Past Projects
SIRG believes in the benefits of collaborative work with community members and the use of research in understanding community needs and developing, evaluating and enhancing social service programming. The following are past research projects done in collaboration with community organizations:
2011
Abrigo Centre (Toronto, Ontario)
Organizational development in the face of diversity
Documentary on twenty year retrospective on the Abrigo Centre
Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre
Client satisfaction report on health services
Mosaic
Counselling
Evaluation of the Maternal Depression Project (P.I.: Ginette Lafrenière)
Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo
Region (2009-2011)
Enhancing Service Delivery for Shelter and Outreach Programs
2010
Lutherwood Family Counselling Centre
Understanding diversity in clinical settings
Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region
Research on the coping strategies of survivors’ who have left the shelter system
Astley Family Foundation
Environmental Scan of Youth 12-18 Years of Age Living in the Region of Waterloo
Kitchener-Waterloo Independent Living Centre
Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre
Client Satisfaction Survey of Primary Health Care Services
WLU
Faculty of Social Work (2009 - 2010)
Understanding integenerational activism in two mid-sized universities in Ontario
(P.I.: Ginette Lafrenière)
Planned
Parenthood of Waterloo Region (2009 - 2010)
Outcome evaluation of a sexual health project for Afghani and Sudanese
women living in the Region of Waterloo (P.I.: Ginette Lafrenière)
Ministry of Community and Social
Services (2009 - 2010)
Needs Assessment for Survivors and Perpetrators of Domestic Violence, Central West Region of Ontario. (In partnership with KW Counselling.)
2009
Health Connect Counselling Partners
Evaluation of the HCCP in its current form as well as arguments for future
directions
Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation
Mapping of newcomer organizations in Kitchener-Waterloo
Ministry
of Community and Social Services (2007 - 2009)
Needs assessment in gaps in services for domestic assault survivors and
perpetrators in partnership with the Domestic Assault Review Team of
Waterloo Region
2008
KW Community Foundation
Organizational Change and Diversity
2007
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Needs Assessment for Survivors and Perpetrators of Domestic Violence, Waterloo Region (in partnership with Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region and the Domestic Assault Review Team)
2006
University Gaston Berger in St. Louis, Senegal, West Africa
Partnership between Faculty of Social Work and West Africa
2005
Health Canada
Project Access - Contexts of best practices for health and social service
providers working with survivors of war, torture and organized violence
Research and training project in partnership with the Centre de Santé
Communautaire de Hamilton et Welland
2003 – 2012 (Ongoing)
Healing of the Seven Generations
Research aimed at exploring the strategic planning initiatives for a
community based Aboriginal residential survivor and
intergenerational healing project
2003
Huron County Business Development Corporation
Community development projects with the Diversity Matters Project
Research study relative to the integration of New Canadians in rural areas
within Southwestern Ontario
