Services to Children in Foster Care Tell us about your experience Question Title 1. Are you a Licensed foster parent Representative of a residential facility Child who has aged out of foster care Other (please specify) Question Title 2. Based on your answer above, what is the length of your experience in licensed foster care? Less than 1 year 1 to 5 years 6 to 10 years More than 10 years Question Title 3. What age appropriate services are provided to your foster child by CPS? (Check all that apply) Allows the child to participate in the permanency plan. Allows the child to participate in meetings where medical and other services are reviewed. Provides the child a copy of the child's plan and reviews it with the child. Helps the child understand the child's right to ask for an advocate in court hearings. Lets the child know the child can attend court hearings and speak to the judge. Other (please specify) Question Title 4. What do you like most about CPS services provided to your foster child? Question Title 5. What changes would most improve the services provided by CPS? Question Title 6. Overall, are you satisfied with the service provided to your foster child by CPS, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with it, or dissatisfied? Extremely satisfied Moderately satisfied Slightly satisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied Slightly dissatisfied Moderately dissatisfied Extremely dissatisfied Question Title 7. What age appropriate services are provided to your foster child by the court appointed Attorney/Guardian Ad Litem? (Check all that apply) Met with the child within a reasonable length of time after being appointed by the court. Interviews the child prior to a court hearing. Interviews foster parents and others who have significant knowledge of the child's history and condition. Seeks to represent the child's goals and desires to the court. Spends enough time with the child to know the child's goals and desires. Thoroughly investigates the facts of the case. Gives the child phone numbers for 24 hour access to the Attorney/Guardian Ad Litem. Spends adequate time talking with the foster parent about the child's current status at home and at school. Other (please specify) Question Title 8. What do you like most about current services provided by your foster child's Attorney/Guardian Ad Litem? Question Title 9. What changes would most improve the services provided by the Attorney/Guardian Ad Litem? Question Title 10. Overall, are you satisfied with your experience with your foster child's Attorney/Guardian Ad Litem, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with it, or dissatisfied? Extremely satisfied Moderately satisfied Slightly satisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied Slightly dissatisfied Moderately dissatisfied Extremely dissatisfied Question Title 11. Please check the publications and/or information provided to the foster parent and/or child. State Bar of Texas Grievance Hotline Texas Foster Youth Justice Project The Rights of Children and Youth in Foster Care How to notify the court with a grievance or complaint against the Attorney/Guardian Ad Litem or CPS. All of the above. None of the above. Other (please specify) Question Title 12. Are you familiar with services provided by CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) volunteers? Yes Somewhat No Question Title 13. If you are familiar with CASA services, how helpful would a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer be to you and your foster child ? Extremely helpful Very helpful Moderately helpful Slightly helpful Not at all helpful Question Title 14. What other comments would you like to make in regard to the questions in this survey? Next