Parent or Family Behavior/Functioning
- Family Assessment and Support Tool (FAST)
- Family Assessment Form (FAF)
- North Carolina Family Assessment Scale *See notes on different versions (NCFAS)
What it Measures
Needs and strengths of a family. It is a family-based version of the suite of TCOM tools that include the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS), the Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment (ANSA), and the Readiness Inventory for Successful Employment (RISEmploy).
Minimum Age
0
Maximum Age
99
Domains/Subscales
Family Assessment
Caregiver Assessment
Child Assessment (0-5; 6-21)
Number of Items
Free or Cost
Free
Website for More Information
https://praedfoundation.org/tcom/tcom-tools/the-family-advocacy-and-support-tool-fast/
Reviewer Notes
The FAST includes ratings of the family together, each individual caregiver, and each individual child.
What it Measures
A family’s physical, social, and financial environments; caregivers’ history, personal characteristics, and child rearing skills; behavior and development status of the youth; and interaction between the adults and children in the home.
Minimum Age
0
Maximum Age
99
Domains/Subscales
8 Family Functioning Factors
-Living Condition
-Financial Conditions
-Support to Caregivers
-Caregiver/child Interactions
-Developmental stimulation
-Interactions between caregivers
-Caregiver History
-Caregiver personal characteristics
Number of Items
59
Free or Cost
$
Website for More Information
Reviewer Notes
FAF began as a paper assessment and is now a cloud-based service. “In 2012, the FAF moved to the cloud and became FAF Software, a web-based tool. It enables family support workers, managers, supervisors, funders and all other stakeholders to access essential data remotely from any internet-enabled device. It integrates the Family Assessment Form with modernized technological power.”
What it Measures
Family functioning (strengths/problem rating scale) from the perspective of the worker most involved with the family.
Minimum Age
0
Maximum Age
99
Domains/Subscales
Domain Scales:
-Environment (NCFAS, R, G, G+R)
-Parental Capability (NCFAS, R, G, G+R)
-Family Interactions (NCFAS, R, G, G+R)
-Family Safety (NCFAS, R, G, G+R)
-Child Well-Being (NCFAS, R, G, G+R)
-Caregiver/Child Ambivalence (R & G+R)
-Readiness for Reunification (R & G+R)
-Social/Community Life (G & G+R)
-Self-Sufficiency (G & G+R)
-Family Health (G & G+R)
-Trauma (T/WB)
-Post-Trauma Well-Being (T/WB)
Number of Items
Varies by scale
Free or Cost
$
Website for More Information
https://www.nfpn.org/assessment-tools
Reviewer Notes
4 Versions: NCFAS-R (Reunification), NCFAS-G (General), NCFAS-G+R, T/WB (Trauma-Well-Being)