Privacy Considerations for Immigrant Survivors Pre-Webinar Survey

Thank you for registering for "Privacy Considerations for Immigrant Survivors." The presentation is set for August 17, 2018, 10:00 a.m. -- 11:30 a.m. PT (pending OVW approval). To help us prepare for this webinar and, afterward to see how it went, please answer the following questions.

This survey is intended to pre-test your knowledge of some of the topics that will be discussed during the webinar. If you are not sure of an answer, take a guess--there are no penalties for incorrect answers!

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* 1. Please tell us a little bit about yourself.

Name

Organization

Title

City/State

Email address

Telephone number

Is this your first time attending a Victim Rights Law Center webinar?

Have you ever requested Technical Assistance from the VRLC?

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* 2. Does your organization receive funding from the Office on Violence Against Women?

Yes

Not applicable

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* 3. Which OVW grant program(s) are you funded under? (If you are non-OVW funded, type "none")

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* 4. Select the option that best describes your organization (Select one)

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* 5. Please assess your level of understanding of victim service providers' confidentiality obligations under VAWA on a scale of 1-5, where "1" is a very basic understanding and "5" is a VAWA confidentiality expert.

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* 6. Are your communications with survivors protected by a privilege (e.g., victim-advocate, therapist-patient, or attorney-client privilege)?

Yes

Not Sure

Not applicable

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* 7. Under what circumstances may a VAWA-funded program release a victim's personally identifiable information? (Choose the best answer).

With a valid verbal or written release of information, or if a statute or court requires the release

With a valid written release of information, or if a statute or court requires the release

With a valid verbal or written release of information, or if a court orders the release

With a valid written release of information, or if mandatory reporting law requires the release.

Not sure

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* 8. You discuss with a survivor that their records, if released, could seriously damange their hearing/investigation. The survivor wants you to release the records anyway and signs a valid release. Would you release the records?

Definitely yes

Probably yes

Maybe

Probably not

Definitely not

Not sure

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* 9. Are you a mandatory reporter of (please complete the chart by marking the appropriate boxes):

	Yes	No	Not sure
Child abuse	Child abuse Yes	Child abuse No	Child abuse Not sure
Elder abuse	Elder abuse Yes	Elder abuse No	Elder abuse Not sure
Abuse of persons with disabilities	Abuse of persons with disabilities Yes	Abuse of persons with disabilities No	Abuse of persons with disabilities Not sure
Non-accidental injuries	Non-accidental injuries Yes	Non-accidental injuries No	Non-accidental injuries Not sure
Danger to self or others	Danger to self or others Yes	Danger to self or others No	Danger to self or others Not sure

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* 10. What percentage of the U.S. population is foreign-born?

15%

27%

36%

Not sure

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* 11. The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires facilities to provide sexual assault survivors access to confidential support services from victim service providers outside the facility.

Yes

Not sure

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* 12. To which of the following immigration-related facilities does Prison Rape Elimination Act apply? (Mark all that apply)

Immigration detention

Department of Homeland Security

Care providers (e.g., facilities housing unaccompanied minors)

Not sure

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* 13. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is never allowed to take victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, into custody at the following locations. (Mark all that apply)

Domestic violence shelters

Rape crisis centers

Supervised visitation centers

Family justice centers

Courthouse, if the victim is going to court for an assault-related civil protection order

Courthouse, if the victim is going to court for a custody matter related to the victimization

None of the above apply. ICE may arrest a victim anywhere if they follow appropriate procedures

Not sure

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* 14. What questions do you have regarding protecting the privacy of immigrant survivors?

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* 15. If you want to talk to us about any of the questions/answers above, or any other privacy-related questions, please provide your contact information below or reach out to us directly at TA@victimrights.org or 503-274-5477

Name (first, last):

Email: