Title: SFP610 Assessment
1SFP6-10 Assessment
- Staff Questionnaire
- Randolph Hawkins and F. Yvonne McDonald
- September 1, 2000
2Goals of the Questionnaire
- Elicit Information about
- Educational Background
- Training and Experiences
- In Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention
- Obtain information about personal values
3Goals (continued)
- Obtain general information about ideas, feelings,
and beliefs about the people and problems one is
likely to encounter as professionals
4Sample Size
- Ten interviews were completed on Tuesday, August
15, 2000 during the SFP6-10 training session at
the Ramada Inn, in Burlington, NC - Interviews were conducted in a private meeting
room with Dr. Hawkins (who asked the questions)
and Ms. McDonald (who recorded responses)
5Time Frame
- Each interview lasted about 10 - 15 minutes and
the Interviewers stressed that personal comments
are entirely confidential and will not be shared
with your employer or anyone else, affiliated or
unaffiliated with the SFP program.
6Goal of the Agency
7Other Programs
- Does your agency offer other programs, in
addition to the Strengthening Family Program? - 100 of respondents answered yes
8Examples of Other Programs
- Life Skills Program
- Tobacco Awareness
- Preventing Underage Drinking
- Preparing for the Drug-Free Years
- Babes
- Im Special
- Smart Moves
9Experience
10Questions 20 - 29
- Pertained to General Perspectives about the
professional environment - At least three categories of answers were
possible - Other-oriented
- Technical-oriented
- Self/ego-oriented
1120. What makes your work in substance abuse
meaningful to you?
- Service to others
- Doing something important, the challenge of
working on difficult problems - Personal growth and development
1221. What about substance abuse profession gives
you the most satisfaction?
- The growth and development of clients
- Solving problems, communicating with others
- Focusing on things or programs, rather than people
1322. What do you most want to achieve with the
people you will be assisting?
- Their success helping them grow and become
self-sufficient and productive - 100 of respondents
- Simply respond to client requests
- Get the job done, achieve my personal goals
1423. In your view, what basic qualities should a
successful SFP facilitator possess?
- Supportive relationships with high expectations
for clients - 100 of respondents
- No particular quality stands out over all others
- Qualities that exclude developing supportive
relationships with clients
1524. While working with a client, you discover
personal problems prevent him/her from attending
on a regular basis. What would you do?
- Express concern for the client and his/her
problems - 100 of respondents
- Seek to replace client in the program
- Concerned about getting the job done
1625. Do you believe it is better to become
friendly with clients or maintain an attitude of
strict professionalism?
- Maintain/develop good relations or rapport with
clients - 100 of respondents
- Develop a rapport, but emphasize professionalism
- Focus exclusively on maintaining strict
professionalism
1726. What have you found to be your most
effective persuasion techniques?
- Listening and observing
- Demonstration, setting examples
- Cant really identify with the question
1827. How would you get clients excited about
completing the SFP program?
- Get others involved, show how real needs and
concerns are met - 100 of respondents
- Strict logical demonstration
- By getting excited myself
1928. What personal satisfaction do you think you
will gain as a result of working with the SPF
Program?
- Opportunity to serve, build and help others
- 100 of respondents
- Technical expertise
- Ego response
2029. If you had only three adjectives to describe
yourself, what would they be?
- Honest, dependable, compassionate
- 100 of respondents
- Something about ones intellectual strengths
- All others that might be mentioned