NCNF Satisfaction Survey 2009
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The Board of Directors of the Northern California Neuropsychology Forum is committed to improving our responsiveness to the needs of local neuropsychologists and offering the highest quality continuing education programs. We seek your input. Please take a few moments to help the NCNF Board learn how we can better serve you. Of course, all questions are optional.

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1. What is your primary professional work setting? What is your secondary work setting (if applicable)?

	Primary setting	Secondary setting
Private practice, office	*What is your primary professional work setting? What is your secondary work setting (if applicable)? Private practice, office Primary setting	Private practice, office Secondary setting
Hospital/medical center outpatient	Hospital/medical center outpatient Primary setting	Hospital/medical center outpatient Secondary setting
Hospital/medical center inpatient	Hospital/medical center inpatient Primary setting	Hospital/medical center inpatient Secondary setting
University or college, teaching/research	University or college, teaching/research Primary setting	University or college, teaching/research Secondary setting
Public clinic	Public clinic Primary setting	Public clinic Secondary setting
Elementary, middle or high school	Elementary, middle or high school Primary setting	Elementary, middle or high school Secondary setting

Other (please specify)

2. Estimate the percentage of professional time you engage in each of the following activities. (Base your answers on a full-time work schedule. Enter a number in each box from 0-100. If you work less than full-time, your answers will total less than 100%.)

Estimate the percentage of professional time you engage in each of the following activities. (Base your answers on a full-time work schedule. Enter a number in each box from 0-100. If you work less than full-time, your answers will total less than 100%.) Neuropsychological assessment, adults
Neuropsychological assessment, pediatric
Forensic assessment
Psychotherapy, adult
Psychotherapy, pediatric
Clinical training and supervision
Teaching
Research
Program administration
Other

3. If you have a private practice, what is your usual hourly fee for the following services? (if you don't have a private practice, skip this question.)

If you have a private practice, what is your usual hourly fee for the following services? (if you don't have a private practice, skip this question.) Neuropsychological assessment, clinical
Neuropsychological assessment, forensic
Psychotherapy

4. How many hours per week do you work?

How many hours per week do you work? Total hours working
Total hours of clinical service (billable hours)

5. What do you find most satisfying about your professional work?

What do you find most satisfying about your professional work?

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6. Are you a current member of NCNF?

Are you a current member of NCNF? Yes (professional)

Yes (student)

No (Proceed to Question 9)

I'm not sure (Continue with the next question)

7. What reasons motivate you to be a member of NCNF?

	Very important to me	Somewhat important to me	A little bit important	Not important to me
Educational programs help me stay current with clinical and professional issues.	*What reasons motivate you to be a member of NCNF? Educational programs help me stay current with clinical and professional issues. Very important to me	Educational programs help me stay current with clinical and professional issues. Somewhat important to me	Educational programs help me stay current with clinical and professional issues. A little bit important	Educational programs help me stay current with clinical and professional issues. Not important to me
I want to meet other local neuropsychologists and stay in touch with colleagues.	I want to meet other local neuropsychologists and stay in touch with colleagues. Very important to me	I want to meet other local neuropsychologists and stay in touch with colleagues. Somewhat important to me	I want to meet other local neuropsychologists and stay in touch with colleagues. A little bit important	I want to meet other local neuropsychologists and stay in touch with colleagues. Not important to me
I want to learn about business aspects of clinical practice.	I want to learn about business aspects of clinical practice. Very important to me	I want to learn about business aspects of clinical practice. Somewhat important to me	I want to learn about business aspects of clinical practice. A little bit important	I want to learn about business aspects of clinical practice. Not important to me

Other reasons that motivate you?

8. Thinking about your overall experience, how satisfied are you with your membership in NCNF?

Thinking about your overall experience, how satisfied are you with your membership in NCNF? Very satisfied

Mostly satisfied

Somewhat satisfied

Mostly dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

Tell us more about what you think:

9. If you are NOT a current member of NCNF, why are you not a member? (If you ARE a member, skip this question and proceed to Question 5.)

