Creating a better future for communities through research
News and eventsCCBR is on the leading edge of community-based research. Newsletters, announcements, educational opportunities and upcoming events are all posted right here. Check back often! 25th AnniversaryCCBR kicks off its 25th anniversary with a new name and a new look.
Igloo Symposium- November 19-20, 2008
Nov 19, 2008 - Joanna Ochocka, Executive Director of CCBR, will present at the inaugural IGLOO Symposium, November 19-20, 2008 at CIGI (Centre for International Governance Innovation). 5th Annual Diversity and Wellbeing Conference
Nov 20, 2008 - CCBR's Joanna Ochocka and Sarah Marsh will present at the 5th Annual Diversity and Wellbeing Conference: The Diverse Faces of Mental Health, in Calgary, Alberta. Social Work in Waterloo Region Bridge Training Program Graduatio
Nov 29, 2008 - Congratulations to the first co-hort of graduates from Wilfred Laurier's Social Work in Waterloo Region Bridge Training Program! Social Innovation and Community Change
Dec 08, 2008 - Sponsored by the Centre for Community Based Research, Social Innovation Generation at the University of Waterloo, and Waterloo Region, this event will feature displays, panel discussions, and dialogue about how we can enhance social innovation and community change in Waterloo Region. Hear about research-inspired innovations from Waterloo Region and talk with leaders from outside the Region who will reflect with us about our community change work. Past eventsCanadian Innovations in Recovery
Nov 07, 2008 - CCBR's Jason Newberry spoke about "Recovery evaluation with consumers, case managers and system in Waterloo and Wellington" at this recent event. "Community Outcomes"-October 21, 28 & 29, 2008
Oct 21, 2008 - CCBR's Andrew Taylor and Peggy Hastings-Weston joined the United Way of Greater Simcoe County on October 21st, 28th and 29th in North, South and Central Greater Simcoe County for 3 full day Community Consultations. Helmut Braun Memorial Scholarship Award Presentation
Oct 17, 2008 - Congratulations to Gabriel Rodriguez, this year's recipient of The Centre for Community Based Research's Helmut Braun Memorial Scholarship Award. Sub-Saharan African Participatory Research Network
Oct 13, 2008 - A Participatory Action Research Workshop held in Dakar, Senegal on October 13th, 2008. How Community Impact Happens
Sep 29, 2008 - Andrew Taylor and Rachel Fayter discussed some of the outcome evaluation work that CCBR has been involved with in collaboration with the United Ways of Peel and Waterloo Region, while highlighting the challenges that many non-profits face when attempting to measure the community impact of their work. Reflections from the Road: A Trip to Tikinagan
Aug 21, 2008 - The Mamow Obiki-awahsoonwina Research Project is well into its second phase. The research project was initiated in 2006 by Tikinagan Child and Family Services, a First Nation-run child protection agency that works with 33 First Nations across Ontario's far North. Mamow Obiki-ahwahsoowina is the model based on traditional First Nations approaches to child welfare that guides the work of Tikinagan. The research project team, made up of Centre researchers and Community Researchers from Northern First Nations, recently made several trips into Northern communities to do interviews with First Nations families. The following are the reflections from Sarah Lord, Centre Researcher, from a recent trip into two communities. Somali Muslim Hate Crime Summit
Jul 12, 2008 - CCBR has partnered with the Somali Canadian Association of Etobicoke and held a community forum on hate crimes. International Community Psychology Conference in Lisbon
Jun 05, 2008 - Four CCBR presentations were made at the 2nd International Conference on Community Psychology in Lisbon, Portgual. "Community Basis" - Volume 3 now available
May 06, 2008 - The spring issue of our quarterly newsletter "Community Basis" is now available! Article: Consumer Participation on Mental Health Agency Boards
May 04, 2008 - by Jason Newberry. Over the past few decades Ontario's mental health system has been undergoing a slow transformation. Based on sustained citizen advocacy efforts and the appearance of several key policy documents and recommendations in the late 1980s, there have been efforts to establish a mental health system that is more holistic and person-centred in its approach, envisioning collaborative efforts between mental health services, community services, self-help and mutual aid, and natural supports. A strong policy recommendation within these efforts was that mental health consumers, individually and collectively, needed a strong and consistent voice in all aspects of the system. A narrower component of consumer voice has been the membership and participation of consumers on governing boards and associated committees of mental health agencies. Community University Expo 2008
May 04, 2008 - CCBR had 7 presentations at this international conference in Victoria, British Columbia. Waterloo Launch of UCP-SARnet
Apr 18, 2008 - Success at the Waterloo launch of the University Community Partnership for Social Action Research Network (UCP-SARnet). Sharing the WRIEN Story
Apr 17, 2008 - Presentation about the Waterloo Region Immigrant Employment Network (WRIEN) to the Municipal Immigration Committee. Presentation to Peel Volunteer Administrators Network
Mar 19, 2008 - Conference Presentation entitled: You're Closer to Demonstrating your Impact than you Think: How Logic Models Can Save You Time and Reduce Your Stress. Article: "Stories from the Road"
Feb 04, 2008 - In May and June, 2006, Rob Case and Kristen Roderick traveled to Kenya to conduct an evaluation of the Association for the Physically Disabled of Kenya (APDK). They spent three weeks traveling across the country interviewing staff, volunteers, and beneficiaries of the program. The following are excerpts of this trip, based on Kristen's journal entries. A Vision for a Community Research Ethics Board (CREB)
Jan 31, 2008 - CCBR hosted a community meeting to discuss the need and vision for ethical review of community based research in Waterloo Region. Program Evaluation as a Management Tool
Nov 21, 2007 - Program Evaluation as a Management Tool for Organizations Serving Children and Youth:
Presentation by Andrew Taylor at the "Putting it All Together" Conference in Hamilton. Workshop on Program Planning and Evaluation in Cambridge
Nov 09, 2007 - A workshop in Cambridge entitled The learning loop: An introduction to the cycle of program planning & evaluation.
Workshop on Program Planning and Evaluation in K-W
Nov 07, 2007 - A workshop in Kitchener-Waterloo entitled: The learning loop: An introduction to the cycle of program planning & evaluation.
Interview: Jack Styan of Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network
Nov 01, 2007 - Jason Newberry, a Senior Researcher at CREHS, interviews Jack Styan, Executive Director of Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN), about his organization's approach to developing social networks for people with disabilities and how this approach links to the concept of resiliency. 25th Anniversary
Oct 31, 2007 - CCBR celebrates its 25th anniversary with a new name and a new look. Evaluation Shouldn't be Boring: Conference Presentation
Oct 22, 2007 - Andrew Taylor delivers a workshop at the Older Adult Centres' Association of Ontario 2007 provinical conference in Oakville, Ontario. Workshop in London: Understanding Outcome Evaluation
Oct 19, 2007 - First in a series of three workshops hosted by United Way of London & Middlesex. Champions of change
Sep 25, 2007 - CCBR was identified as a "Champion of Change" and presented the "Taking Culture Seriously in Community Mental Health" diversity initiative at the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (WWLHIN) symposium. Seminar in Spain
Sep 21, 2007 - CCBR work is featured at the 2nd European Community Psychology Conference on immigrant integration. |
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