Improving Wellbeing in Fife
7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers, People
and Families
The 7 Habits Leadership Team
Progress Report
October 2015
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7 Habits Leadership Team Bernadette Duddy, Fife Council, Family and Community Support Team – East, Integration Manager
JP Easton Fife Council, Community Learning & Development Team Leader
Neil Hamlet NHS Fife, Public Health Consultant
Laura Henderson NHS Fife Health Promotion, Senior Health Promotion Officer
Joleen McCool Project NHS Fife, Health Improvement Project Officer (Author)
Marie Paterson NHS Fife Community Services, Organisation Development
Tricia Ryan Fife Council Community Learning & Development
Wendy Simpson NHS Fife, Playfield Institute Manager
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Executive Summary
Background
FranklinCovey is a global leader in effectiveness and productivity tools. Fife’s delivery
of the ‘7 Habits’, in particular its innovations surrounding the ‘Families’, ‘Teenagers’ and
school based model are unique within the UK and held in high regard by FranklinCovey.
Fife is renowned for pioneering the non-corporate FranklinCovey interventions and is
receiving national recognition as an example of good practice.
Partnership Working
Partnership working has been fundamental in driving the ‘7 Habits’ forward, using a
multi-agency, preventative approach and providing the right support to individuals and
families at the right time. The ‘7 Habits’ is an assets based programme. It takes people
on a personal development journey, supporting, enabling and empowering participants
to realise and unlock their personal potential and capacity for responsibility. It aims to
create a sense of control and wellbeing by introducing participants to a series of habits
designed to improve their physical and mental health and provide them with a
framework for making positive lifestyle choices.
Methods
Three FranklinCovey programmes are delivered in Fife, namely ‘7 Habits of Highly
Effective People’; ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers’ and ‘7 Habits of Highly
Successful Families’. Seven facilitators are certified to deliver ‘7 Habits of Highly
Effective People’ and forty-nine facilitators in the ‘Teenagers/Families’ versions. Fair
Isle Primary School is the first school in Scotland to implement the ‘Leader in Me’
process, a whole school transformation process.
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Results
Workforce Development
The popularity of the ‘7 Habits’ programme across organisations is evident and despite
offering three courses within the 2014-15 training programme, all of the courses were
oversubscribed. Evaluation forms at the end of each programme rate the course very
highly and the majority of participants report positively on the impact the programme
has had on their work and personal lives.
Impact of 7 Habits (Teenagers/Families) on Mental Wellbeing
In order to evaluate the impact of the ‘Teenagers’ and ‘Families’ programmes on
participants’ wellbeing, the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) is
completed before commencing and again following completion of the programmes.
Young People’s wellbeing improved significantly following completion of the ‘Teenagers’
programme. Parents/carers wellbeing increased significantly, from a starting point well
below Fife’s population average for adults, to exceeding it on completion of the
‘Families’ programme. Following completion of the programme, parents/carers rated
the course very highly and reported feeling more confident and in control in their role as
a parent.
Conclusion Fife uses the ‘7 Habits’ programme as an asset-based, innovative intervention to
improve wellbeing in workers, families and teenagers. Ongoing evaluation is showing
significantly positive outcomes. On this basis, we intend to develop our strong multi-
agency, collaborative working to continue to improve the wellbeing of the people of Fife.
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Contents
1. Introduction 6
1.1 Background 6
2. Partnership Working 8
3. The 7 Habits Programmes 10
3.1 Programme Aims 10
3.2 Principles 10
3.3 The ‘Habits’ 10
3.4 Local model 11
4. Workforce Development 12
4.1 Feedback 12
4.2 Impact Statements 12
5. Teenagers and Families 13
5.1 Capacity 13
5.2 Delivery Options 13
5.3 Re-connect Sessions 14
5.4 Recruitment 14
5.5 Monitoring and Evaluation 14
5.5.1 WEMWBS 15
6. Impact of 7 Habits (Teenagers/Families) on Mental Wellbeing 16
6.1 Teenagers 16
6.2 Families 17
7. Asset Based Approach 18
8. Parents/Carers Views 19
9. Conclusion 21
10. Next Steps 22
References 23
Acknowledgements 25
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Appendix Title Doc
1 Collation of Evaluations: ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ February & November 2015
Adobe Acrobat Document
2 WEMWBS
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3 ‘Families’ Evaluation Form
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4 Summary of Parents/Carers Feedback
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1. Introduction
This report provides an overview of the ‘7 Habits’ activities in Fife from April 2014 –
August 2015, including the ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’; ‘Teenagers’ and
‘Successful Families’ programmes.
