47th Annual Convention & Expo: Celebrate Our Strength EVALUATION FORM

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Overall, how would the rate the 2022 Providers' Council Convention & Expo?*

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1 is Boring, 10 is Fantastic

General Sessions

	Not Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Very Satisfied	N/A Did not attend
AM Welcome/ Special Remarks
Keynote (Eric Ellis)
Awards of Excellence Ceremony
Luncheon
Governor Baker
Peer Provider Awards
Chair's Award and Reception

Comments about the General Sessions?

Did you attend an AM Workshop?

YesNo

What AM Workshop did you attend?

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (AM Workshop 1: Legal and Financial Update and Best Practices)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Understand legal and tax issues arising from various legal affiliation structures, especially for purposes of sharing services.
Gain understanding of best practices for lease standard adoption.
Learn about new accounting and financial audit rules and guidance.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (AM Workshop 2: How to Build Your Private Grants Program)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Assess whether a private institutional grants program is right for their organizations.
Gain an understanding of the components of a strong grants program and the resources needed.
Prioritize key steps to build a strategic grants program.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (AM Workshop 3: Systems Change and Restorative Justice)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Have a working understanding of restorative justice.
Learn ways restorative justice can be used to disrupt toxic workplace cultures and promote healthy system change.
Learn best practices from the current restorative justice work happening across the state of Massachusetts.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (AM Workshop 4: Community Inclusion: What It Is (&Isn't) and How To Achieve It)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Able to identify and describe at least 3 inclusion principles and indicate how that would apply to a recreational, sport, faith-based, social or community-based program provider.
Able to assess recreational program features and supports and identify the model type (adaptive, integrated, unified, inclusive) and evaluate the benefits and hurdles to that structure of programming.
Able to apply the best practices explored, identifying at least 3 action steps toward their person-centered approach to accessing community inclusion and increasing an experience of belonging.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (AM Workshop 5: End of Life and Grief Support for Providers and Clients)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Self Care While Providing End of Life Care.
Setting up positive transition environments for clients and staff.
Learning to turn toward grief and support each other.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (AM Workshop 6: Chat with the Commissioners: Children, Youth and Family)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Hear about departmental updates from the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.
Hear about departmental updates from the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services.
Hear about departmental updates from the Office of the Child Advocate.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (AM Workshop 7: Chat with the Secretaries & Commissioners: Public & Mental Health, Veterans Services & Elder Affairs)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Hear about departmental updates from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health.
Hear about departmental updates from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Hear about departmental updates from the Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (AM Workshop 8: Allyship in Action)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Define the terms ally, collaborator, accomplice, and co-conspirator.
Describe what is problematic about “saviorism” and “performative allyship”.
Create an allyship commitment and action plan.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (AM Workshop 9: Naming My Professional Strengths)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Define three current professional workplace competencies and how to communicate them to others.
Define the difference between training, coaching, mentoring, and shadowing as paths for development.
Learn how to design and implement a self-directed skill development path.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (AM Workshop 10: Celebrating Yourself: Developing the Habit of Self-Care)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Have an expanded and personalized definition of what self-care means and entails.
Learn about the physical and mental health benefits that developing self-care practice provides personally and professionally.
Leave with the beginning of their personal self-care plan.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (AM Workshop 11: Embracing Strengths and Perseverance: Empowerment Through Music)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Engage in music based experiences and learn how to use those experiences at work, at home, and with others, promoting wellbeing and resilience throughout their community.
Explore and celebrate their strengths through music, encouraging deeper confidence and morale.
Connect with others through music experiences, amplifying sense of community and shared joy.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (AM Workshop 12: Strengthen Your Team-Building Muscle through Improv)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Understand the core principles of improv.
Learn a variety of improv games and techniques that can be played in person and/or online.
Learn how to use improv in team meetings and group trainings to set the tone, stir reflection, and deepen connections.

How would satisfied were you with your AM Workshop?

