Workshop

Initially, the workshop was designed to be a two-day intervention, but because of member feedback, it was shortened to one day.

We met with Pam approximately one month prior to the workshop to discuss the agenda, materials, venue and desired outcomes. The workshop itself was held on November 16, 2001, at the Country View Golf Course in Chatham.

At the end of the workshop, participants were asked to complete a two-part evaluation form. In the first part, they were asked to provide comments on the overall value and effectiveness of the workshop, and in the second section, they were asked to rate the different exercises and materials for each module.

Workshop follow-up

At the beginning of January 2002, we distributed a post-intervention questionnaire to the workshop participants. The primary purpose of the questionnaire was to identify whether participants had incorporated one or more of the stress and change management tools/resources that were presented during the workshop. Additionally, they were asked whether they had completed and implemented an action plan, which was one of the exercises facilitated during the workshop. They were also asked to project any future exercises and/or resources from the workshop they anticipated introducing within their organization.

The questionnaire was distributed electronically to those participants with an e-mail address. For the remainder, we mailed paper versions of the questionnaire with the option of faxing the survey back to us.