Central Ontario Intergroup Inventory 2018

Central Ontario Intergroup Inventory - Ends December 25th

Your Central Ontario Intergroup recently completed a WSO-sponsored self-assessment. One strong result was that Intergroup wants to increase our level of service to members and their groups. As a first step, we need to know what you think.

This member survey will help us understand:
• The overall health of OA in our area
• Your ideas about how to strengthen your individual recovery
• Your ideas about how to help carry the message to more people
• Ideas to help OA stay vital and growing in our area

This is an anonymous survey. The more people who participate, the greater the value of the information we receive. Every member’s opinion counts, no matter how long s/he has been in program. You are under no obligation to answer all the survey questions—just answer the questions that you feel comfortable answering. We’ll use the survey results as a guide to prioritizing the services we’ll offer to all members and groups. We’ll share the summary of survey results with all members and groups as soon as we’ve compiled them.

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* 1. How did you find out about OA? Check all that apply.

OA hotline

Word of mouth

Other 12-step programs

Friend

Online/OA web site

Newspaper (ad/story)

Medical professional/therapist

Notice (bulletin board)

Radio/TV

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What brought you to OA?

Weight issue

Health issue

Food behavior

Life unmanageable

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How long have you been in OA?

<1 year

6-10 years

21-30 years

41-50 years

1-5 years

11-20 years

31-40 years

50+ years

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What keeps you coming back to OA: your sponsor, meetings, recovery, etc.?

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* 5. What best supports your physical, spiritual, and emotional recovery?

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* 6. Are you working with a sponsor?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If not, why not?

Can’t find sponsor

Never worked with a sponsor

Other (please specify)

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* 8. If you have a sponsor, how often do you work with or contact your sponsor?

1-2 times/week

3-5 times/week

Every day

As needed

Other (please specify)

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* 9. My plan of eating is most like:

3-0-1 plan: three moderate, nutritious meals per day, with nothing in between, one day at a time.

High carbohydrate plan

High protein

Very low carbohydrate plan

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Have you ever left OA?

Yes

If yes, what brought you back?

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* 11. What types and how many meetings do you attend per week?

Face-to-face

Phone

Online

Other (please specify)

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* 12. How many people attend your face-to-face meetings, on average?

2-7

8-14

15-20

20+

Other (please specify)

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* 13. What are the strong points of your favorite meetings? For example, you might consider points such as: acceptance/support, attracting/retaining newcomers.

Acceptance/support

Consistent core of members

Members do service

Attract/retain newcomers

Honest/positive sharing

Sponsors available

Many abstinent members

Structured format

Support Intergroup

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What issues are there with meetings that you feel are weaker?

Too small __ Too little abstinence __ Personalities/cliques

Negativity

Cross-talk

No structure

No one does/no rotation of service

Breaks Traditions

No sponsors

Other (please specify)

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* 15. How many newcomers have come to your meeting in the last 12 months?

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* 16. Do newcomers return after the first few meetings?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Are there enough members at your meeting to rotate service positions?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 18. Do your groups have regular Step and Traditions meetings?

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* 19. Rate these Intergroup services based on their importance to you: H, high; M, medium; L, low.

	High	Medium	Low
Help publicize our meeting	Help publicize our meeting High	Help publicize our meeting Medium	Help publicize our meeting Low
Provide facilitator/ mediator for Group Inventory	Provide facilitator/ mediator for Group Inventory High	Provide facilitator/ mediator for Group Inventory Medium	Provide facilitator/ mediator for Group Inventory Low
Host/hold Workshops	Host/hold Workshops High	Host/hold Workshops Medium	Host/hold Workshops Low
Direct newcomers to our meeting	Direct newcomers to our meeting High	Direct newcomers to our meeting Medium	Direct newcomers to our meeting Low
Send representatives to World Service Conference	Send representatives to World Service Conference High	Send representatives to World Service Conference Medium	Send representatives to World Service Conference Low
Tradition questions	Tradition questions High	Tradition questions Medium	Tradition questions Low
Outreach assistance	Outreach assistance High	Outreach assistance Medium	Outreach assistance Low

Other (please specify)

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* 20. Please rate the following workshops topics in order of their importance/interest to you: 5 is most important/interesting; 1 is least important/interesting. You may rate as many items as you wish with the same importance rating.

