2012 lemmen pq iq hiv-berlin-neu

PQD/PQE Participatory Quality Development

A new Approach to HIV-Prevention

Karl Lemmen

German AIDS-Hilfe e.V.

Department Quality Assurance

Prof. Dr. Michael Wright

Catholic University of Applied Sciences Berlin |

Institute for Social Health

Karl Lemmen, Michael T. Wright: Participatory Quality Development – IQ-HIV 2012

Welcome!

1. HIV-Prevention in Germany

2. Why PQD? 6 Arguments!

3. Implementing

& Achieving Sustainability


BZgA – Federal Center for Health Education:

Generally Accepted Messages for Everybody

Stay strong!

Join in!

Don’t’ give

AIDS a chance


Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. - Focussing Key

Groups: MSM, IVDU, Sexworkers, Migrants


Umbrella Organization:

Leadership & Lobbying for Vulnerable

Groups■ 1 National Office

■ 122 Local & Regional ASOs

■ 9 Peer Networks of PWA/Target

Groups

Bottom up Organization with high

Participatory Tradition


From Aachen to Zwickau:

Quality Assurance = Work in Progress


A – Z: National Demonstration Project

12 Local ASOs


1. Why PQD?

1. Background:

History & Mission

Statement of Deutsche

AIDS-Hilfe - Participatory

Tradition: once upon a time

….

2. Background:

UNAIDS: GIPA

= International Standard


2. Why PQD ?

■ Central Role of Participation

� Decision making power of keygroups and front line staff at all stages in HIV-Prevention

� Needs Assessment

� Project-Planning

� Implementation

� Evaluation


3. Why PQD ?

■ Focus on Practice Based

Evidence

■ Complement to evidence based

practice

■ Evidence is generated form the

structures and the logic of the

practical work


4. Why PQD ?

■ Central role of local

experts

■ Structuring and testing

local theories

■ Expanding local knowledge


5. Why PQD ?

■ Tailored processes

■ Adapted to local

conditions, values, capacity

& structure of involved

organization


6. Why PQD ?

■ Feasible methods

■ Proportional to service

provision practice

■ Limited time, integrated

into daily working routine


Tools to support implementation of PQD

■Homepage = Handbook

■Workshops

■Consulting: call an expert


www.pq-hiv.de

■ Handbook

■ Theory & Concepts

■Methods

■Good practice

examples

■ Links & Literature

■ English Translation in

preparation !


Handbook Theory: Stages of Participation

Stage 9 Self-Organization Goes beyond participation

Stage 8 Decision-making power

ParticipationStage 7 Partial decision-making power

Stage 6 Co-determination

Stage 5 Inclusion

Preliminary Stages of ParticipationStage 4 Hearing

Stage 3 Information

Stage 2 Directive

Non-ParticipationStage 1 Instrumentalization


Handbook: Methods More participatory

Service User Advisory Committee

Guided Working Group Open

Space

Focus Group

Rapid Assessment

Enquiries and Concerns Register

Observation

Less participatory


Methods: Pdf for easy download

■ Circles of Influence

■ Reflect on participatory

decision making process


Good Practice Examples

■ Evaluation of onsite MSM-

prevention

■ Thank you for Safer Sex!

■ Sittenstrolche Munich


Skill Building: 3 Workshops

1. Epidemiology

& Needs Assessment

■ Who is most at risk at the local level?

■ How do we know what our target

groups need?

2. Project Planning &

Implementation

■ What do we want to achieve at the

local level?

3. EvaluationHow do we know what works?


Evaluation Data: PQ-Training 2009 & 2010

1.12.31.51.490 3-2009

1.02.31.51.3842-2010

1.22.01.91.41003-2010

1.01.61.81.31001-2010

1.12.21.31.192 2-2009

1.43.42.51.81001-2009

Skills of TrainersContextOrganizationOverallscoreBenefit for work


Consulting: call an expert

■ External support to solve a

local question/problem

■ e.g. Sittenstrolche Munic:

Evaluation of onsite

prevention

■ Stimulus for local

organisational development

■ e.g. to enhance local

collaboration


Lessons Learnt 2006 - 2011

■ There’s a need…

■ for useful tools and ongoing support

■ to connect skill building with organizational development

■ You’ve got to understand the importance…

■ of a local focus & national collaboration

■ of creating a culture of critical discourse on quality

■ It’s crucial to gain a deeper insight into…

■ How frightening Quality Assurance can be

■ How you can respect the fear of incompetence


International Perspective

■www.iqhiv.org


Conclusion

■ Advantages: ■ strong philosophical base to support change

management

■ wide range of methods to suit many contexts

■ Disadvantages: ■ need to engage with the theory first

■ may require organizational development, training or technical assistance


Thank you

for your attention!

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