	Not an important reason for me.	A somewhat important reason for me.	A very important reason for me.
I haven’t gotten around to joining.	*If you are NOT a current member of NCNF, why are you not a member? (If you ARE a member, skip this question and proceed to Question 5.) I haven’t gotten around to joining. Not an important reason for me.	I haven’t gotten around to joining. A somewhat important reason for me.	I haven’t gotten around to joining. A very important reason for me.
I don’t have the time to attend meetings regularly.	I don’t have the time to attend meetings regularly. Not an important reason for me.	I don’t have the time to attend meetings regularly. A somewhat important reason for me.	I don’t have the time to attend meetings regularly. A very important reason for me.
The location/time of meetings are not convenient for me.	The location/time of meetings are not convenient for me. Not an important reason for me.	The location/time of meetings are not convenient for me. A somewhat important reason for me.	The location/time of meetings are not convenient for me. A very important reason for me.
Programs don’t interest me that much.	Programs don’t interest me that much. Not an important reason for me.	Programs don’t interest me that much. A somewhat important reason for me.	Programs don’t interest me that much. A very important reason for me.
Too expensive.	Too expensive. Not an important reason for me.	Too expensive. A somewhat important reason for me.	Too expensive. A very important reason for me.
I don’t know enough about NCNF to make a decision about joining.	I don’t know enough about NCNF to make a decision about joining. Not an important reason for me.	I don’t know enough about NCNF to make a decision about joining. A somewhat important reason for me.	I don’t know enough about NCNF to make a decision about joining. A very important reason for me.

Tell us more:

10. How many NCNF talks do you attend in a typical year?

How many NCNF talks do you attend in a typical year? 0

11. How would you rate the programs you have attended with regard to their relevance to your professional practice?

How would you rate the programs you have attended with regard to their relevance to your professional practice? Programs are usually very relevant to my practice.

Programs are sometimes relevant to my practice (at least half).

Programs are occasionally relevant to my practice.

Programs are rarely relevant to my practice

Don't know/have not attended

Would you like to comment?

12. How much interest have you felt in the topics of our educational programs? [Topics in past year have included: It’s Not a Midlife Crisis: Altered Social and Emotional Behavior in Early Onset Neurodegenerative Disease (Kate Rankin); Cognitive Remediation, Catastrophic Reaction and Individual Psychotherapy for Patients with Neurological Impairment (Harriet Zeiner); Overlap of Psychiatric Illness and Rapidly Progressing Dementias (Michael Geschwind); ADL’s and Executive Dysfunction in Neurological Disorder (Deborah Cahn-Weiner); The New WAIS IV and WMS IV (Peter Entwhistle.)]

How much interest have you felt in the topics of our educational programs? [Topics in past year have included: It’s Not a Midlife Crisis: Altered Social and Emotional Behavior in Early Onset Neurodegenerative Disease (Kate Rankin); Cognitive Remediation, Catastrophic Reaction and Individual Psychotherapy for Patients with Neurological Impairment (Harriet Zeiner); Overlap of Psychiatric Illness and Rapidly Progressing Dementias (Michael Geschwind); ADL’s and Executive Dysfunction in Neurological Disorder (Deborah Cahn-Weiner); The New WAIS IV and WMS IV (Peter Entwhistle.)] Topics have been very interesting to me.

Topics have been mostly interesting to me.

Topics have been somewhat interesting to me.

Topics have not been very interesting to me.

13. What suggestions do you have for program topics? Speakers?

What suggestions do you have for program topics? Speakers?

14. Please rate how satisfied you are with the LOCATION of the programs with regard to ease of access, proximity to you, parking. (Recent locations have included the San Francisco VA, UCSF, Kaiser Oakland, Kaiser San Francisco, Herrick-Alta Bates in Berkeley, and Samuel Merrit in Oakland.)

