Guestbook Entries

I work with ADDRO (an NGO in Ghana) as a Behaviour Change Officer. I am also a student of the University for Development Studies; studying community health and development.

I will soon be carrying out a my thesis research in some communities in the Upper East Region. I do sincerely want to give something (feedback/information) back to the communities when the study is complete. The Community Tool Box has offered me the perfect guide on how to do so.
I have also found that the CTB has a superior guide to developing competitive grant proposals; I will surely make the CTB website known to my employing organisation and my co-workers.

I AM A NURSE BY PROFESSION,HAS WORKED FOR THE PAST 14YEARS.I AM HIGHLY MOTIVATED,EASILY ASSOCIATE WITH OTHERS AND VERY FAST TO LEARN NEW THINGS.I LISTEN A LOT AND TALK LESS.

THE COMMUNITY TOOL BOX WILL HELP ME TO TREAT THE HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN A WHOLISTIC MANNER,KNOWING THAT,HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT ARE INSEPERABBLE.

Hoping that the tool box will help me expand on ideas for new grant writing opportunities.

I am the Survey Center Manager working with reports and statistics of our survey panels and research. Recently, I was asked about my grant writing abilities. I really had not done this before. So, I am writing to inquire if it is possible to send a HARD COPY of the Tool Box for Grant Writing. I have reviewed on line but do not have the time either at work or home to spend that much time online.

If you are able to send me a hard copy, I can work at it little by little to educate myself to become a grant writer and expand our business. Thank You.

Hello,
I am a patient's rights advocate working in support of Kansas SB9: The Cannabis Compassionate Care Act. I am a mother to 7. I have worked in marketing/promotions/advertising for over 16 years but my passions are history and cultural anthropology. I am going back to school in Fall for a Public Administration degree from KU. I am hosting a rally on May 17th to support the cannabis act, Bleeding Kansas 2014 (Facebook group), and I am so grateful to have found your wonderful site.

I have already downloaded all your power points, and shared all pertinent pages with my Bleeding Kansas Protest Facebook group. This information will be invaluable in the coming months. I will be using your petition checklist tomorrow as call and get all the needed information to make sure the petition we will starting, asking for the act to be put to a public vote, is completely solid. I am so grateful to have found you!! Thank you so much. We have so many patients whose lives are in the balance. We lost a precious 18 month old this year. We have many other patients still waiting. It is imperative we do all we can, and also that we do it in the correct, and most effective manner.

I had done self-help groups on various topics here in south eastern Arizona in the pass. I have mental issues myself and find peer groups help me maintain a positive attitude toward myself and how I perceive the world around me. Is also a great way in creating alternative perceptions, alternative solutions to similar reoccurring events, and learn new ways to advocacy for each other and individually. It has been several years since I was involved in peer support and find my mental status becoming fragile and shaky. When I feel I cannot influence or control numerous events in my life; especially the way people treat me (after years of therapy), it occurred to me my attitude or perception has become negative. I lack hope and faith in living a better life. I must not be using alternatives in solving these similar reoccurring events; nor am I using alternative perspectives. It is time to facilitate a self-help peer support group, since there are none available here.
I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress severe enough that serious mental illness was attached. There is a debate over whether I have Borderline personalty or Complex-PTSD. I disagree with the borderline personalty (rural mental health center) and agree with Complex-PTSD (my therapist, I was seeing outside the rural mental health center).
Another factor is the policy changes that are occurring which is putting physical and mental health care together puts primary care physicians at the fore-front of mental health issues and potentially access to mental health programs even a worse problem in rural areas because of the lack of choices in physicians' or facilitators of various programs.
Additional factor is that the majority of rural communities cultural differences are extremely diverse and lack major perspective similarities from one to another.
Last factor is wanting to return to obtain my Bachelors degree in psychology. I have five classes to go however have failed Abnormal Psychology twice and withdraw 3 times; I need to overcome this issue.
Noteworthy points:
1- Our rural mental health centers use a more authoritative approach because most individuals are mandated by the court to use these facilities. They put people who volunteer to enter groups, treatment or therapy in these programs. One program does not fix everyone. (I am volunteer.)
2- My personal experience is that the majority of rural mental health centers lack programs that are client-oriented programs rather than court-oriented programs. Peer support groups are rare.
3- Client-oriented programs vs court-oriented programs
*Client-oriented programs are designed in a way that the service is non-compliant if the client does not like the facilities groups, treatment, or therapy, as well as, the facilitators' behavior, attitude, attendance, or performance. The service works for the client similar to an advertising service works for a business.
**Court-oriented programs are designed in a way that the client is non-compliant if the facilitator does not like the client's behavior, attitude, attendance, or performance. Service is provided for the client to meet courts requirements and service must uphold court regulations.
4-Equality is an excellent perspective; however, individuals unique differences can be overlooked, consequently individuals become objects in the process. People have different perceptions of people, events, and items attached to emotions. Objects lack perceptions nor possess emotions that are processed without differences, this makes object's performance the priority than than the object its self.
Note: You can quote me and have my permission to do so!! You can also use my name!

