Tribal ICWA Advocates Training Needs Assessment 2021-2022

The Tribal Indian Child Welfare Advocates Training Program is administered by the National Indian Justice Center pursuant to a contract with the California Department of Social Services.

The goal of the program is to provide training and educational resources to social workers and other professionals working on Indian Child Welfare cases.

Project training sessions include Tribal Criminal Background Checks, Tribal Customary Adoption, Active Efforts, Stages of Dependency, Court Advocacy Skills for ICWA Advocates, and Qualified Expert Witness.

The purpose of this survey is to assess current training needs among those who work on ICWA cases in California.

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* 1. Please provide us with your contact information (Optional):

Name

Employer

Tribal Affiliation

Job Title

City

ZIP

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. The project offers the following 6 training sessions. Please rank them according to your need for the trainings.

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* 3. What particular topics of interest related to the existing training sessions above are you interested in learning more about?

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* 4. California may be open for gatherings with COVID safe considerations as early as June 2021. Once it is deemed safe to gather, would you be interested in in-person classroom training or continuing virtual training?

In-person classroom training

Continuing virtual training

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* 5. Where in the state would you prefer to receive training?

North Coast (i.e. Humboldt County/Eureka)

Northern Sierra (i.e. Chico, Truckee)

Northern Central (i.e. Redding)

Urban Central (i.e. Sacramento)

Southern (i.e. Los Angeles, San Diego County)

Lower North Coast (i.e. Sonoma County)

Urban Northern (i.e. San Francisco)

Eastern Sierra (i.e. Bishop)

Prefer Virtual Training

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* 6. Are you interested in receiving training in a location that was not listed above? If so, please let us know your preferred training location(s).

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* 7. NIJC may not be conducting in-person training this year. What is your preferred format for receiving the training virtually?

	Very Interested	Interested	Not Interested	Unsure
PowerPoint Recorded Lectures	PowerPoint Recorded Lectures Very Interested	PowerPoint Recorded Lectures Interested	PowerPoint Recorded Lectures Not Interested	PowerPoint Recorded Lectures Unsure
Self-Paced Online Courses	Self-Paced Online Courses Very Interested	Self-Paced Online Courses Interested	Self-Paced Online Courses Not Interested	Self-Paced Online Courses Unsure
Live Webinars	Live Webinars Very Interested	Live Webinars Interested	Live Webinars Not Interested	Live Webinars Unsure

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* 8. Do you prefer any other training methods besides classroom training or the alternatives listed above? If so, please share them with us.

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* 9. What is your preferred duration of a virtual training session?

0-30 minutes

1-1.5 hours

1.5 to 2 hours

2 or more hours

Not sure

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How interested are you in receiving office-based technical assistance for Tribal Criminal Background Checks?

Very interested

Interested

Not interested

Unsure

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* 11. Are you interested in receiving office-based technical assistance on any of the topics below?

	Yes	No	I'm not sure	N/A
Tribal Customary Adoption	Tribal Customary Adoption Yes	Tribal Customary Adoption No	Tribal Customary Adoption I'm not sure	Tribal Customary Adoption N/A
Active Efforts	Active Efforts Yes	Active Efforts No	Active Efforts I'm not sure	Active Efforts N/A
Stages of Dependency	Stages of Dependency Yes	Stages of Dependency No	Stages of Dependency I'm not sure	Stages of Dependency N/A
Court Advocacy Skills for ICWA Advocates	Court Advocacy Skills for ICWA Advocates Yes	Court Advocacy Skills for ICWA Advocates No	Court Advocacy Skills for ICWA Advocates I'm not sure	Court Advocacy Skills for ICWA Advocates N/A
Qualified Expert Witness	Qualified Expert Witness Yes	Qualified Expert Witness No	Qualified Expert Witness I'm not sure	Qualified Expert Witness N/A

Thank you for completing our survey! We look forward to your attendance and participation in our training sessions.

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