Projects 

    CCBR typically has 15-20 ongoing projects and has completed over 500 projects since 1982. Each project is guided by our commitment to impacting social change in practical and powerful ways. We conduct research with people not on people, cultivating respect with communities at every step of the process.

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    Projects

    9348_ Best Practices for Involving Parents and Youth Using Children's Services

    This project involved telephone interviews with two hundred youth and their parents regarding the development of Children's Services Policy Framework. The project was funded by Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse and Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services.

    9349_ Advocate Training Program

    CCBR prepared three training modules on facilitating system change, minimizing barriers to change, self-advocacy, empowerment, and independent living. The work was funded by the Advocacy Commission of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship.

    9350_ CMHA Values Project

    CCBR worked with Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Ontario Division to facilitate mission and value-based clarification.

    9351_ Lynelle A. Hamilton & Associates
    This project was an evaluation of personal support workers and a personal attendant course for the Ministry of Education. 
    9352_ Community Consensus Work with Kitchener-Waterloo Extend-a-Family

    CCBR assisted in facilitating community consensus with criteria for dispensing respite care dollars to families of children with developmental disabilities.

    9353_ Shifting Power and Control: Individualized Approaches

    This study of communities in Northern Ontario was designed to develop recommendations for supporting people with a developmental disability. The study was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services.

    9354_ Impact of Independent Living Resource Centres in Canada

    This study examined the impact of the independent living movement, in partnership with the Canadian Association of Independent Living Centres and a team of university professors. The study was funded by SSHRC and the Status of Disabled Persons Secretariat of Human Resources Development Canada.

    9355_ Evaluation and Program Development for Best Start Barrie

    CCBR assisted in the development and evaluation of Best Start Barrie, a demonstrative health promotion program.

    9356_ Health Promotion Evaluation Support Program

    This was a provincial study to support local demonstration sites (Heart Health, Best Start, Healthy Lifestyles, FOCUS Communities, COMMIT) in designing and implementing internal evaluations. The study was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health.

    9357_ Evaluation of Simcoe Village Supportive Housing Program

    This project involved an evaluation of supportive housing program for seniors, in a rural setting. The project was funded by the Long-Term Care Division of the Ministry of Health, County of Simcoe.

    9358_ Waterloo Region Self Help

    CCBR organized the training of facilitators for self-help groups, assisted with board development, facilitated strategic planning sessions, and moderated a community forum.

    9359_ The Wise Use of Medications Among Seniors

    This project was an evaluation of the Safe/Wise Medication Use program for multicultural seniors at the South Riverdale Community Health Centre.