Please rate how satisfied you are with the LOCATION of the programs with regard to ease of access, proximity to you, parking. (Recent locations have included the San Francisco VA, UCSF, Kaiser Oakland, Kaiser San Francisco, Herrick-Alta Bates in Berkeley, and Samuel Merrit in Oakland.) Very satisfied with these locations.

Mostly satisfied with these locations.

Mostly dissatisfied with these locations.

Very dissatisfied with these locations.

Suggestions on other locations you might like?

15. Please rate how satisfied you feel with the TIME and DAY of the NCNF programs we have held (typically Wednesdays from 4:00 to 6:00).

Please rate how satisfied you feel with the TIME and DAY of the NCNF programs we have held (typically Wednesdays from 4:00 to 6:00). Very satisfied with the time and day.

Mostly satisfied with the time and day.

Mostly dissatisfied with the time and day.

Very dissatisfied with the time and day.

16. When would work best for you to attend an NCNF program? Please list 2 or 3 good days/times (e.g., Tuesday at 12:00, Friday at 4:00, Saturday at 9:00)

	Day of week	Time of day
First choice	When would work best for you to attend an NCNF program? Please list 2 or 3 good days/times (e.g., Tuesday at 12:00, Friday at 4:00, Saturday at 9:00) First choice Day of week	Time of day
Second choice	Second choice Day of week	Time of day
Third choice	Third choice Day of week	Time of day

17. Would you be interested in attending a program at a dinner meeting in a restaurant or hotel on a weeknight, assuming the topic was of interest to you?

Would you be interested in attending a program at a dinner meeting in a restaurant or hotel on a weeknight, assuming the topic was of interest to you? I like the idea of a dinner meeting a lot.

I probably would attend a dinner meeting if the location and time were convenient.

There is a chance I would be interested enough to attend.

I am pretty sure I would not attend a dinner meeting.

Suggestions? Ideas?

18. How well does NCNF advertise its meetings and programs?

How well does NCNF advertise its meetings and programs? Notices of NCNF programs are usually timely and informative.

Notices of of NCNF programs are sometimes timely and informative.

I hear of NCNF programs inconsistently or too late to plan to attend.

I usually don't hear of NCNF programs in a timely fashion.

Comment?

19. When you have NOT attended a NCNF talk, what factors were important in your decision?

	Not an important factor	A somewhat important factor	A very important factor
Topic was of little interest to me.	*When you have NOT attended a NCNF talk, what factors were important in your decision? Topic was of little interest to me. Not an important factor	Topic was of little interest to me. A somewhat important factor	Topic was of little interest to me. A very important factor
I couldn't spare the time.	I couldn't spare the time. Not an important factor	I couldn't spare the time. A somewhat important factor	I couldn't spare the time. A very important factor
Time of day was inconvenient for me.	Time of day was inconvenient for me. Not an important factor	Time of day was inconvenient for me. A somewhat important factor	Time of day was inconvenient for me. A very important factor
Day of week was inconvenient for me.	Day of week was inconvenient for me. Not an important factor	Day of week was inconvenient for me. A somewhat important factor	Day of week was inconvenient for me. A very important factor
Location was inconvenient for me.	Location was inconvenient for me. Not an important factor	Location was inconvenient for me. A somewhat important factor	Location was inconvenient for me. A very important factor
Cost was too expensive for me.	Cost was too expensive for me. Not an important factor	Cost was too expensive for me. A somewhat important factor	Cost was too expensive for me. A very important factor
Advertising was inadequate (e.g., I found out about it too late).	Advertising was inadequate (e.g., I found out about it too late). Not an important factor	Advertising was inadequate (e.g., I found out about it too late). A somewhat important factor	Advertising was inadequate (e.g., I found out about it too late). A very important factor

Comment?

