NAPR Parent Representation Survey

What does parent representation look like in your state?

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* 1. Who provides most of the parent representation in your state?

Solo practitioners and/or legal firms

Legal aid/legal services organization

State agency and/or contractors

Public Defender’s Office

Nonprofit

Panel assignment by the Court system

Other (please specify)

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* 2. If you are an attorney: What best describes your primary role in representing parents in your state?

Solo practitioner

Public defender or a similar state-wide program

Public defender or similar state-wide program

Attorney in statewide parent representation program unaffiliated with the public defender's office

Legal services attorney

Attorney in a nonprofit law office

Attorney in a for-profit firm

Attorney in an University or a clinical program

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 3. If you are a Social worker and/or non-attorney advocate: What best describes your primary role in representing parents in your state?

Contractor with state organization

Contractor with regional or local organization

Employee with County office/public defender

Employee with Legal services program

Employee with a nonprofit law office

Employee with a private law office

Employee with a university

Employee in a state-wide parent representation program

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 4. Are you a parent advocate, parent partner, or parent ally/advocate, with lived experience?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Are there parent-representation caseload caps or guidelines in your state for attorneys?

Yes

If there is a cap, please indicate the number and whether non-parent representation cases are also capped. Are the caps followed in practice?

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* 6. Are there caseload caps or guidelines in your state for social workers?

Yes

If there is a cap, please indicate the number and whether non-parent representation cases are also capped. Are the caps followed in practice?

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* 7. Are there caseload caps or guidelines in your state for parent advocates?

Yes

If there is a cap, please indicate the number and whether non-parent representation cases are also capped. Are the caps followed in practice?

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* 8. What is the total number of clients represented by your program, practice, or organization? Please specify whether this number applies to your program, practice, or organization.