APPENDIX D.

COURT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - POLL INSTRUMENT

1. How would you rate the child welfare agency staff in terms of their understanding of ASFA requirements? Please rate the understanding on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being 'poor' and 5 being 'comprehensive'.

a. Why did you give them that rating?

2. Based on the court's experience to date, what skills do you think child welfare supervisors and workers need to have to implement ASFA?

a. Supervisors?

b. Workers?

3. As part of your state's ASFA implementation, have the court and the child welfare agency undertaken or changed any day to day joint activities? _____Yes _____No If yes, please describe

a. Has communication changed? _____Yes _____No If yes, please describe

b. Are you getting the information you need regarding cases from the agency?
_____Yes _____No If no, please describe.

4. How do you handle training on ASFA for court personnel?

a. Please describe the training.

b. Who does the training?

c. Is the training just on ASFA or is it incorporated into other training that you provide?

d. Have you done any training with or for the child welfare agency? _____Yes _____No If yes, please describe.

e. Have you done any training with or for the agency attorneys? _____Yes _____No If yes, please describe.

5. What has worked best for you in terms of working with the child welfare agency as it implements the ASFA requirements?

6. What do you view as barriers to your work with the agency as it implements the requirements of ASFA?

7. Is there anything else that you want to tell us regarding the best way to implement the requirements of ASFA?

Do you mind if we call you again if we need additional information?
_____No
_____Yes

Thank you for your time, help and expertise. I will send you a copy of my write-up of this conversation for your review and comment as well as a copy of the 'promising practices' poll report when it is completed.

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