TPC-Journal-V5-Issue2

214 Appendix Knowledge and Skills with Homeless Students Survey Self-Administered Questionnaire The following survey will be on the topic of homeless students. Please take some time to answer each item. The survey should take you 3–5 minutes to complete. You will not be asked for any identifying information. Therefore, all responses to this survey are anonymous. This survey is about your work with homeless students. For your information, the following is the definition for homeless students: The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (U.S Department of Education, 2004) defines homeless children and youth as those who are sharing housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reason (sometimes referred to as doubled-up ); living in motels, hotels, trailer parks or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations; living in emergency or transitional shelters; abandoned in hospitals; or awaiting foster care placement (p. 2). This additionally includes children or youth who reside in locations that are not suitable for humans and those who live in places such as in cars, substandard housing, or places like bus or train stations, and migratory children who fall into any of the above descriptions (U.S. Department of Education, 2004). Please read carefully and respond to the following items: 1. For the following items, please check the category that best applies to you: Your current school setting (select one): ___ Urban ___ Rural ___ Suburban Your current school type (select one): ___ Private ___ Public ___ Parochial Your current school level (select one): ___ Elementary ___ Middle ___High 2. Please fill in the blank: How many years have you been a school counselor? _____ 3. Estimate the number of homeless students in your school. Please check the range that best fits (if you are not sure, take your best guess!): Training 1. Have you received training to work with homeless students (no training, some training, or extensive training)? Rate this item on a scale from 1–5, 1 being no training, 5 being extensive training: No training 1--------------2--------------3--------------4--------------5 Extensive training 2. If you marked a 2, 3, 4 or 5, please answer the following question (if not, move onto the next section): Where did you receive training? Check all that apply. ___ Graduate school ___ In-service training while at my school ___ Required professional development outside of school ___ Voluntary professional development outside of school ___ Other: _____________________________________ ___ 0 ___ 1–5 ___ 6–10 ___ 11–15 ___ 16–25 ___ 26–35 ___ 36–45 ___ 46–55 ___ 55+