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No Place Like HomeLarimer County Evaluation Training
General Staff Survey
• Please open your browser to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/COSTAFF
• Read the informational page, and if you agree to take the survey, please click “Next” to begin
• All of your responses are CONFIDENTIAL• It should take approximately 15 minutes to
complete
NPLH Summary
• Evaluation of three child welfare agencies’ use of family meetings with families receiving in-home services– Process
• What does practice look like?• Tools: focus groups, observations, surveys
– Outcomes• Child welfare placements (number and type), re-
reports, recurrence of maltreatment, etc.• Family functioning and protective factors• Satisfaction and service provision• Tools: administrative data, surveys
Your role…
• Is critical!• To provide data and feedback about your
experience working in child welfare and with family meetings– As part of a federally-funded study that will be
disseminated nationally• To recruit families to participate, so that they
can provide data and feedback about their experience
• To participate in the feedback loop – ongoing communication
Who What is the value?
…the field •Research is mixed and the evidence-base of FGDM is moderate—more research is needed•Additional research can support the national spread of family meetings or suggest the need for alternative practices
…families •Families receive interventions with known effectiveness•Opportunity for families to provide input about their experiences with CPS
What’s in it for…?
Who What is the value?
…CPS Staff and Agencies (You!)
•Accountability. •Opportunity to get input from staff who know the most about the families (You!)•Knowledge of effectiveness of family meetings can increase investment in the practice•Visibility and respect for advancing the field and systematically examining internal practices•Increased knowledge about the use and potential of evaluation•Results can impact system and practice change
What’s in it for…?
Human Subjects
• Overview–History of human subjects research–Historical laws and documents
protecting human subjects–Your role in protecting the rights of
participants*
Human Subjects History
Before there were human subjects protections:
• Nuremberg (1930’s – 1940’s)– Concentration camp prisoners, twins
• Willowbrook Hepatitis Study (1956)– Mentally retarded, institutionalized children
• Brooklyn Jewish Chronic Disease Cancer Study (1963)– Poor, eldery
• San Antonio Contraception Study (1971)– Mostly poor, women
• Tuskegee Syphilis Study (1932-1971)– Poor, black males
Human Subjects History
Attempts to protect human subjects:• The Nuremberg Code (1947)
– Informed consent. Benefits outweigh risks. Voluntary participation.
• Declaration of Helsinki (1964…2000)– “Concern for the interests of the subject must always prevail
over the interests of science & society”
• National Research Act (1974)– Tuskegee Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval required if
getting U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services funds
• The Belmont Report (1979)– “Justice, beneficence, respect for persons”
Our Role
Our Role in Protecting Participants Rights
• Give participants all the information that they may need to make an informed decision.
• Ensure that participants understand the information• Give participants an opportunity to consider
involvement in the project on an initial and ongoing basis
News You Can Use
• What’s important to know:– Risks to you personally are minimal– There are potential benefits to children, families, and
to staff in the agency – Your participation is voluntary
• Privacy and Confidentiality– All survey information is confidential and used only
for the study– Survey data is maintained by Kempe Center NPLH
evaluation team– Individually identifiable information will NOT be
shared outside of the Kempe Center evaluation team
Evaluation Terms
• Evidence-Based Practice• Confidentiality vs. Anonymity• Bias• Model Fidelity• Validity• Process vs. Outcome evaluation
– How vs. What• Qualitative vs. Quantitative methods
– Depth vs. Breadth
Evaluation Design - CO
General Staff
Survey
Families meet eligibility criteria and are notified
about the study; Caregiver Survey
Group Assignment – Propensity Score Match
Meeting participants
notified about the study; Fidelity
Survey
Follow Up Survey Follow Up Survey
Case-Specific Questionnaire
Right now
Intake or FAR worker makes 1st FSRT or FUM referral
FUM/FGC
1-2 months post-FUM/FGC
Ongoing case closure/transfer to out-of-home services
NPLH Surveys
1. General Staff Survey
2. Caregiver Survey
3. Meeting Fidelity Surveya) Participant
b) Facilitator
4. Case-Specific Questionnaire
5. Follow-Up Surveya) Caregiver – Intervention
b) Caregiver – Control
c) Meeting Participant
Surveys that are distributed TO you
• General Staff Survey–All staff who have a role in the
evaluation (Ongoing, Intake, FAR workers, facilitators, supervisors)
• Facilitator Meeting Fidelity Survey–Facilitators only
• Case-Specific Questionnaire–Ongoing workers only
General Staff Survey
• Purpose:–To understand more about:
• Who utilizes family meetings in CPS• How much experience staff have with
family meetings• How staff perceive family meetings• The context in which meetings are
happening.–We can use this information to inform
our process and outcome evaluations
General Staff Survey
• Who? You!– Case workers (Intake, FAR, Ongoing)
providing in-home services– Family meeting facilitators– Supervisors of both
