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How will you <br />evaluate whether or <br />not your goals have <br />been met? <br />At the end of each academic school year, ATI's current clients are <br />asked complete ev aluations which ask them to ev aluate how ATI <br />performs as an prov ider of art therapy as well as to reflect on their <br />progress in therapy ov er the course of the year. W hile researching <br />the effectiv eness of ATI and art therapy, the primary goal is to <br />incorporate participatory research (PR) practices. The PR model of <br />research ev aluates and empowers participants to engage in research <br />that highlights their v oices and improv es their experiences in the <br />programs. Participants are acknowledged as experts in their own <br />needs and renegotiates the traditional power differential between <br />‘researcher’ and the ‘researched.’ <br />ATI also conducts annual rev iews with all staff members who are <br />directed to complete self-ev aluations which help acknowledge <br />improv ements they can make as well as improv ements ATI as an <br />organization can make. ATI affords staff members the opportunity to <br />reflect on their strengths and celebrate their accomplishments. <br />Following workshops held by ATI, participants are asked to complete <br />ev aluations that rate the workshop and prov ide feedback on the <br />series as a whole and how it could be improv ed. <br />All of these ev aluations help to inform ATI about the effectiv eness of <br />the organization and how well the organizational goals are being met. <br />Additionally, ev ery fall, the ATI board of directors meets to rev iew our <br />mission, v ision and v alues as well as explore the growth of the <br />organization and whether we are meeting our goals set forth the <br />prev ious year. ATI is currently in a period of growth so these annual <br />retreats are particularly important touchstones for ATI. <br />Finally, as ATI continues to grow, ATI plans to expand its reach and <br />serv e ev en more people in a wider community in North Carolina, <br />continuing to further reach our goals. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 40D2FB7D-C998-4FDC-9F70-09BAD1598B33