1.1 Background
FranklinCovey is a global leader in effectiveness training and productivity tools. The ‘7
Habits of Highly Effective People’ is one of the many programmes provided by
FranklinCovey and has been delivered to NHS staff in Fife since 2006 under licence
from the company. Between 2006 and 2011, over 600 NHS employees have attended
the three day personal development programme, reporting many benefits to both their
working and personal lives particularly within their role as a parent (Simpson et al 2008).
In 2007, NHS staff who were delivering the ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’
programme explored how a version of the programme could be used to support the
personal development of teenagers in Fife. A seven week pilot study took place in
Kirkcaldy Off-Campus with noticeable improvements in students’ ability to think for
themselves and take responsibility. They also showed an increase in their confidence
(McCool & Paterson, 2007). Following on from this successful pilot, funding was
secured and a number of multi-agency practitioners attended accreditation training and
became the first cohort of staff certified to deliver the ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective
Teenagers’ programme across Fife.
In 2008, NHS practitioners carried out a small scale pilot investigating the impact of the
’7 Habits’ programme for building successful families. They specifically targeted
parents/carers of children who were experiencing mental health problems. The pilot
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suggested that the programme gave parents/carers support to improve their own mental
wellbeing and build positive relationships with their children (Simpson et al, 2008).
In 2010, following on from successful programmes for teenagers and separate
programmes for parents/carers, staff from NHS Fife delivered the two programmes in
parallel, whereby the parent(s) attended the ‘Families’ and their children the ‘Teenagers’
version at the same time. This allowed the two groups to join up as appropriate and
discuss their learning, ideas and resolutions.
In addition to the ‘7 Habits’ programmes delivered in NHS Fife in 2011, NHS Fife and
Fife Council Community Learning and Development (CLD) worked in partnership to
provide the opportunity for thirty six practitioners from the CLD workforce to attend the
‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ programme. This personal development opportunity
for staff was funded through the Community Learning and Development ‘Up-Skilling’
programme.
During 2013, Fair Isle Primary School in Kirkcaldy began a transformational journey,
undertaking the ‘Leader in Me’ implementation process to reach ‘lighthouse’ status. The
‘Leader in Me’ is a whole school approach embedding the principles from the ‘7 Habits
of Highly Effective People’. ‘Lighthouse’ recognition comes when a school can
demonstrate the impact it is having on staff, students, parents and the greater
community. The process typically takes two to three years (UK Education Team, ND).
Fair Isle Primary is the first school in Scotland to implement the ‘Leader in Me’ process
and is on track to accomplish ‘lighthouse’ status during 2016.
By January 2014, certified practitioners from the first cohort of accreditation training
delivered over twelve ‘Teenagers’ and ten ‘Families’ programmes across Fife. Taking
teenagers and parents/carers through the ‘7 Habits’ framework was demonstrating a
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positive impact in their mental wellbeing, resilience and family lives. Practitioners have
been innovative in delivering these programmes, including targeting a programme to a
group of dads, as well as using the framework and principles to include a focus on
health improvement for specific health topics. A recent pilot explored the potential of
incorporating activities on how parents can better support their children’s sexual health
and relationships as well as their education and wellbeing (McCool et al, 2012).