	Not Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Very Satisfied
Content matched written description
Session content was an appropriate level
Delivered an effective and clear presentation
Handouts/slides were useful
Presenters' were knowledgeable about subject matter
Presenters' were enthusiastic about subject matter
Presenters' encouraged audience participation
Comfort of workshop room
Workshop was 90 minutes in length

Comments about your AM Workshop session?

Did you attend a PM Workshop?

YesNo

What PM workshop did you attend?

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (PM Workshop 13:The Fundamental 5: The Fastest Way to Fund Your Nonprofit)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Learn why so many nonprofits struggle to make ends meet.
Understand the Fundamental 5 approach.
Create your own Action Plan so they can move to implementation when you get back to the office.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (PM Workshop 14: How to Protect Your Organizations from Data Breaches)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Eliminate the possibility for human error with automated controls and reporting.
Prepare your organization for cyber-security attacks.
Learn how to track and prevent HIPAA violations with Microsoft.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (PM Workshop 15: Charitable Giving Panel)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Learn about current trends in charitable giving
Gain insight into the funder’s perspective on priorities and strategies in charitable giving.
Able to have questions related to charitable giving answered by the panelists.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (PM Workshop 16: Adjusting, Accommodating, and Adapting for Aging in Place)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Identify 3 environmental adaptations that maximize independence for those living with Alzheimer's and/or ID/DD.
Recognize 2 ways we can help with communication difficulties.
Analyze and respond to non-verbal communication.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (PM Workshop 17: DBT Informed Consult: Creative Adaptations in Clinical Supervision for multidisciplinary teams)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Understand challenges related to multi-disciplinary team with staffing challenges and high-intensity service users.
Consider creative methods for training clinicians to consult to other team members in Best Practices.
Develop an understanding of the DBT informed Consultation team format through scenarios, discussion, and review of data.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (PM Workshop 18: Chat with the Commissioners: Disability and Community Services)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Hear about departmental updates from the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services.
Hear about departmental updates from the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.
Hear about departmental updates from the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (PM Workshop 19: Leadership Transitions: Planned and Unplanned)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Learn how to make succession planning a practice throughout your organization.
Learn how succession planning can promote a culture of equity and inclusion.
Learn about hiring, cross training and professional growth planning techniques.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (PM Workshop 20: Winning the War on Talent: Creating Your Employee Value Proposition)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Learn and understand the difference between an Employee Value Proposition, the components of a total rewards system and how to create the ultimate employee engagement for your organization.
Discover new trends in the employee benefit space that can help you attract and retain talent.
Create pathways for retention success through manager and supervisor development and employee recognition programs.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (PM Workshop 21: Words Matter: Advancing an Asset-Based Approach to Organizational Communication)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Increase their knowledge of effective strategies for framing nonprofit organizations and the people and communities they work with.
Learn to identify the difference between asset-based and deficit-based language.
Practice applying effective framing strategies to their written and/or oral communication.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (PM Workshop 22: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness 101)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Learn the difference between Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Learn about Deaf Culture and common misperceptions.
Learn communication tips and about assistive technology.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (PM Workshop 23: Taking your power back and finding peace)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ individuals will learn to find their voice again while employing tools to successfully advocate for themselves in all white spaces.
Anti-Racists will learn how best to support their co-workers and advocate for those they serve using CBT Principles.
Learn to recognize how racial trauma affects their relationships and how to restore harm in a trauma informed way.

How well were each of the workshop goals achieved (PM Workshop 24: Got Conflict? Deal with Conflict Effectively: Tools for Your Toolbox)

	Poorly Achieved	Somewhat Achieved	Highly Achieved
Identify 5 different styles of responding to conflict.
Learn points of conflict escalation and strategies for de-escalation.
Maintain neutrality and deal with bias.

How would satisfied were you with your PM Workshop?

	Not Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Very Satisfied
Content matched written description
Session content was an appropriate level
Delivered an effective and clear presentation
Handouts/slides were useful
Presenters' knowledgeable about subject matter
Presenters' were enthusiastic about subject matter
Presenters' encouraged audience participation
Comfort of workshop room
Workshop was 90 minutes in length

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