CWA Training Preferences and Priorities

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* 1. Please indicate how many years of experience you have had working in public child welfare.

1-2 years

3-5 years

6-10 years

11-15 years

16-20 years

More than 20 years

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* 2. What is your primary area of work?

CPS

In-Home Family Preservation Services

Foster Care

Adoption

Foster Parent Support

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which local Department of Social Services do you currently work for?

Other Agency

Allegany

Anne Arundel

Baltimore City

Baltimore County

Calvert

Caroline

Carroll

Cecil

Charles

Dorchester

Frederick

Garrett

Harford

Howard

Kent

Montgomery

Prince George's

Queen Anne's

Somerset

St. Mary's

Talbot

Washington

Wicomico

Worchester

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* 4. Please rate the importance of the following training topic areas to your work with children and families.

	Low Priority	Moderate Priority	High Priority
Safety and Risk Assessment	Safety and Risk Assessment Low Priority	Safety and Risk Assessment Moderate Priority	Safety and Risk Assessment High Priority
Alternative Response	Alternative Response Low Priority	Alternative Response Moderate Priority	Alternative Response High Priority
Substance Abuse/Mental Health	Substance Abuse/Mental Health Low Priority	Substance Abuse/Mental Health Moderate Priority	Substance Abuse/Mental Health High Priority
Ethics	Ethics Low Priority	Ethics Moderate Priority	Ethics High Priority
Signs of Safety (SOS)	Signs of Safety (SOS) Low Priority	Signs of Safety (SOS) Moderate Priority	Signs of Safety (SOS) High Priority
Trauma Informed Care	Trauma Informed Care Low Priority	Trauma Informed Care Moderate Priority	Trauma Informed Care High Priority
Interviewing and Engagement Skills	Interviewing and Engagement Skills Low Priority	Interviewing and Engagement Skills Moderate Priority	Interviewing and Engagement Skills High Priority
Permanency Planning (family finding, case mining, etc.)	Permanency Planning (family finding, case mining, etc.) Low Priority	Permanency Planning (family finding, case mining, etc.) Moderate Priority	Permanency Planning (family finding, case mining, etc.) High Priority
Worker Well-Being (safety, vicarious trauma, self-care)	Worker Well-Being (safety, vicarious trauma, self-care) Low Priority	Worker Well-Being (safety, vicarious trauma, self-care) Moderate Priority	Worker Well-Being (safety, vicarious trauma, self-care) High Priority
Courts and the Law (testifying, writing court reports, MD laws, court preparation, etc.)	Courts and the Law (testifying, writing court reports, MD laws, court preparation, etc.) Low Priority	Courts and the Law (testifying, writing court reports, MD laws, court preparation, etc.) Moderate Priority	Courts and the Law (testifying, writing court reports, MD laws, court preparation, etc.) High Priority
Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence	Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence Low Priority	Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence Moderate Priority	Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence High Priority

Please identify other HIGH priority training topics NOT included in the categories listed. Please be specific.

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* 5. How frequently do you participate on CWA webinars?

If you answered "never" or "occasionally", please explain what prevents you from participating more regularly.

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* 6. Please identify opportunities for improving the CWA training program. How can we better meet your training needs? What specific changes do you recommend?

CWA Training Preferences and Priorities

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* 1. Please indicate how many years of experience you have had working in public child welfare.

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* 2. What is your primary area of work?

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* 3. Which local Department of Social Services do you currently work for?

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* 4. Please rate the importance of the following training topic areas to your work with children and families.

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* 5. How frequently do you participate on CWA webinars?

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* 6. Please identify opportunities for improving the CWA training program. How can we better meet your training needs? What specific changes do you recommend?

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* 7. If you have attended a CWA training previously, which was your favorite and why?

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* 8. Other comments/feedback?