During 2013-14, collaboration between Fife Council Education Service and NHS Fife,
provided early years staff with an opportunity to attend the ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective
People’ (3 day) programme. This training was targeted at staff working within early
years and/or supporting families; predominantly targeting staff within the Family and
Community Support Teams (FACST) in Fife. In 2014, staff who had completed the
three day programme were given an opportunity to extend their learning and become
accredited in delivering the ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers’ and ‘Successful
Families’ programmes, making a total of forty-nine practitioners in Fife equipped to
deliver either the ‘Teenagers’ and/or ‘Families’ programmes to their client groups.
Fife’s delivery of the ‘7 Habits’, in particular its innovations surrounding the ‘Families’,
‘Teenagers’ and school based model are unique within the UK and held in high regard
by FranklinCovey. Fife is renowned for pioneering the non-corporate FranklinCovey
interventions and often is referred to as an example of good practice. For example, Fair
Isle Primary School hosted an event in June 2014 showcasing their journey so far,
which attracted international interest and acclaim.
2. Partnership Working There is strong recognition that staff across agencies must work in partnership to move
from intervening only when a crisis happens towards prevention. Learning and
Teaching Scotland (LTS) (2010) highlights the complex and multi-facetted nature of the
challenges faced by some of our children and families, making clear that these
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challenges cannot be dealt with by a single agency, but requires multi-agency
collaborations. Another example is The Early Years Collaborative, which is a coalition
of Community Planning Partners - including social services, health, education, police
and third sector professionals - committed to ensuring that every baby, child, mother,
father and family in Scotland has access to the best support available. Providing the
right support at the right time can help build resilience, enabling individuals and families
to find their own solution as they arise (LTS, 2010).
Workforce development surrounding the ‘7 Habits’ was only possible through effective
partnership working involving NHS Fife, Fife Council Education, Community Learning
Development and the voluntary sector. This partnership has been fundamental in
driving the ‘7 Habits’ forward, moving towards prevention, and providing the right
support to individuals and families at the right time. Sharing the cost of resources
across agencies has led to the delivery being equitable, making the training accessible
to multi-agency practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds in Fife and
demonstrating the benefits of collaboration.
As a result of strong partnership working, three ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’
programmes have featured in the Health Improvement Training Programme September
2014-March 2015.
Multi-agency approach has contributed significantly to the calibre of certified
practitioners within Fife and their capacity to deliver. Commitment from key services to
deliver the ‘Teenagers’ and ‘Families’ programmes has enabled us to extend ‘our reach’
to the most vulnerable individuals and families within our communities.
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3. The 7 Habits Programmes
The three ‘7 Habits’ programmes that are delivered in Fife (‘People’, ‘Teenagers’, and
‘Families’) are all based on the same aims and principles.
3.1 Programme Aims To improve the mental health and wellbeing of the participants by introducing them to a
series of habits designed to improve their relationships, their physical and mental health
and provide them with a framework for making positive lifestyle choices.
3.2 Principles
The ‘7 Habits’ are based on well-understood principles of long term effectiveness,
empowering individuals to take control of their own lives and activating their own
solutions to problems. This links closely with: The Early Years Framework (2008),
Equally Well (2008), Achieving Our Potential (2008), Mental Health Strategy for
Scotland (2012) and Fife’s Health and Wellbeing Plan 2011-2014, all of which aim to
build the capacity of individuals, families and communities so that they can secure the
best outcomes for themselves, whilst simultaneously building the knowledge and skills
of our workforce to bring around transformational change.
3.3 The ‘7 Habits’ Habit 1 – Be proactive - Take responsibility for your life
Habit 2 – Begin with the end in mind – Define your goals in life
Habit 3 – Put first things first - Prioritise and do the most important things first
Habit 4 – Think win-win – Have an ‘everyone can win’ attitude
Habit 5 – Seek first to understand then be understood - Communicate clearly
Habit 6 – Synergise – Work together to achieve more
Habit 7 – Sharpen the saw - Look after your health and your family’s health.