20. Are you aware we have a listserve for NCNF members? (A listserve is a forum for email discussion.)

Are you aware we have a listserve for NCNF members? (A listserve is a forum for email discussion.) Yes, I am aware of the NCNF listserve.

No, I didn't know about the NCNF listserve.

21. If you have used the NCNF listserve, how useful was it? If not useful, please tell us why in the comment box. (If you have not used the listserve, skip this question.)

If you have used the NCNF listserve, how useful was it? If not useful, please tell us why in the comment box. (If you have not used the listserve, skip this question.) Very useful.

Somewhat or moderately useful.

A little bit useful.

Not useful.

What do think would improve the listserve?

22. NCNF.org is our web site. It provides information about our organization, a membership directory, announcements of events, links to resources, and other information. Overall, thinking about how a website should function in meeting our organization's needs, how good is the NCNF website?

NCNF.org is our web site. It provides information about our organization, a membership directory, announcements of events, links to resources, and other information. Overall, thinking about how a website should function in meeting our organization's needs, how good is the NCNF website? Excellent.

Good.

Adequate, but could be much better.

Inadequate.

Unable to answer/don't know.

How could the website be improved?

23. NCNF operates as an organization through active participation of its members. Members' service on various committees maintains the organization as a dynamic community of professionals. NCNF committees include Membership, Programs, Student Outreach, and Board Certification & Mentoring. Would you be interested in serving on a committee?

NCNF operates as an organization through active participation of its members. Members' service on various committees maintains the organization as a dynamic community of professionals. NCNF committees include Membership, Programs, Student Outreach, and Board Certification & Mentoring. Would you be interested in serving on a committee? No, not at this time.

Maybe.

Yes. I might be interested in the following committee(s):

24. The NCNF Board is considering developing a Speaker’s Bureau, a place on our website that advertises members to organizations that are looking for neuropsychologists to speak. Would you be interested in being listed as a potential speaker?

The NCNF Board is considering developing a Speaker’s Bureau, a place on our website that advertises members to organizations that are looking for neuropsychologists to speak. Would you be interested in being listed as a potential speaker? No.

Maybe.

Yes. Possible topics I could speak on include:

25. NCNF wants to promote community among neuropsychologists, students and allied health professionals (neurologists, physiatrists, psychiatrists, OTs, speech therapists, clinical psychologists, etc.). Would you attend an evening social hour, with drinks and refreshments?

NCNF wants to promote community among neuropsychologists, students and allied health professionals (neurologists, physiatrists, psychiatrists, OTs, speech therapists, clinical psychologists, etc.). Would you attend an evening social hour, with drinks and refreshments? Yes, I would probably attend a social hour.

I might attend a social hour.

I probably would not attend a social hour. (Skip the next question.)

26. If you think you might attend a social hour, what location would you prefer? The event would be held in a restaurant, bar or cafe. (Indicate your top two choices.)

	Location
First choice	If you think you might attend a social hour, what location would you prefer? The event would be held in a restaurant, bar or cafe. (Indicate your top two choices.) First choice Location
Second choice	Second choice Location

Other location (please specify)

27. NCNF is considering offering a professional neuropsychology journal subscription as a benefit of membership at no additional cost. How interested are you in receiving such a journal?

NCNF is considering offering a professional neuropsychology journal subscription as a benefit of membership at no additional cost. How interested are you in receiving such a journal? Very interested.

Somewhat interested.

Not interested.

28. If a journal subscription is offered as a benefit of NCNF membership, which journal do you prefer?

If a journal subscription is offered as a benefit of NCNF membership, which journal do you prefer? Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

The Clinical Neuropsychologist

Neuropsychology

Applied Neuropsychology

Other (please specify)

29. Now please tell us your thoughts about any ways NCNF can better serve our community of professional neuropsychologists. We recognize that you may already be a member of NAN, INS and APA. Please think about what you might seek from a LOCAL organization. What would it offer to you in the way of education, networking, information sharing regarding business aspects of practice, case conferences? What would the ideal NCNF be like?

