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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
their understanding on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being 'poor' and 5 being
'comprehensive'.
| POOR |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
COMPREHENSIVE |
a. Why did you give them that rating?
2. Following are some of the skills that
supervisors and workers need to have to implement ASFA. Please rate each
of these on a scale of 1-5 with one being ‘do not need it’ and 5 being
‘extremely important.’
a. Supervisors
Ability to develop relationship with court where information is shared
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
Ability to explain law and requirements to staff
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
Knowledge of the law and requirements
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
Monitor staff to assure time
lines are met
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
Ability to set up hearings
and court dates
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
Knowledge of gathering information
about families for court use
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
How to testify in court regarding
permanency and safety planning
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
Ability to identify resources
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
b. Workers
Knowledge of the law and requirements
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
How to testify in court regarding permanency and safety planning
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
Ability to develop relationship
with court where information is shared
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
Ability to make decisions quickly
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
Concurrent planning skills
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
Knowledge of gathering information
about families for court use
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
Monitor staff to assure time
lines are met
| DO
NOT NEED IT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT |
3. In the past year, since our earlier survey,
as part of your ASFA implementation have the court and the child welfare
agency undertaken or changed any day to day joint activities?______No______Yes
If yes, please describe.
a. Has communication changed?______No______Yes
If yes, please describe.
b. Are you getting the information
you need regarding cases from the agency?______No______Yes If no, please
describe.
4. In the past year, since our earlier survey,
has there been any ASFA training for court personnel? If yes, go to 4a.
If no, go to 4e.
a. What topics were covered
in the training?
b. Which of the following did
you use for staff training on ASFA?
___Joint training sessions
___Conferences
___Seminars
___Meetings
___Regularly distributed publications/bulletins/newsletters
___Presentations on ASFA
___Part of training on other topics
___Other. Please describe.
c. Who did the training?
___Court Improvement Project
personnel
___Court staff
___Consultants
___National conferences
___Attorney
___Other Who?
d. Was the training just on
ASFA or is it incorporated into other training that you
provide?
___Incorporated
___Incorporated into new worker training
___Not incorporated
e. In the past year, since
our earlier survey, did you do any of the following ASFA training with
or for the child welfare agency?
___Joint training sessions
___Agency staff invited to some court training sessions
___Other. Please describe
f. What were the topics covered in the ASFA training for the child welfare
agency?
g. In the past year, since
our earlier survey, have you done any of the following training with or
for the agency attorneys?
____Joint training
____Agency attorneys invited to some court training sessions
____District Attorney handled training
____Other. Please describe.
h. What were the topics covered in the ASFA training for the agency attorneys?
5. Please rate the importance of the following
in terms of working with the child welfare agency as it implements the
ASFA requirements, with 1 being ‘not important’ and 5 being ‘crucial.’
Increased communication
| NOT
IMPORTANT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
CRUCIAL |
Having sub-committees that
deal with interagency issues
| NOT
IMPORTANT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
CRUCIAL |
Having the Director of Court
Improvement Projects involved in planning discussions
| NOT
IMPORTANT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
CRUCIAL |
Having the Agency's active
involvement in the Court Improvement Project
| NOT
IMPORTANT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
CRUCIAL |
Good working relationship among
court and agency staff
| NOT
IMPORTANT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
CRUCIAL |
6. Do you see any of the following as barriers
to your work with the agency as it implements the requirements of ASFA?
(check if 'yes')?
___Lack of resources: staff,
funds, time, etc
___Federal and state law not clear on what a permanency hearing is
___Timelines for TPR are too short, unable to make informed decisions
in
every case
___Lack of understanding of the key stakeholders responsibilities and
how
they are structured
___Lack of understanding of the law
___Other. What is the barrier?
7. Is there anything else that you want to
tell us regarding the best way to support staff as they implement the
requirements of ASFA?
Do you mind if we call you again if we need additional information?
_____No
_____Yes
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