Self-Assessment: Staff Training and Support

Focus Area: Staff Training

This tool is for organization and/or program leaders administering economic empowerment programs and program staff who provide direct services. It may be useful in both crisis intervention and longer-term services.

Who should complete this self-assessment?

This tool is for organization and/or program leaders administering economic empowerment programs and program staff who provide direct services. This tool may be useful in both crisis intervention and long-term services.

Welcome to Self-Assessment Tool: Staff Training and Support

Instructions: For each line, select one answer that best describes your organization’s current approach.

In order to support program participants, your organization trains relevant staff:

	We do this	We have room to grow	We do not do this	Not known	N/A
To identify and address economic abuse
About the principles of financial literacy
About public benefits available in your community
To support survivors in applying for available public benefits
To understand job readiness
To establish employer partnerships to facilitate job training and placements for survivors
About rights and protections federal and state laws provide for survivors who need employment accommodation
Your organization/program provides staff with wages and benefits that allow them to use the economic empowerment strategies they teach