CAPE-Youth Collaboration Study

OMB Control No: 1230-0015

Expiration Date: 07/31/2024

State-Level Collaboration Questionnaire

(1) Demographics of Participants

Agency type:

• Vocational rehabilitation (VR)

• Social Security

• WIOA Title I Workforce

• WIOA Title II Adult Education

• Education

  • K-12

  • Higher Education

  • Career Technical Education

  • Other (Please describe): ___________________________________

• Juvenile Justice

• Adult Justice/Department of Corrections

• Child Welfare

• Developmental Disability

• Mental Health

• Other (Please describe): ___________________________________

Total years of experience in the field: _______________

Total years of experience in your agency: _______________

Indicate your role at your current agency:

• Supervisory

• Direct service provider

• Both

• Other (Please describe): ___________________________________

Indicate the setting in which you or your agency provides services (check all that apply):

• Urban

• Suburban

• Rural

Gender:

• Female

• Male

• Non-binary

• Prefer to self-describe: _______________________________

• Prefer not to say

Do you consider yourself to be Hispanic/Latino?

• Yes

• No

• Prefer to self-describe: _______________________________

• Prefer not to say

Race – check all that apply:

• African American

• American Indian/Alaskan Native

• Asian

• Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

• White

• Prefer to self-describe: _______________________________

• Prefer not to say

Do you have a disability?

• Yes

• No

• Prefer to self-describe: _______________________________

• Prefer not to say

(2) Levels of Collaboration Questionnaire (from Frey et al., 2006)

Using the scale provided, please indicate the extent to which you currently interact with each other partner (skip the row that pertains to your own agency)	0 No Interaction	1 Networking	2 Cooperation	3 Coordination	4 Coalition	5 Collaboration
Relationship Characteristics		Aware of organization Loosely defined roles Little communication All decisions made independently	Provide information to each other Somewhat defined roles Formal communication All decisions made independently	Share information and resources Defined roles Frequent communication Some shared decision making	Share ideas Share resources Frequent and prioritized collaboration All members have a vote in decision making	Members belong to one system Frequent communication is characterized by mutual trust Consensus is reached on all decisions
Partners
Vocational rehabilitation (VR)	0	1	2	3	4	5
Social Security	0	1	2	3	4	5
WIOA Title I Workforce	0	1	2	3	4	5
WIOA Title II Adult Education	0	1	2	3	4	5
K-12 education (including special education and CTE)	0	1	2	3	4	5
Higher education, community colleges, 4-year institutions	0	1	2	3	4	5
Juvenile Justice	0	1	2	3	4	5
Adult Justice/Department of Corrections	0	1	2	3	4	5
Child Welfare	0	1	2	3	4	5
Developmental Disability	0	1	2	3	4	5
Mental Health	0	1	2	3	4	5
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	0	1	2	3	4	5
State or local youth coordinating group (i.e., youth committees)	0	1	2	3	4	5

(3) Specific Transition Coordination Practices between Systems and Strategies for Developing External Partnerships

Please indicate the frequency with which you perform the following tasks:

	Never	Very rarely	Rarely	Occasionally	Frequently	Very frequently
Refer participants to collaborators
Invite collaborators to participant meetings
Hold regular systems of care meetings where multiple participants are discussed
Coordinate services between agencies
Seek out partners based on your participant’ needs

(4) Understanding of other agencies’ eligibility criteria, policies, and procedures

Please indicate your level of confidence in performing the following functions:

	Not at all confident					Very confident
Identifying populations of youth who are not being served
Understanding other agencies’ eligibility criteria
Understanding other agencies’ policies and procedures
Understanding other agencies’ definitions of successful outcomes
Understanding shared cross-agency performance measures

(5) Existing Organizational Attitudes and Experiences (Adapted from Thomson, Perry, & Miller, 2007)

Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements:	Don’t know	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree
Meetings with partner agencies accomplish what is necessary for the collaboration to function well
Partner agencies (including my agency) agree about the goals of the collaboration
My agency’s tasks in the collaboration are well coordinated with those of partner agencies
Partner agencies (including my agency) have combined and used each other’s resources so all partners benefit from collaborating
I feel that what my agency brings to collaborations is appreciated and respected by partner agencies
Partner agencies (including my agency) work through differences to arrive at win-win solutions

(6) Frequency and Success in Serving Diverse Populations of Youth with Disabilities

Please indicate your level of confidence in your ability or your staff’s ability in providing effective services to youth with disabilities who are:

	Not at all confident					Very confident
In-school
Out-of-school (ages 16-24) and high school dropouts
Pregnant and parenting youth
Receiving SSI/SSDI and/or other public assistance.
Minorities (Racially and ethnically diverse)
Foreign language speakers
Immigrants, migrants, and/or refugees
LGBTQ+
Homeless
Justice system- involved
In foster care
Rural residents

(7) Data Sharing and Collaboration.

Does your agency have data exchange agreements with partner agencies? Yes/No.

If yes, please list agencies that you have data exchange agreements with: _________________

How would you describe your holistic use of data through the full complement of shared data exchange agreements with partner agencies?

	Don't know	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree
Using data to identify shared program participants for administrative purposes only.
Using data to coordinate the planning and delivery of employment services (e.g., sharing aggregate student counts)
Using data to meet state and federal program reporting requirements (e.g., WIOA)

(8) Barriers and Opportunities for Collaboration Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Downturn.

Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements:

	Don’t know	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree
The COVID-19 pandemic has improved my agency’s level of collaboration with partner agencies
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected my agency’s level of collaboration with partner agencies
My agency has had to develop different practices for collaborating with partner agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected my agency’s ability to collaborate with partner agencies as required by the WIOA State Plan

[Narrative questions] To what extent are the disruptions/adaptations of services during COVID-19 affecting your collaboration efforts, both internally and externally?

Are there practices of collaborating that you developed or adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic that you feel were effective and would continue using after the pandemic? If so, please describe these practices or provide examples.

Has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your ability to collaborate with partners in rural, urban, or suburban areas? If so, how?

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