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research conference 2004
10th Annual Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
Conference
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of presentations | abstracts | programme | evaluation
Evaluation Report
It was with great enthusiasm that presenters, delegates
and BACP staff met in London in May to celebrate and enjoy this year's
anniversary conference, which attracted over 180 delegates each day.
Eight international co-hosts joined with us to welcome delegates from
around the world, including America, Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland,
Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Portugal and Turkey, together with more
local hosts from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The two
days saw a total of 77 presentations, made up of 62 papers, 7 workshops,
8 posters and a plenum paper by the renowned Dr Pittu Laungani.
After a warm welcome from Val Potter, Chair of the Association, Friday's
opening session continued with Professor Glenys Parry, Chair of the BACP
Research Committee, who talked about 'What's on the Horizon' for
research, and with Nancy Rowland, BACP's Head of Research speaking
about 'Developing a Research Culture'. The opening session
finished with Dr Laungani's plenum paper entitled 'Multicultural
Perspectives in Counselling and Therapy'. Saturday's opening
sessions enjoyed input from Laurie Clark, CEO of the Association with 'New
Research Initiatives in BACP', including Laurie's announcement
that BACP will be funding a new systematic scoping review on 'Multicultural
Issues'. Laurie handed over to Professor Julia Buckroyd, the recently
appointed Editor of CPR, who introduced 'The New CPR'.
The
conference had a wonderful atmosphere and gained enormously from a
wide mix of cultures and nationalities. The exhibition hall was decorated
with traditional cloths and items from some of the co-host organisations,
making a fantastic display. A congenial social evening on Friday ensured
old friends met up whilst new friendships were formed over the international
cuisine and dancing. Networking opportunities abounded and once again,
the evaluation results emphasised the importance of this aspect of
the
conference, along with appreciation of the warmth and friendliness
of the event.
An evaluation form was completed by 44% of delegates, using
scores of 1 = Poor and 10 = Excellent. Scores continued to display good
levels
of satisfaction, with administration of the event scoring a notable 9.2,
with 73% of respondents giving the highest score of 9 or 10. Programme
structure and the venue scored 8.5 and 8.7 respectively, with an overall
satisfaction rating of 8.9, with 68% of respondents giving a 9 or 10
in this category. Friday's papers gained an average score of 7.5
(from a range of 6.0 to 9.3) with the average for Saturday's being
7.8 (from a range of 5.3 to 9.5). Workshop presentations registered an
average of 8.1 (from a range of 6.0 to 9.0), and posters scored an average
of 7.4 (from a range of 6.8 to 7.8). Appreciation of the general warmth
and friendliness of the event came through strongly in the evaluations,
which is an element of this event we are keen to foster.
The following
grid shows the comparison of average marks over the past six research
conferences:
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2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
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Venue |
London |
Leicester |
London |
Bristol |
M'chester |
Leeds |
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Return rate for evaluation forms |
44% |
59% |
48% |
70% |
53% |
79% |
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Overall satisfaction (average score) |
8.9 |
8.3 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
7.7 |
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Structure of conference programme (average
score) |
8.5 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
7.1 |
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Quality of the venue (average score) |
8.7 |
8.2 |
7.8 |
8.1 |
8.5 |
8.1 |
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BACP administration (average score) |
9.2 |
9.0 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
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Satisfaction with papers (overall average
score) |
7.6 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
6.9 |
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Satisfaction with workshops (overall average
score) |
6.9 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
6.7 |
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Satisfaction with posters (overall
average score) |
7.4 |
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