I am looking for new topics for self-help peer support group relevant to solving every day issues that attack a person's self-esteem, self-worth, and self-confidence.
Alternative approaches to resolving interactions with dealing with government programs, the continual policy changes, overwhelming increasing paperwork, and being treated like an object rather than a person. Learning and teaching now to advocate for one's self.
Alternative approaches to resolving interactions with family, friends, and the community.
Last but not least alternative perceptions of one's self, others, events, and programs. (As well, past and present behavior or treatment of the mentally ill by individuals in psychology relevant to abnormal psychology).

I am a physical therapist looking at stepping off toward a MPA. I work at a small local hospital and fellowship at church a half mile down the street. I have been pondering many things but have most recently been thinking in terms of how to bring my community together to promote family health/support structures in order to decrease crime, morbidity and increase the likelihood of success for our children and community members.

I just discovered this site tonight. I live in Southern CA. So far I think this site is amazing and am looking forward to implementing what I can to create positive change in my community.

The Puerto Rico National Guard Civil Operations Program provides coaching and technical assistance to community anti-drug coalitions in Puerto Rico. We help community leaders develop and maintain alcohol, tobacco, and other substances abuse prevention coalitions to ensure our youth a drug free environment. Specifically, we provide support in the SPF's essential processes, collaborate with local authorities in their prevention initiatives and also support local universities in their prevention efforts.

The CTB provides an entire menu and outstanding variety of tools easy to use and understand. It is a rich and unique source of references for community work.

I am a social worker and I have the experience of caring for a daughter with a mental illness. We have just started a peer support carers group and I am interested in seeking advice and community building in the mental health sector in rural and remote areas.

I am a social entrepreneur targeting to build a healthy community and bring about a social change.
This is a start-up and still on an Idea stage.
I hold an advanced certificate of Education. I am happily married with 15 dependents.

I am very happy to find this tool box and I send my appreciation. This, for a very long time I have been struggling to find; thank you so much for exemplary good work.
However, I intend to create a social enterprise targeting working to build healthy community and bring about a social change. I am looking at how better I can prepare my community to work together to change conditions that affect their lives. My community (the Iteso) had a pride over their cows and this was their bank; it was a source of school fees and general well being of the community. Between 1986 to 1993, the Iteso lost their pride to cattle rustlers. The Iteso now rely on subsistence farming as a source of their general well being including school fees for their children. Through universal primary/secondary education, Educational standards have gone down as compared to years before 1986. Recent poverty statistics show 54% of the Iteso community are below poverty line. Based on the data provided, I hope to succeed.

Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Ohio working with at-risk teen parents

I love helping people and raising money for cancer and poor people. I recently had a friend that has walked coast to coast 7 times his whole family had died in a car wreck his name is Todd I don't know his last name. The only thing he has in his name is a dog named Patches and a backpack.

I think it will give more people an idea of what we are doing. I also want to get more people raising money for cancer, and I would like to raise over $900.00 .

I'm interested in arts and social justice. I provide strategic approaches to creative development that help people use the arts for personal, organisational and community development.

I've just discovered the tool box and am extremely impressed! I am putting together a 'guide to creative capability development' that will help people help each other to fulfil their creative potential. I expect I'll be pointing people towards the Tool Box and encouraging people to apply the tools in their practice.

Community tool box gives complete info about community-building skills. It is very helpful for me.

Husband to Ana, for 29 years. Proud dad to 3 world-changer daughters and one foster-son. Pastor to Cedar Hills for 19 years; school volunteer, Board member with Love INC which strives to connect people and churches to impact poverty in our community.

Using toolboxes and the amazing resources to better connect local churches in our community to help people help each other.

I am a 25 year veteran of the transportation Industry. I have served this country as a professional commercial motor vehicle operator, trainer and have adopted into positions of leadership by my fellow drivers. I have always spoken up for drivers rights and in some cases to my own detriment. Over the last couple of years particularly with the implementation of new laws and regulations, my fellow drivers have been approaching me once again to take a leadership role in expressing their heart felt concerns about the direction our beloved industry has taken. I have begun to seriously look into options that would allow me to convey said concerns and to add weight to effect real changes.

I am new to the Community Tool Box, and must say, that this site has made the most sense. Frankly, It makes the advocacy component seem extremely doable.
I need more information as to how to implement much of what is covered.

It is one of the resources that Capital professor, Kathleen Lux PhD, RN-BC, CHES uses in her course, Program Development in a Changing Health Care System.

I am a part time post graduate students in local university of Malaysia. I'm studying in values and humanities development of center of language UMK.

I felt this CTB is very useful for me to plan my dissertation writing. the check list reminded me all the steps when i need the chapter 36 for my focus of study.

I am a youth worker volunteer for the Vanuatu National Youth Council and Transparency Vanuatu, also assisting other organization that work for better community in my Province. Since i began working with young people, i really love the task for sharing what i have within myself to my collects. I always love to do the job in any circumstances in life. I love to learn new things and face challenges because it build me a lots.

Everything i found in the Tool Box was when i am doing my study at Australia and Pacific Technical College. The Tool Box really help me in much many ways with my personal life as well as working with others in my profession.