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show or hide details for this item How can practitioners demonstrate 'impact' to funders? Blog Entry 1 reply1 resource 01-September-2004 Lucy Marris
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Here is a summary of an earlier discussion on the theme which includes some later comments by participants
Coming at this from the angle of practitioner I'm very conscious that working with clients from time to time you are aware that the guidance intervention has 'had an impact' but the difficulty is in demonstrating this to e.g. funders who are looking for something more tangible than my opinion. ...

Coming at this from the angle of practitioner I'm very conscious that working with clients from time to time you are aware that the guidance intervention has 'had an impact' but the difficulty is in demonstrating this to e.g. funders who are looking for something more tangible than my opinion. Perhaps subjective anecdote needs somehow to metamorphose into a more robust evidence base, and from this perspective impact analysis needs to find a mechanism by which to capture those impressions. Professional satisfaction, and therefore performance, may relate to impact analysis, but how can this be judged?

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Are there any parallels between teaching and guidance? Discussion Topic 2 replies 01-September-2004 jenny bimrose
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Are guidance practitioners similar to many teachers in that they get their greatest professional satisfaction from making a difference in possibly a small number of individual cases? Are those interested in impact unrealistic in expecting positive outcomes from each guidance event?

Are guidance practitioners similar to many teachers in that they get their greatest professional satisfaction from making a difference in possibly a small number of individual cases?

Are those interested in impact unrealistic in expecting positive outcomes from each guidance event?