Consultancy Services for All Organizations

Evaluation Services ArPa

The Finnish Blue Ribbon's "ArPa" service provides customized evaluation services for organizations, public sector concerns and other operatives:

• We conduct external evaluations for special projects.
• We direct and consult self-evaluation processes. 
• We conduct evaluation training seminars and workshops.
• We plan out customized evaluation programs for projects.
• We offer evaluation procedures and tools for project and operation evaluation.
• We  conduct outside and inside evaluations according to our SAM and LAM models, as well as providing support for self-evaluation according to the KIM model we have developed.

The Finnish Blue Ribbon’s Gambling Operations

The Finnish Blue Ribbon is an expert organization regarding questions relating to the dangers of gambling, having carried out a number of projects and innovations in this regard over the years. The Finnish Blue Ribbon operates the telephone help line “Peluuri” (Player) for those with gambling problems, as well as its associated on-line treatment program “Peli poikki” (Game over), produced together with the A-Clinic Foundation. The Finnish Blue Ribbon is developing an easy access information and support service, “Tilt”, as part of the capital region’s Gambling Clinic. The Finnish Blue Ribbon participates continuously in the development of various gambling risk education programs, also arranging its own training sessions in relation to this theme.

The Finnish Blue Ribbon’s research work

The purpose of our research operations is to produce scientific, diversified and applicable information regarding Christian substance abuse work. These research operations produce and publish regular questionnaire-based research reports concerning substance abuse work done under the auspices of the Finnish Blue Ribbon’s member organizations.

Questionnaires which we have developed are used in regular information gathering, with new methods of gathering data being developed as needed. Within the framework of this research operation we are also able to carry out more specific research project focused on particular themes. In addition, the Finnish Blue Ribbon’s research branch participates in research networks relevant to our field, orienting the studies taking place there in directions which are significant in terms of Christian substance abuse work.