Habits 1, 2 and 3 deal with self mastery, called the ‘private victory’. Habits 4, 5 and 6
deal with relationships and teamwork, or the ‘public victory’. The last habit, Habit 7, is
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the habit of renewal. The programmes provide participants with a step by step
framework for boosting self worth, building friendships, resisting external pressures,
achieving goals, improving communication and relationships. The habits build upon
each other and foster behaviour change and improvement from the inside out (UK
Education Team, ND).
3.4 Local Model
The delivery of all three programmes in Fife are co-ordinated through a leadership
team. Figure 1 provides an outline of the structures in place to support delivery both in
terms of strategic leadership and capacity for workforce delivery as well as local
mechanisms with an emphasis on supporting local delivery of the ‘Teenagers’ and
‘Families’ programmes.
Fig.1. 7 Habits Framework in Fife
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4. Workforce Development There are seven practitioners certified to deliver the ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’
programme in Fife. It is aimed at staff with 2-3 programmes being delivered each year.
The ‘7 Habits’ popularity across organisations is evident and despite offering three
courses within the 2014-15 training programme, all of the courses were oversubscribed,
with as many as three times the number of applicants compared to spaces. As with
previous courses, participants evaluated the course extremely highly.
4.1 Feedback
(based on responses from the participants of the two most recent programmes (n=27)).
• 93% of participants rated ‘The content of the course’ very good.
• 100% of participants were likely to recommend this training course to other staff
and colleagues.
For further feedback – see Appendix 1.
4.2 Impact Statements
Participants of the programme regularly report on the impact the programme has had on
their work and personal lives. This in turn leads to a high demand for the programme as
participants then recommend the course to their colleagues.
Some of the participants’ comments are given below.
“I will use the 7 Habits personally, in the workplace and with
clients.”
“Provided strategies which will be useful in work and life.”
“Helped me to strategise for effectiveness in all aspects of my
life – not just a bag of good tips but clear approach towards life.”
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“Course was thought provoking and will be used in both my
work and personal life.”
“I found the whole course valuable as a useful framework for life
and also for applying to work situations.”
“7 Habits will be useful in my personal and professional life.
Valuable framework to be used day to day, especially days
where support is needed but self reliance is the only thing
available.”
“I found it all so valuable – learning to pause and take a step
back and also how to prioritise at work.”
5.0 Teenagers and Families
5.1 Capacity
There are currently forty-nine practitioners that are certified in the ‘Teenager/Families’
versions (39 in ‘Teenagers’ and 37 ‘Families’), with twenty seven practitioners certified
to deliver both versions. Trained staff are from a range of organisations, including NHS
Fife, Fife Council Education, Community Learning and Development and the voluntary
sector.
5.2 Delivery Options
The ‘Teenagers’ and ‘Families’ programmes can be delivered flexibly. The ‘Teenagers’
programme consists of 21.5 hours of content and the ‘Families’ 12-14 hours. Both have
been arranged into ‘bite size’ modules. These programmes can therefore be adapted to
suit participants and facilitators. A modular option offers flexibility and can easily tie in
with school/nursery timetables and term times. In Fife delivery has most commonly
consisted of 2-3 hour sessions run on a weekly basis over 8-10 weeks.
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5.3 Re-connect Sessions
Although not part of the prescribed programme, many participants have requested a
follow up session allowing them to come back together as a group. Many facilitators
have taken this feedback on board and have embedded a reconnect session following
the completion of the programme. Re-connect sessions have shown not only to be
beneficial to participants but also a useful method for measuring the long term impact of
the programme with regards to participants’ application of the habits and their mental
wellbeing.
5.4 Recruitment
Recruitment across Fife varies. It has evolved and been determined by local structures,
capacity and partnerships. Each area promotes and recruits teenagers and families
differently depending on the capacity to deliver and what practitioners’ roles are within
the area. As the ‘Teenagers’ and ‘Families’ versions have been progressing over a
number of years, programmes are established to varying degrees across different parts
of Fife, with different areas at different stages of delivery.
