Developing domestic violence primary prevention capacity through a community of practice project: Learnings from Alberta, Canada

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Table 1. Time 1 interview guide

1. Overall, what was the Community of Practice experience like for you? • What do you remember most about the experience? • What did you take away from the experience? • What were some of the highlights? (Why?)

2. Do you feel the Community of Practice helped to build your capacity for primary prevention of domestic violence? • If yes, in what ways? • If no, what might have helped to make it a more effective learning experience?

3. What impact, if any, do you think this learning experience has had on community efforts around violence prevention? • Has it led to any changes in o Discourse o Policy o Practices (move towards best practices?) o Programs o Funding o Organizational systems of priorities?

4. Have you continued to use the resources that were developed for the Community of Practice (presentations, articles, etc.)? If yes, how? • Have you seen others in the community using them?

5. Did the Community of Practice help you to strengthen or build strategic relationships? • If yes… o How so? o Has this made a difference to prevention efforts? (If yes, how?) • If no… o is there anything that would have helped to better facilitate relationship building in the Community of Practice?

6. Shift was testing a new model for knowledge mobilization and capacity building through this Community of Practice. Overall, do you think the model was effective?

7. Do you have suggestions for ways that we could improve the overall model or enhance the way that we are implementing the model? • What changes should we make when we implement this model in other areas?

8. Is there anything else you’d like to add?

Table 2. Time 2 interview guide

1. Are there any new initiatives related to violence prevention that you’ve undertaken since we last talked? If yes: • How did that initiative emerge? • In what ways, if any, did your learning from the Community of Practice influence this process? • Where do you think it might go from here?

2. Have you noticed any changes in the broader community that you might attribute in part to the Community of Practice sessions? • Any changes in o Discourse o Policy o Practices (move towards best practices?) o Programs o Funding o Organizational systems of priorities?

3. Is there anything else you’d like to add?