Likert scale from 0, not at all, through to 10, very much so, how much they felt they had an opportunity to speak up and how much they felt heard.