Now please tell us your thoughts about any ways NCNF can better serve our community of professional neuropsychologists. We recognize that you may already be a member of NAN, INS and APA. Please think about what you might seek from a LOCAL organization. What would it offer to you in the way of education, networking, information sharing regarding business aspects of practice, case conferences? What would the ideal NCNF be like?

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30. Finally, please tells us about yourself and where you practice. Giving your name is optional.

Finally, please tells us about yourself and where you practice. Giving your name is optional. Name:
City/Town:
ZIP/Postal Code:

Thank you! Your participation will help NCNF increase its value and usefulness to its members.

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*1. What is your primary professional work setting? What is your secondary work setting (if applicable)?

2. Estimate the percentage of professional time you engage in each of the following activities. (Base your answers on a full-time work schedule. Enter a number in each box from 0-100. If you work less than full-time, your answers will total less than 100%.)

3. If you have a private practice, what is your usual hourly fee for the following services? (if you don't have a private practice, skip this question.)

4. How many hours per week do you work?

5. What do you find most satisfying about your professional work?

*6. Are you a current member of NCNF?

7. What reasons motivate you to be a member of NCNF?

8. Thinking about your overall experience, how satisfied are you with your membership in NCNF?

9. If you are NOT a current member of NCNF, why are you not a member? (If you ARE a member, skip this question and proceed to Question 5.)

10. How many NCNF talks do you attend in a typical year?

11. How would you rate the programs you have attended with regard to their relevance to your professional practice?

13. What suggestions do you have for program topics? Speakers?

14. Please rate how satisfied you are with the LOCATION of the programs with regard to ease of access, proximity to you, parking. (Recent locations have included the San Francisco VA, UCSF, Kaiser Oakland, Kaiser San Francisco, Herrick-Alta Bates in Berkeley, and Samuel Merrit in Oakland.)

15. Please rate how satisfied you feel with the TIME and DAY of the NCNF programs we have held (typically Wednesdays from 4:00 to 6:00).

16. When would work best for you to attend an NCNF program? Please list 2 or 3 good days/times (e.g., Tuesday at 12:00, Friday at 4:00, Saturday at 9:00)

17. Would you be interested in attending a program at a dinner meeting in a restaurant or hotel on a weeknight, assuming the topic was of interest to you?

18. How well does NCNF advertise its meetings and programs?

19. When you have NOT attended a NCNF talk, what factors were important in your decision?

20. Are you aware we have a listserve for NCNF members? (A listserve is a forum for email discussion.)

21. If you have used the NCNF listserve, how useful was it? If not useful, please tell us why in the comment box. (If you have not used the listserve, skip this question.)

22. NCNF.org is our web site. It provides information about our organization, a membership directory, announcements of events, links to resources, and other information. Overall, thinking about how a website should function in meeting our organization's needs, how good is the NCNF website?

24. The NCNF Board is considering developing a Speaker’s Bureau, a place on our website that advertises members to organizations that are looking for neuropsychologists to speak. Would you be interested in being listed as a potential speaker?

25. NCNF wants to promote community among neuropsychologists, students and allied health professionals (neurologists, physiatrists, psychiatrists, OTs, speech therapists, clinical psychologists, etc.). Would you attend an evening social hour, with drinks and refreshments?

26. If you think you might attend a social hour, what location would you prefer? The event would be held in a restaurant, bar or cafe. (Indicate your top two choices.)

27. NCNF is considering offering a professional neuropsychology journal subscription as a benefit of membership at no additional cost. How interested are you in receiving such a journal?

28. If a journal subscription is offered as a benefit of NCNF membership, which journal do you prefer?

*30. Finally, please tells us about yourself and where you practice. Giving your name is optional.

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1. What is your primary professional work setting? What is your secondary work setting (if applicable)?

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6. Are you a current member of NCNF?

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30. Finally, please tells us about yourself and where you practice. Giving your name is optional.