Interim changes to the VI-SPDAT were rolled out in an effort to better align with the Santa Clara County CoC's priorities to accurately capture vulnerabilities, to simplify questions and have the intent of questions be clear, to address low rates of self reporting of mental health and substance use conditions, and to minimize stigmatizing language within the assessment. 

We are so appreciative of you taking the re-training to learn about these changes and now implementing the revisions in assessments. As the SCC CoC prepares for larger Coordinated Entry Redesign efforts, it is imperative that we learn from any of the successes and challenges with the rollout of these interim changes.

We would greatly appreciate you taking a couple of minutes to fill out this survey so we can hear directly from you on your experience of these changes and whether it is effectively achieving its intended purposes, and whether there are elements we need to further improve in the next iteration. 

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* 1. Have you been incorporating external information into the assessment?

As a reminder, while self-report remains the primary way that information is captured in the VI-SPDAT, you are allowed to remind clients of past information and incorporate known information from case notes, observations, documentation, and what has been communicated with consent by professionals into the assessment process.

If you are trying to incorporate external information, you must give the respondent a chance to correct this information as necessary.

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