5.5 Monitoring and Evaluation
As the aim of the programme is to improve the mental health and wellbeing of
participants the focus of the evaluation with the ‘Teenagers’ and ‘Families’ programmes
has been on this aspect. In order to evaluate the impact of the programmes on
participants’ wellbeing, the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) is
completed before commencing and again following completion of the programmes.
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5.5.1 WEMWBS WEMWBS is a scale (Appendix 2) which has been validated for the measurement of
mental wellbeing among people aged 13-74 in the UK. WEMWBS is different from
other scales of mental health in that it covers only positive aspects of mental health
(Stewart-Brown et al (2009)). It comprises 14 positively worded statements with five
response categories from ‘none of the time’ to ‘all of the time’. WEMWBS covers both
eudaimonic (positive functioning) and hedonic (happiness, subjective wellbeing) aspects
of wellbeing. Item scores are added to produce a total score ranging from a minimum of
14 to a maximum of 70, with higher scores representing higher levels of mental
wellbeing (Putz et al, 2012).
WEMWBS has been found to be easy to complete, clear and unambiguous in research
conducted with adult focus groups and has proved popular with practitioners and policy
makers both in the UK and further afield (Clarke et al, 2011). It is one of the Scottish
Government’s national indicators and is routinely collected as part of the Scottish Health
Survey, providing an opportunity to compare ‘7 Habits’ results in relation to national and
local authority data.
NHS Fife Public Health Department collate and provide analyses of completed
WEMWBS questionnaires for both the ‘Teenagers’ and ‘Families’ programmes across
Fife.
With guidance from NHS Fife Research and Development Department and East of
Scotland Research Ethics Service, it was considered good practice to gain participants’
written consent prior to completion of the WEMWBS. It is made clear within the consent
form that participation in project evaluation is voluntary and is not part of the ‘7 Habits of
Highly Effective Teenager/Families’ programmes. Permission was sought from and
granted by Warwick University to use WEMWBS.
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6. Impact of 7 Habits (Teenagers/Families) on Mental Wellbeing
Ninety-six people (81 females/15 males) commenced the ‘Teenagers/Families’
programmes during the timeframe of this report. A total of seventy participants took part
in ten families’ programmes and twenty six participants took part in three teenagers’
programmes.
Age Range (Years) Number of participants
12-14 12
15-19 14
20-29 11
30-39 24
40-49 15
50-60 2
Missing Data 18
Evaluation information for 79 participants has been submitted but 19 participants’
information has been excluded due to missing data e.g. no consent form or not
completing all elements of the WEMWBS scale.
6.1 Teenagers (based on 18 participants)
The mean WEMWBS score for the group of teenagers prior to commencing the ‘7
Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers’ programme was 37.61. This is significantly lower
than Fife’s population average for 13 and 15 year olds (combined mean score of 49),
suggesting the programme recruited young people with poorer than average mental
wellbeing. Following the completion of the programme participants’ mean WEMWBS
score rose significantly to 48.16, an average rise of 10.55 (t=5.22, p=0.000). The
results suggest that following the programme the teenagers’ wellbeing had greatly
improved, falling just below the population average for 13 and 15 year olds in Fife
(Figure 2).
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Fig. 2: Pre and Post Teenagers Average WEMWBS scores and population WEMWBS average
Source: 7 Habits Programme/Fife SALSUS data 2013
6.2 Families (based on 42 participants)
The mean WEMWBS score for parents/carers prior to commencing the ‘7 Habits of
Highly Successful Families’ was 40.12. This is significantly lower than Fife’s population
average for adults of 49.4, suggesting, like the ‘Teenagers’ programme, that the
‘Families’ programme recruited adults with poorer than average mental wellbeing.
Following the completion of the ‘Families’ programme participants’ mean WEMWBS
score rose significantly to 52.45, an average rise of 12.33 (t=8.62, p=0.000). The
results suggest that following the programme parents/carers wellbeing had significantly
increased, from a starting point well below the population’s average to one exceeding it
on completion (Figure 3).
