Parenting apart Survey

This survey will only take a few minutes to complete. We thank you for your time.

We are hoping to design further services for separating parents and want your views and experience to help us design something you would find helpful and relevant.

We are only looking at this stage for views from people with dependant children who have experienced divorce and or separation.

1. Are you a parent who has recently separated or divorced?

Are you a parent who has recently separated or divorced? Yes

2. If you answered yes to question 1 were you separated in the:

If you answered yes to question 1 were you separated in the: last year

last 2 years

last 3 years

last 5 years

3. If you answered yes to question 1 are you:

If you answered yes to question 1 are you: working full time

working part-time

principal carer

unemployed

Other (please specify)

4. Have you accessed any of the following services to support you as a separated parent? (please tick all that apply)

Have you accessed any of the following services to support you as a separated parent? (please tick all that apply) information on the web

workshop or group meeting

individual counselling

written materials

Other (please specify)

5. Have you found it easy to find services that support you as a separated parent?

Have you found it easy to find services that support you as a separated parent? very easy

easy

neither easy or difficult

difficult

very difficult

Please explain the reason for your answer

6. What issues do you feel you need most support with in relation to helping your child(ren) through the changes of separation?

What issues do you feel you need most support with in relation to helping your child(ren) through the changes of separation?

7. Are there any particular issues that you need support with in relation to helping your child(ren) through separation?

Are there any particular issues that you need support with in relation to helping your child(ren) through separation? yes

If yes, what are they?

8. What kind of service would you prefer to support you as a separated parent? (please number your preferences 1 – 5, 1 being most preferred option, 5 being least preferred option)

	One	Two	Three	Four	Five
information on the web	*What kind of service would you prefer to support you as a separated parent? (please number your preferences 1 – 5, 1 being most preferred option, 5 being least preferred option) information on the web One	information on the web Two	information on the web Three	information on the web Four	information on the web Five
a webinar (ie an information session or workshop accessed via the web)	a webinar (ie an information session or workshop accessed via the web) One	a webinar (ie an information session or workshop accessed via the web) Two	a webinar (ie an information session or workshop accessed via the web) Three	a webinar (ie an information session or workshop accessed via the web) Four	a webinar (ie an information session or workshop accessed via the web) Five
a workshop or group meeting	a workshop or group meeting One	a workshop or group meeting Two	a workshop or group meeting Three	a workshop or group meeting Four	a workshop or group meeting Five
individual counselling	individual counselling One	individual counselling Two	individual counselling Three	individual counselling Four	individual counselling Five
written materials	written materials One	written materials Two	written materials Three	written materials Four	written materials Five

Please explain the reason for your answer.