OJJDP NTTAC Participant follow-up interview

OMB # 1121-0277

Date of Expiration: 9/30/2010

OJJDP National Training and Technical Assistance Center

Training/TA Participant Follow-up Phone Interview

Interview Date: _____________________

Interview Start Time:_____________ Stop time:_____________ Duration:_____________(minutes)

Participant’s Name:____________________________________

Name of Participant’s Agency/Organization:___________________________________

Phone:____________________________

Name of Training/TA Session: ______________________________

Instructor(s): ____________________________________

Approximately 3 months ago, you attended an OJJDP NTTAC training/TA session entitled <insert name of event>, led by <insert consultant(s) name>. We are contacting participants from that session who indicated that they would be willing to participate in a brief follow-up survey. Your feedback is indispensable in improving the services that OJJDP NTTAC provides to the field. The confidentiality of the information you provide is guaranteed. OJJDP will never have access to what you, as an individual, say during this interview. Your responses to these questions will be reported only in aggregate and will never identify you as an individual. Your participation in this interview is completely voluntary. You may decline to participate in this interview at any time without consequences or penalties. The interview will last approximately ___minutes. Would you like to participate in this interview? Do you have time right now to participate? If no, when would be a good time for you? If yes, do you have any questions before we begin?

Please indicate your responses to the following questions, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 representing “strongly disagree” and 5 representing “strongly agree.” Base your answers on how you feel about the training/TA session now.

1. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 representing “strongly disagree” and 5 representing “strongly agree,” to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: the training/TA has enabled me to serve my clients better. Please explain your rating.

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2. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 representing “not helpful at all” and 5 representing “extremely helpful,” how helpful was the information you learned at the training/TA? Please explain your rating.

1 2 3 4 5 NA

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3. Did you gain any new skills as a result of attending the training/TA?

• Yes

• No

If yes, what new skills did you gain?

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4. Did you gain any new knowledge as a result of attending the training/TA?

• Yes

• No

If yes, what new knowledge did you gain?

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5. Was there a change in your attitude toward the clients you serve as a result of attending this training/TA?

• Yes

• No

If yes, in what way has your attitude changed?

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6. Was there a change in your attitude toward the organization/agency you work for as a result of attending this training/TA?

• Yes

• No

If yes, in what way has your attitude changed?

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7. In the participant feedback form you completed immediately following the training/TA session, you identified the following three action steps that you planned to take as a result of attending the session. <read participant’s responses> What progress have you made toward these action steps?

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8. Have you encountered any obstacles or barriers in taking these action steps?

• Yes

• No

If yes, what were they and how have you addressed these obstacles or barriers?

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9. Have you been able to apply the information you learned from the training/TA session to your job? (Probe: sharing information with colleagues, serving clients in a different way, implementing changes to agency/organization)

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10. Looking back, which part of the session has been most helpful to you and why? What could have been done differently during the training/TA session to have made it more useful to you now?

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11. Do you have any other comments or suggestions you’d like to make regarding the training/TA session you attended? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for taking the time to participate in this interview. We value your input!