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Population Average
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Fig. 3: Pre and Post Families Average WEMWBS Scores and population WEMWBS average
Source: 7 Habits Programme/ Fife Scottish Health Survey Data 2012-13
7. Asset-Based Approach
The ‘7 Habits’ is an assets based programme. Asset-based approaches are now being
endorsed and promoted for improving population health and reducing inequalities. The
Christie Commission Report emphasised the importance of “Working closely with
individuals to understand their needs, maximise talents and resources, support self
reliance and build resilience.”
The asset-based approach values the capacity, skills, knowledge, connections and
potential in a community. In an asset approach, the glass is half-full rather than half-
empty (IDeA, 2010). Assets refer to attributes such as confidence, coping skills and self
efficacy and resources can refer to supportive relationships and connectedness. The
more familiar ‘deficit’ approach focuses on problems, needs and deficiencies in a
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community. It designs services to fill the gaps and fix the problems. As a result, a
community can feel disempowered and dependent; people can become passive
recipients of expensive services rather than active agents in their own and their families’
lives. Evidence suggests that a sense of control over one’s life is associated with better
health and wellbeing (The Scottish Government, 2011).
8. Parents/Carers Views
Following completion of the ‘Families’ programme, parents/carers are also asked to
provide qualitative feedback in the form of a written questionnaire (Appendix 3). The
following summary is based on feedback from thirty nine parents/carers. A full report on
the data from this questionnaire is provided in Appendix 4.
Participants reported feeling more confident in their role as a parent. Feedback
included:
‘Confidence in myself as a person and as a parent’
‘I have become stronger’
‘more confident at being a parent’
‘To be more confident and spend more time as a family, never
mind the housework’
‘Confidence, patience, prioritising’
Central to asset-based approaches is the idea of people in control of their lives through
development of their capacities and capabilities (McLean & McNeice, 2012). Over a
third (33.33%) of participants of the ‘Families’ programme strongly agreed and 58.97%
agreed to the statement ‘I take more control of what I say and do’. In response to ‘I
focus on what I can influence rather than things I have no control over’ 15.38% of
parents/carers strongly agreed and 79.49% agreed to this statement.
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The Fife Children’s Services Plan endorses an asset based approach by setting out its
ambition to ‘develop the early years workforce to deliver better outcomes for children
and families through asset based help that empowers parents’ (Fife Children’s Services
Plan, 2015)
The ‘7 Habits’ take people on a personal development journey supporting, enabling and
empowering participants to realise and unlock their personal potential and capacity for
responsibility, creating a sense of control and wellbeing. The programme provides
participants with an opportunity to reflect and reaffirm their values and aspirations and in
turn the personal end point is different for each participant. From a delivery aspect the
programme is less about being a ‘fixer’ and more about being a co-facilitator to
solutions.
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On completion of the ‘Families’ programme, 97.44% agreed (56.41% strongly agreed
and 41.03% agreed) that they held a clearer picture of what they wanted their family to
be like.
All respondents said that they would recommend this course to others with many
suggesting they had already promoted the programme within their social circles.
Participants offered feedback such as ‘It opens up your eyes and makes you feel more
confident in what you do’ and ‘you make new friends’.
When asked ‘what is the most important thing that you have gained from the course (if
any)’ a common theme was confidence and feeling more in control. Other feedback
included:
‘To be a better person and mother’
‘How to deal with situations in different ways, and have different
views on situations. Also I am a lot calmer and happier’
‘more confident and clear of what I want for myself and my
children’
‘Tools to have a healthier family life’
Parents/carers were asked their opinions of the course with 94.87% rating the course
‘excellent’ and the remaining 5.13% rating it ‘good’.
9. Conclusion
The three ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective people’ programmes (‘People’, ‘Teenagers’ and
‘Families’) are popular programmes that provide participants with tools to help them with
their work and family and to support and empower people to take personal
responsibility. The multi-agency approach to the delivery of the programmes in Fife is
an excellent example of Council, Health and Voluntary Sector working together to
increase the skills and assets of the Fife community.
