Using the Casey Foster Home Assessment Tools (CFFA): The CHAP

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Using the Casey Foster Home Assessment Tools
(CFFA) The CHAP

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Table of Contents

• Introduction to the Module
• Overview of the CHAP Measures
• The CFAI and CHAP Relate
• Completing CHAP Measures
• Understanding the CHAP Summary Report
• When to give the CHAP Measures

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Handouts for this training module

1. CHAP-at-a-Glance
2. CFAI and the CHAP Measures
3. Tips from the Pilot Study

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Introduction

• This interactive learning module prepares you
  to use online versions of the Casey Foster
  Family Assessment (CFFA) tools for assessing
  foster and foster/ adoptive parent applicants.

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After completing this self-study module you will
know about..

• Locating the CHAP Measures
• Getting the CHAP Summary Report
• Explaining the contentsof the CHAP Summary
  Report

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Overview of the CHAP Measures

• 10 measures assess qualities and characteristics
  of parents important to fostering
• 8 measures assess unique aspects of foster
  parenting

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CHAP- General Parenting Measures

• Parental Bonding Instrument (PBS)
• Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depressed
  Mood (CES-D)
• Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
  (AUDIT)
• Short Hardiness Scale (SHS)
• Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)

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CHAP General Measures Cont.

• Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMS)
• Overt Interparental Hostility (OIH)
• Kansas Parental Satisfaction Scale (KMS)
• Parental Acceptance Scale (PAS)
• Cultural Competency Scale (CCS)

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CHAP Measures
Specifically for Foster Parents

• Reasons for Fostering (RF)
• Available Time Scale (ATS)
• Help with Fostering Inventory (HFI)
• Cultural Receptivity in Fostering Scale (CRFS)

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CHAP Measures
Specifically for Foster Parents

• Foster Parent Role Performance Scale (FPRPS)
• Willingness to Foster Scale (WFS)
• Personal Dedication to Fostering Scale (PDFS)
• Receptivity to Birth Family Connections Scale
  (RBFCS)

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CFAI and CHAP- They Relate
CFAI
CHAP
CHAP
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Handout CFAI and the CHAP Measures

• Read through the handout CFAI and the CHAP
  Measures to gain an understanding of how the CFAI
  and CHAP relate.

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Measures - click here
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CHAP measures help you learn more about
applicants

• For example, you can find out more about Richard
  and Marias parenting style with the
• Parental Acceptance Scale
• Kansas Parental Satisfaction Scale
• Their marriage with the
• Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale
• Overt Interparental Hostility Scale
• Their interests and preparedness to foster
• Reasons for Fostering
• Willingness to Foster Scale

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Completing CHAP Measures
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How Do I Know WhichCHAP Measures to Use?

• Review information you have about the applicant
• CFAI results
• Application materials
• Your observations during pre-service training
• Your interview notes

What information do you need for the home study?
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Completing the CHAP Online

• Click on Take Assessment
• Click on CHAP Assessments

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Completing the CHAP Online

• Click on Begin Assessment to choose from a list
  of scales, or
• Click on the name of the scale for a PDF version
  of the measure

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Select the CHAP measure you want to use from the
list of scales
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Lets walk through how to use the Help with
Fostering Inventory
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Help with Fostering Inventory
Instructions for completing the scale are at the
top of each measures
Applicant must complete all of the items
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Understanding the CHAP Summary Report
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Score on the CHAP measures are reported on the
Summary Report

• Key features
• Raw score on the measure
• Possible range of scores
• Potential to foster

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CHAP Summary Report Features
Mothers and Fathers Fostering Potential
Scale Name
Range of Scores
Raw Score
Potential
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Help with Fostering Inventory Cont.
Scores are calculated for you. You dont have to
worry about which items are reverse scored.
Some measures have subscales
All items must be completed to get subscale scores
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Reading the Summary Report
Find the Help with Fostering Inventory
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Reading the Summary Report Cont.
Maria scored on 66 on anticipating help from kin,
83 on anticipating help from her place of worship
and 76 on anticipating help from professionals.
Her scores indicate high potential. She has
support from family, her place of worship, and
from professionals to help her care for a foster
child.
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Lets Review How to Read the CHAP Summary Report

• What information is NOT on the CHAP summary
  report
• Raw scores
• Fostering potential
• Flagged items

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Yes! You are correct.

• You answered C. Flagged items are on the CFAI
  Comparison Report.
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Nope. Try again.

• You answered A. The raw score appears on the
  summary report for each scale that the applicant
  completes.
• Return to the question

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Nope. Try again.

• You answered B. The CHAP Summary Report ranks an
  applicants scores with scores of experienced
  foster parents to determine if the applicant has
  a high, medium of low area of potential for
  fostering in the area assessed by the CHAP
  measure.
• Return to the question

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When do I ask applicants to complete CHAP
measure?

• Some measures can be given as part of the
  application packet
• Measures can be completed along with pre-service
  training sessions.
• Measures can provide helpful follow-up after
  reviewing CFAI results

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This concludes Introduction to the Casey Foster
Family Assessments

• Thank you for your interest in learning about the
  CFFA!
• Other interactive self-tutorials on the CFFA
• Introduction to the CFFA
• The CFAI
• Sharing Information about the CFFA with
  Caregivers

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Using the Casey Foster Family Assessment Tools
(CFFA) The CHAP Measures
(Date Completed)