• When? Now
• How? Via Survey Monkey
Facilitator Fidelity Survey
• Purpose:– To understand more about:
• How, why, and when family meetings are used• Who is invited to and who attends family
meetings• Other characteristics of family meetings
–Fidelity–Logistics
–Meeting fidelity is part of our process evaluation
Facilitator Fidelity Survey
• Who? Meeting facilitator• When? After the family meeting
(FUM or FGC)– So as not to over-survey you, only the first 2
FUMs held during an in-home case will be surveyed (and all FGCs)
– Once back at your desk/computer (same day or day after)
• How? Via Survey Monkey
Case-Specific Questionnaire
• Purpose:–To understand more about:
• What services in-home families receive• Are services provided impacted by family
meetings?–Services provided is one of our outcome
evaluation variables
Case-Specific Questionnaire
• Who? Ongoing workers• When? At case closure OR transfer from
in-home services to out-of-home services (foster care, kinship care, etc.)– Transfer does NOT mean voluntary placements– It does mean a formal or legal change in
custody, as indicated in TRAILS• How? Via Survey Monkey
– Deb Bowen will send you a ‘tickler’ or reminder
Surveys that are distributed BY you
• Caregiver Survey– By Intake or FAR workers– At face-to-face meetings with family– At point of referral for the first family meeting
(FSRT or FUM)• Participant Fidelity Survey
– By facilitators– At in-home FUMs and FGCs
What you ARE responsible for
To distribute:1. Information Sheet
• Explains project to participants.• Formal/signed consent is not required but participation is voluntary.• What is voluntary? Completion of surveys NOT participation in child
welfare services.
2. Surveys• Paper and pencil surveys with
– Caregiver Survey – self-addressed and stamped envelope with a flyer with a phone number to call for assistance
– Meeting Participant – large envelope for all surveys in the center of the room/table
To pre-fill:
-Assessment or Case ID fields before distributing Caregiver Surveys or Participant Fidelity Surveys to families/meeting participants.
What you are NOT responsible for
• Explaining the content of surveys to families– People with questions can call the number provided
on the Information Sheet (have extra copies available for them to keep)
• Helping families/meeting participants fill out surveys– Other household members or family supports, etc.
can help. • In order to maintain confidentiality, it is
important that you merely handout surveys and provide no more information than what is included on the information sheets.
Caregiver Survey
• Purpose:– To understand more about:
• The characteristics of families receiving in-home child welfare services (e.g. demographics)
• The protective capacities of parents • The parent-child relationship and child behavior
– This information can be linked to outcomes (through TRAILS Case IDs)
Caregiver Survey
• Who? Parents or legal guardians• When?
– Face-to-face meeting– At time of referral for first family meeting (FSRT or
FUM)• How?
– Paper and pencil– Self-addressed and stamped envelope– Distributed by Intake or FAR worker– Parents can call the number on the information
sheet to take the survey via phone
Participant Fidelity Survey
• Purpose:– To understand more about:
• How, why, and when family meetings are used• Who is invited to and who attends family meetings• Other characteristics of family meetings
–Fidelity–Logistics
– Meeting fidelity is part of our process evaluation
– We want to hear from families and other participants as well as staff.
Participant Fidelity Survey
• Who? Any meeting participant who agrees to fill it out
• When? AT the family meeting (1st or 2nd FUM or FGC)– Section 1: Before the meeting starts– Section 2: After the meeting ends
• How? Paper and Pencil– Meeting participants will fill out paper-pencil surveys
and place them in a large envelope, to be sealed at the end of the meeting
– The facilitator will collect them in a safe spot to be mailed to the evaluation team
Surveys administered by evaluation team
• How? Paper and pencil; via mail• 3 follow-up survey versions with the
following components:– Meeting Follow-Up
• Who? All meeting participants who filled out the initial Meeting Participant Fidelity Survey
– Caregiver Follow-Up• Who? All (intervention and control group) parents
– Family Satisfaction• Who? All (intervention and control group) parents
AND kin meeting participants
NPLH Survey Summary
• Case workers:– Complete:
• General Staff Survey (1 time)• Case Specific-Questionnaire (Ongoing - for every study case)
– Distribute:• Caregiver Survey (FAR/Investigations - to every study case)
• Facilitators:– Complete:
• General Staff Survey (1 time)• Facilitator Fidelity Survey (for every study family meeting)
– Distribute and Collect:• Meeting Participant Fidelity Survey (for every study family
meeting)
Where can I find survey materials?
Receptionist
2573 Midpoint • You can find extra survey materials here
– Caregiver surveys with self-addressed, stamped envelopes
– Extra information sheets– Meeting Participant fidelity surveys and envelopes
• Facilitators can drop-off completed participant fidelity survey packets here after meetings for bulk mailing at a later date
• When you are running low on materials, we will deliver more
When can I find them? When do we start?
October 22nd, 2012!
THANK YOU!
If, throughout the life of this
project, you have any questions
please contact:
Heather Allan, NPLH Project Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 303.864.5134