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Measuring well-being a guide for practitioners

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Michaelson, Juliet

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Publication details: London New Economics Foundation 2012Online resources:

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Summary: <a href="http://www.nef-consulting.co.uk/services/wellbeingmeasurement/" target="_blank">Measuring well-being: a guide for practitioners </a>draws on nefconsulting's experience measuring subjective well-being for organisationsincluding Catch22, Gingerbread and Carers Trust. Indicators of well-being canhelp practitioners to:• improve the design and delivery ofprojects and services • target projects and services at the people who are in most need • tailor provision to suit needs • support funding applicationsThe guideexplains, step-by-step, how to implement a well-being survey and use itsresults. We have provided a data comparison calculator which allows groups andorganisations to compare their results against the national and regionalaverage responses for the questions we recommend asking: the fourquestions ONS uses to measure well-being, plus the seven questions which makeup the SWEMWBS (the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale) – ameasure of psychological well-being or ‘flourishing’, plus a question on socialtrust between people.The Big LotteryFund has written a case study at the beginning of the guide, highlighting theprocess of well-being measurement they coordinated with nefthrough theirWell-being Programme.

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32 p.; 30 cm

<a href="http://www.nef-consulting.co.uk/services/wellbeingmeasurement/" target="_blank">Measuring well-being: a guide for practitioners&nbsp;</a>draws on&nbsp;nefconsulting's&nbsp;experience measuring subjective well-being for organisationsincluding Catch22, Gingerbread and Carers Trust. Indicators of well-being canhelp practitioners to:• improve the design and delivery ofprojects and services • target projects and services at the people who are in most need • tailor provision to suit needs • support funding applicationsThe guideexplains, step-by-step, how to implement a well-being survey and use itsresults. We have provided a data comparison calculator which allows groups andorganisations to compare their results against the national and regionalaverage responses for the questions we recommend asking:&nbsp;the fourquestions ONS uses to measure well-being, plus the seven questions which makeup the SWEMWBS (the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale) – ameasure of psychological well-being or ‘flourishing’, plus a question on socialtrust between people.The Big LotteryFund has written a case study at the beginning of the guide, highlighting theprocess of well-being measurement they coordinated with&nbsp;nefthrough theirWell-being Programme.

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