Survey Response Requested

The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University in New Hampshire is asking for parents with disablities who have contacted the child welfare system in Idaho to participate in an online survey.

This one-time online survey aims to gather information regarding parents with disabilities who have contact with the child welfare system in Idaho. Therefore, if you are or have been employed by the child welfare system, served as a court appointed special advocate or guardian ad litem, an attorney representing parents, or served in any other capacity related to the child welfare system we’re interested in hearing from you. Especially, we’d like to learn more about your awareness, education, training, and experiences regarding legislative changes related to working with parents with disabilities that come into contact with the child welfare system. Information gathered from this survey will lead to the development of resources and materials to describe the strength and weaknesses of the Idaho legislation and provide technical assistance to other states that wish to bring about similar legislative changes.

Please take a couple of minutes to participate in the survey if you:

• Are 18 years or older; and
• Currently are, or have been employed by the child welfare system, served as a court appointed special advocate (CASA) or a guardian ad litem (GAL), an attorney representing parents or state, or served in any other capacity related to the child welfare system in Idaho.

This is an anonymous survey, and your responses will not be able to be linked back to you. All surveys are kept confidential and only used for the purposes detailed above. We appreciate your time and input! This survey is being conducted by the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion (by Mark Salzer, PhD and Katy Kaplan, PhD) and the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University (by Robyn Powell, MA, JD).

If you have questions, concerns, or complaints, or think the research has hurt you, you can contact the research team by emailing Robyn Powell.

Take the Online Survey