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10. Next Steps
• Deliver three ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ programmes as advertised
within the Health Improvement Training Programme September 2015-March
2016.
• Improve the monitoring and evaluation processes of the ‘7 Habits of Highly
Effective People’ programme by collecting WEMWBS data prior to and following
the completion of the programme providing an insight into whether the course is
having an impact on the mental wellbeing of the workforce attending.
• Support the ongoing delivery of further ‘Families’ and ‘Teenagers’ programmes.
During a recent reconnect session for ‘Teenagers’/’Families’ facilitators held on
29th June 2015, attendees mapped future delivery and reported twenty one (10
‘Families’ and 11 ‘Teenagers’) programmes planned to take place before April
2016.
• Continue to host regular reconnect sessions for facilitators providing a learning
space to keep linked into developments and local activity, share good practice
and initiate partnership working.
• Continue to work in collaboration to draw on available resources to finance ‘7
Habits’ training materials and resources in the most efficient and effective way to
ensure best value for money.
• Improve monitoring and evaluation processes for capturing long term impact.
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Acknowledgements
The ‘7 Habits’ Leadership Team would like to acknowledge the work of the following in
developing and implementing the ‘7 Habits’ in Fife.
Uk Education Team
Sangita Skilling Head of Delivery
Robin Skilling Head of UK Education Team
Fair Isle Primary School
Rae Walker Headteacher
7 Habits Local Leaders (‘Teenagers/Families’)
Mary Brogan, Fife Council, Family and Community Support Team, Community Education Worker
Mandy MacEwan, Fife Council, Community Learning and Development, Community Education Worker
Sonia McCathie, Fife Council, Family and Community Support Team, Community Education Worker
Christine Wilson, Fife Council, Family and Community Support Team, Family Support Worker
Vicky Wilson, Fife Council, Family and Community Support Team, Community Education Worker
Facilitators
The ‘7 Habits (Teenagers/Families)’ facilitators delivering programmes within local
communities, for their hard work and commitment to making a difference and offering
opportunities of self development and possibilities of transformational change to
teenagers, parents/carers and families within their local communities.
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Special thanks to Candice Wilson for her contributions in progressing ‘7 Habits’ within
Fife.
Public Health
For data collation and analysis:
Clare Campbell, NHS Fife, Public Health Scientist (Health Intelligence)
Sarah Nealon, NHS Fife, Public Health, Personal Secretary
NHS Fife Health Promotion
Support surrounding the planning, marketing and administration of the 7 Habits of
Highly Effective People’s programme:
Karen Stirling, NHS Fife, Health Promotion Training Co-ordinator
Proof reading this report:
Graeme Babbs, NHS Fife, Health Promotion, Senior Graphic Designer
Participants
To all the young people and parents/carers who have attended a ‘7 Habits’ programme.
For being open minded to step outside their comfort zone and try something new,
putting aside anxieties and taking up the opportunity to start a journey of self reflection,
learning new habits of effectiveness and sharing their personal stories with others.
Finally, thanks to all who consented and agreed to participate in the monitoring and
evaluation processes.
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Funders (2014-15)
Lynn Campbell, NHS Fife Practice & Professional Development
Judith Gemmell, NHS Fife Community Nursing (K & L)
David Kerr, NHS Fife Learning & Development
Carrie Lindsay, Fife Council Education & Children’s Services
John Mills, Fife Council Housing Services
Tricia Ryan, Fife Council Community Learning & Development
Many of the ‘7 Habits’ facilitators have tapped into their organisational budgets to fund
the delivery of the ‘Teenagers’ and ‘Families’ programmes. In addition, monies have
been secured from other funding streams including, National Carers Organisation,
Health Improvement Funding (Fife Sexual Health Strategy Group), Local Area
Committees and Local Planning Groups.