Form 1 Tribal Organizational Assessment Community Member-Elder

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Tribal Community Member or Elder

Interview Protocol

Interviewer Name:	Interview Date:
Interviewee Name:	Interviewee Tribe:

1. How would you describe the community’s needs for child protection and child welfare services?

• Do you think there’s a high rate of child abuse or neglect in the community?

• Do you think there are sufficient services to meet the community’s needs?

2. Do you think Tribal children and families are receiving quality child welfare services? Do you think the tribal community understands how the current CW system works?

3. How would you describe how the community views the child welfare agency and their ability to provide appropriate and quality services?

• Is the community aware of the program?

• How do you think the community would describe the program?

• Have community members raised concerns about the program?

4. Do you believe the CW Agencies provide culturally relevant services to your Tribal children and families? If so, can you please give me some examples of what these services were. If no, do you have any suggestions on what type of culturally relevant services would assist your Tribal children and families that are in a CW Agency?

5. How would you summarize the greatest strengths of the current child welfare program? What are the greatest strengths of your tribal community?

6. In your opinion, what training or technical assistance support would be most helpful to strengthen your child welfare program? Please provide any other comments about your child welfare services and/or training and technical assistance needs.