Purpose

Most of us have taken a survey at some point in our lives. Poorly designed surveys can be frustrating to the person taking the survey and they rarely yield meaningful information. Designing any survey takes time and careful planning.

The idea is to create an instrument that gathers the desired information in a manner that is both valid and reliable and that encourages the respondent to complete the survey. Surveys that are poorly constructed run the risk of producing findings that may be misleading or downright wrong.

In this discussion post you will be thinking through how to collect information from clients and/or their collaterals.

Instructions

Create an original discussion post where you develop a short survey consisting of 10 questions based on the scenario below Be sure to collect relevant demographic information (not part of the 10 questions).

Discussion: Survey ¬ Substance Use Treatment

You are a social worker at a substance use treatment facility for adolescents and you want to understand how best to help the parents of the youth in treatment.

You plan to create a survey to be sent to parents.

YOU ARE CREATING A SURVEY TO BE SENT T PARENTS OF ADOLESCENTS UNDERGOING SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT AT THE FACILITY