Most decisions in policy, service or communications development are made by people who are not behavioural science experts, and they do not need to be. However, behavioural science can add value to the efforts of nearly all practitioners and policy makers – supporting that development is a major goal for the Unit. Developing an understanding of the basic principles of behavioural science and how to enable its application within a project, team, or organisation are key to increasing its use across the system.
Interest in behavioural science is quickly building, there are some great resources, tools, and guidance already out there for you to learn from and apply in your everyday practice. In addition to sharing our own resources, we have collated what we have found useful in the pages below.
We’ve split them up depending on which step in the behavioural science process you’re currently at, more details about the steps can be found here.
Please note that some of the information links included are from external organisations and no Welsh language equivalent is available. We apologise for this.
| Title | Author | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behaviour Change Scale-Up Toolkit | Monash University and Behaviour Works, Australia | A tool kit to help practitioners scale-up their interventions | View webpage |
| Better Evaluation | Global Evaluation Initiative | Global collaboration aimed at improving evaluation practice and theory through co-creation, curation, and sharing of information | View webpage |
| Evaluating Behaviour Change Interventions | Behavioural Science Unit | Written in collaboration with the Central Evaluation Team and Public Health Wales, this is a practical and interactive tool that identifies key points to take into consideration when you’re planning how to test and evaluate your behaviour change intervention. | View resource |
| Evaluating Behaviourally and Culturally Informed Health Interventions in Complex Settings | World Health Organisation | A framework for evaluating health interventions in complex settings | View webpage |
| Evaluating Digital Health Products | Office for Health Improvements and Disparities | A guide to help anyone developing or running a digital health product to conduct an evaluation | View webpage |
| Evaluation in Health and Wellbeing | Office for Health Improvements and Disparities | A guide to help increase knowledge, understanding and capability in evaluating health and wellbeing projects | View webpage |
| Improving health and wellbeing: A guide to using behavioural science in policy and practice (Behavioural Science Unit) | Behavioural Science Unit | A guide for practitioners and policy makers explaining how behavioural science can be used and applied in practice | View resource |
| Ripple Effects Mapping | NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West | Online training covering what ripple effects mapping is, why it can be beneficial and how to apply the methodology in practice | View webpage |