	Least Interesting				Most Interesting
Difference between plan of eating and abstinence	Difference between plan of eating and abstinence Least Interesting	Difference between plan of eating and abstinence	Difference between plan of eating and abstinence	Difference between plan of eating and abstinence	Difference between plan of eating and abstinence Most Interesting
Anorexics, bulimics, exercise bulimics	Anorexics, bulimics, exercise bulimics Least Interesting	Anorexics, bulimics, exercise bulimics	Anorexics, bulimics, exercise bulimics	Anorexics, bulimics, exercise bulimics	Anorexics, bulimics, exercise bulimics Most Interesting
Creating an action plan	Creating an action plan Least Interesting	Creating an action plan	Creating an action plan	Creating an action plan	Creating an action plan Most Interesting
Sponsorship training	Sponsorship training Least Interesting	Sponsorship training	Sponsorship training	Sponsorship training	Sponsorship training Most Interesting
OA Tools (separate from the Tools workshops mentioned above)	OA Tools (separate from the Tools workshops mentioned above) Least Interesting	OA Tools (separate from the Tools workshops mentioned above)	OA Tools (separate from the Tools workshops mentioned above)	OA Tools (separate from the Tools workshops mentioned above)	OA Tools (separate from the Tools workshops mentioned above) Most Interesting
Big Book study	Big Book study Least Interesting	Big Book study	Big Book study	Big Book study	Big Book study Most Interesting
OA weekends/retreats	OA weekends/retreats Least Interesting	OA weekends/retreats	OA weekends/retreats	OA weekends/retreats	OA weekends/retreats Most Interesting
Step work	Step work Least Interesting	Step work	Step work	Step work	Step work Most Interesting
Diversity in OA	Diversity in OA Least Interesting	Diversity in OA	Diversity in OA	Diversity in OA	Diversity in OA Most Interesting
Men in recovery	Men in recovery Least Interesting	Men in recovery	Men in recovery	Men in recovery	Men in recovery Most Interesting
Traditions	Traditions Least Interesting	Traditions	Traditions	Traditions	Traditions Most Interesting

Other (please specify)

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* 21. Has your group ever downloaded any of these OA resources?

WSO newsletter

R6 newsletter

WSO virtual workshop telephone series

WSO podcasts

LAIG podcasts

Other (please specify)

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* 1. How did you find out about OA? Check all that apply.

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* 2. What brought you to OA?

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* 3. How long have you been in OA?

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* 4. What keeps you coming back to OA: your sponsor, meetings, recovery, etc.?

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* 5. What best supports your physical, spiritual, and emotional recovery?

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* 6. Are you working with a sponsor?

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* 7. If not, why not?

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* 8. If you have a sponsor, how often do you work with or contact your sponsor?

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* 9. My plan of eating is most like:

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* 10. Have you ever left OA?

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* 11. What types and how many meetings do you attend per week?

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* 12. How many people attend your face-to-face meetings, on average?

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* 13. What are the strong points of your favorite meetings? For example, you might consider points such as: acceptance/support, attracting/retaining newcomers.

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* 14. What issues are there with meetings that you feel are weaker?

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* 15. How many newcomers have come to your meeting in the last 12 months?

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* 16. Do newcomers return after the first few meetings?

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* 17. Are there enough members at your meeting to rotate service positions?

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* 18. Do your groups have regular Step and Traditions meetings?

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* 19. Rate these Intergroup services based on their importance to you: H, high; M, medium; L, low.

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* 20. Please rate the following workshops topics in order of their importance/interest to you: 5 is most important/interesting; 1 is least important/interesting. You may rate as many items as you wish with the same importance rating.

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* 21. Has your group ever downloaded any of these OA resources?

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* 22. Finish this sentence: “The biggest problem and/or challenge in OA or my meetings that I’d like to see addressed is:”

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* 23. Please share anything you’d like to share: