Form 1 Center for States Needs Assessment Survey 2016

Fast Track Generic Clearance for Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

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2016 Needs Assessment

The Capacity Building Collaborative is committed to continuously improving the relevance and utility of services provided. Please take a few minutes to provide your feedback to inform our Annual Needs Assessment so that we provide the most appropriate products and services. Your comments will be incorporated into planning and help strengthen Capacity Building Collaborative services to better meet your needs. Your participation in this survey is entirely voluntary, and your responses will be held in confidence and reported in aggregate without identifying information. The survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. If you have any questions, please contact Christine Leicht, Capacity Building Center for States Evaluation Lead at [email protected].

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10 minutes per response to complete this questionnaire. The obligation to respond to this collection is voluntary. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.  The control number for this project is 0970-0401. The control number expires 9/2018.


1) Which of the following best describes your position? 

Shape1 State Child Welfare Agency

Shape2 County Child Welfare Agency

Shape3 Territorial Child Welfare Agency

Shape4 Tribal Child Welfare Agency

Shape5 State or County Court/Legal System

Shape6 Tribal Court/Legal System

Shape7 Private or Community-based Child Welfare Agency

Shape8 Local Government/Tribal Council

Shape9 Law Enforcement Organization

Shape10 Primary Care/Health Care Services Provider

Shape11 Behavioral/Mental Health Services Provider

Shape12 Substance Abuse Services Provider

Shape13 Domestic Violence Services Provider

Shape14 Juvenile Justice Organization

Shape15 Primary/Secondary Education

Shape16 College/University

Shape17 Technical Assistance Provider

Shape18 Federal Government

Shape19 Other



Please pick the option that best fits your role.

Shape20 Administration

Shape21 Workforce Development/Training

Shape22 Continuous Quality Improvement/Evaluation

Shape23 Information Technology/SACWIS/Data Systems

Shape24 Indian Child Welfare Act

Shape25 Primary or Secondary Prevention

Shape26 Child Protective Services

Shape27 In-home Services/Promoting Safe and Stable Families

Shape28 Foster Care/Placement/Licensing/Reunification

Shape29 Adoption/Guardianship

Shape30 Youth in Transition/Chafee/Independent Living Programs

Shape31 Other



Please pick the option that best fits your role.

Shape32 CIP or TCIP Director/Coordinator

Shape33 CIP or TCIP Staff

Shape34 Judge

Shape35 Attorney for Child Welfare Agency

Shape36 Attorney for Parent

Shape37 Attorney for Child

Shape38 Attorney Guardian Ad Litem

Shape39 Court Administrative Officer

Shape40 Court/Attorney Data Manager/IT Staff

Shape41 Court Appointed Special Advocate/Non-attorney GAL/Advocate

Shape42 Court Case Worker/Social Worker

Shape43 Other



Please pick the option that best fits your role.

Shape44 Regional Office Staff (I.E. RO managers and Program Specialist)

Shape45 CFSR Team

Shape46 CB Program Area Leads

Shape47 Other (please describe): Shape48



2) How many years of experience do you have working in child welfare?

Shape49 Less than 1 year

Shape50 1-5 years of service

Shape51 6-10 years of service

Shape52 11-15 years of service

Shape53 16+ years of service

Shape54 Not applicable



3) I am involved in the following aspect of the Center for States capacity building efforts (check all that apply):

Shape55 State or local team working with liaison

Shape56 Participating in constituency group

Shape57 Listserves

Shape58 Registered for one of the Center’s trainings/learning experiences (such as the CQI Training Academy, etc.)

Shape59 Webinars

Shape60 Publications

Shape61 Other: Shape62



Please check each of the following Center for States Groups/Listservs that you are a member of:

Shape63 Adoption Managers

Shape64 Foster Care managers

Shape65 Permanency managers

Shape66 Independent Living managers

Shape67 Training managers

Shape68 CQI/CFSR Group

Shape69 PL 113-183 Group

Shape70 State Liaison Officers

Shape71 Other - Please Specify: Shape72





4) In which State/Territory or Region do you work?

Shape73 American Samoa

Shape74 Guam

Shape75 Northern Mariana Islands

Shape76 Port Gamble

Shape77 Puerto Rico

Shape78 US Virgin Islands

Shape79 Alabama

Shape80 Alaska

Shape81 Arizona

Shape82 Arkansas

Shape83 California

Shape84 Colorado

Shape85 Connecticut

Shape86 Delaware

Shape87 Florida

Shape88 Georgia

Shape89 Hawaii

Shape90 Idaho

Shape91 Illinois

Shape92 Indiana

Shape93 Iowa

Shape94 Kansas

Shape95 Kentucky

Shape96 Louisiana

Shape97 Maine

Shape98 Maryland

Shape99 Massachusetts

Shape100 Michigan

Shape101 Minnesota

Shape102 Mississippi

Shape103 Missouri

Shape104 Montana

Shape105 Nebraska

Shape106 Nevada

Shape107 New Hampshire

Shape108 New Jersey

Shape109 New Mexico

Shape110 New York

Shape111 North Carolina

Shape112 North Dakota

Shape113 Ohio

Shape114 Oklahoma

Shape115 Oregon

Shape116 Pennsylvania

Shape117 Rhode Island

Shape118 South Carolina

Shape119 South Dakota

Shape120 Tennessee

Shape121 Texas

Shape122 Utah

Shape123 Vermont

Shape124 Virginia

Shape125 Washington

Shape126 West Virginia

Shape127 Wisconsin

Shape128 Wyoming

Shape129 Region 1

Shape130 Region 2

Shape131 Region 3

Shape132 Region 4

Shape133 Regions 5

Shape134 Region 6

Shape135 Region 7

Shape136 Region 8

Shape137 Region 9

Shape138 Region 10



5) The following topics have been identified through an initial assessment. Please indicate how important these needs are for your State/Region.


This is not a significant need for our state at this time
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2

3

This is somewhat of a need for our state
4

5

6

This is an urgent need for our state
7

Data quality, data sharing, and CQI

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Shape140

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Shape142

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Shape144

Shape145

Workforce recruitment, retention, and development

Shape146

Shape147

Shape148

Shape149

Shape150

Shape151

Shape152

P.L. 113-183, sex trafficking, and normalcy

Shape153

Shape154

Shape155

Shape156

Shape157

Shape158

Shape159

Achieving family & youth voice in agency policy and practice

Shape160

Shape161

Shape162

Shape163

Shape164

Shape165

Shape166

Shifting culture and climate to achieve changes in the organization

Shape167

Shape168

Shape169

Shape170

Shape171

Shape172

Shape173

Co-occurring issues facing families in child welfare

Shape174

Shape175

Shape176

Shape177

Shape178

Shape179

Shape180

Permanency in 12 months for those entering care

Shape181

Shape182

Shape183

Shape184

Shape185

Shape186

Shape187

Safety and risk decision making, including recurrence of maltreatment

Shape188

Shape189

Shape190

Shape191

Shape192

Shape193

Shape194

Permanency/placement stability

Shape195

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Shape201

Family engagement in case planning and quality contacts

Shape202

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6) Please indicate if you can see any of these topics being a need in the next five years for your State/region. (select all that apply)

Shape209 Data quality, data sharing, and CQI

Shape210 Workforce recruitment, retention, and development

Shape211 P.L. 113-183, sex trafficking, and normalcy

Shape212 Achieving family & youth voice in agency policy and practice

Shape213 Shifting culture and climate to achieve changes in the organization

Shape214 Co-occurring issues facing families in child welfare

Shape215 Safety and risk decision making, including recurrence of maltreatment

Shape216 Permanency/placement stability

Shape217 Family engagement in case planning and quality contacts

Shape218 Other: Shape219

Shape220 None of the above



On the following pages you will be asked some more in depth about topics that you selected in the questions above as a high priority for your State/region. 



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Data quality, data sharing, and CQI

You indicated that data quality, data sharing and CQI was a priority for your State/Region. Please answer the following questions about your related needs.



7) What information and support would be most useful for your State/Region related to this topic?

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8) What specific aspects of data and CQI are most challenging for States?

Shape223



Workforce recruitment, retention, and development
 

9) You indicated that workforce recruitment, retention, and development was a priority for your State/Region. What information and support would be most useful for your State/Region related to this topic?

Shape224



Shape225



P.L. 113-183, sex trafficking, and normalcy
 

10) You indicated that P.L. 113-183, sex trafficking, and normalcy was a priority for your State/Region. What information and support would be most useful for your State/Region related to this topic?

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Shape227

Achieving family & youth voice in agency policy and practice



11) You indicated that achieving family & youth voice in agency policy and practice was a priority for your State/Region. What information and support would be most useful for your State/Region related to this topic?

Shape228



Shape229



Shifting culture and climate to achieve changes in the organization​

You indicated that shifting culture and climate to achieve changes in the organization​ was a priority for your State/Region. Please answer the following questions about your related needs.



12) What information and support would be most useful for your State/Region related to shifting culture and climate to achieve changes in the organization​?

Shape230



13) What are key barriers to culture and climate shifts?

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Co-occurring issues facing families in child welfare

You indicated that co-occurring issues facing families in child welfare was a priority for your State/Region. Please answer the following questions about your related needs.

14) What information and support would be most useful for your State/Region related to co-occurring issues facing families in child welfare?

Shape233



15) What aspects of co-occuring issues would your State/Region like support on?

Shape234



Safety and risk decision making, including recurrence of maltreatment​



16) You indicated that safety and risk decision making, including recurrence of maltreatment​ was a priority for your State/Region. What information and support would be most useful for your State/Region related to this topic?

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Permanency/placement stability​



17) You indicated that permanency/placement stability was a priority for your State/Region. What information and support would be most useful for your State/Region related to this topic?

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Family engagement in case planning and quality contact

18) You indicated that family engagement in case planning and quality contacts was a priority for your State/Region. What information and support would be most useful for your State/Region related to this topic?

Shape239



19) What impacts your agency's ability to assess and provide services related to child well-being (educational, physical, emotional/behavioral)?

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20) Do you have any interest in Ted Talks or other innovative strategies (E.g., Podcasts, Virtual Conferences, Simulation Games, Infographics) to address these topics? If yes, please share which strategies would be best for your State/Region.

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21) Are there other topics or support, you have not already mentioned, that the Capacity Building Center for States can assist your State(s) in improving services for children and families?

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Thank You!

Thank you very much for your participation. Your time and input are greatly appreciated. Your feedback makes a difference!

If you have any questions regarding this survey or want provide additional comments, please contact: Christine Leicht, Capacity Building Center for States Evaluation Lead, [email protected]

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