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Completing the Casey Home Assessment Protocol (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 how to…..

• Locate and describe the CHAP measures

• Get the CHAP Summary Report

• Access and explain 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 (PBI)

• 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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• Reasons for Fostering Checklist (RFC)

• Available Time Scale (ATS)

• Help with Fostering Inventory (HFI)

• Cultural Receptivity in Fostering Scale (CRFS)

CHAP Measures

Specifically for Foster Parents

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• Foster Parent Role Performance Scale (FPRPS)

• Willingness to Foster Scale (WFS)

• Personal Dedication to Fostering Scale (PDFS)

• Receptivity to Birth Family Connections Scale (RBFCS)

CHAP Measures

Specifically for Foster Parents

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CFAI and CHAP- They Relate

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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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CHAP measures help you learn more about applicants

• For example, you can find out more about Richard and Maria’s parenting style with the– Parental Acceptance Scale– Kansas Parental Satisfaction Scale

• Their marriage – 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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Taking the CHAP

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Go the CFFA website

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Click on the Take Assessment tab.

Taking the CHAP

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• Click on begin assessment

To receive all the measures in a single report, the applicant should click on each one that you have assigned.

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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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To complete a paper copy of the CHAP measure1. Go to download a paper

copy

2. Click on the measure

3. Print a paper copy of the measure

4. Have the applicant complete the paper copy and return it to you

5. Enter the information into the CHAP Scoring Program to get a Summary Report

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Understanding the CHAP Summary Report

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Scores on the CHAP measures are reported on the Summary Report

Scale Name

Range of Scores

Applicant’s Raw Scores

Fostering Potential

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Help with Fostering Inventory Cont.

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.

The applicant scored 44 on anticipating help from kin, 75 on anticipating help from her place of worship and 63 on anticipating help from professionals.

Her scores indicate a low level of potential in having help from kin, a high level of potential for having help from her place of worship, and a high level of potential for having help from professionals compared to experienced foster mothers in the normative group.

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Interpreting the results

• This applicant’s anticipated level of help for fostering from her place of worship is a strength for fostering. Her anticipated help from professionals also falls in the high range compared with experienced foster parents. Her anticipated help from family members is low compared with experienced foster mothers.

• Results indicate that her primary source of help for fostering will be her place of worship and professionals.

• Families with low levels of support from kin may find that they do not have enough support for fostering. Further exploration is needed to find out about how her family views her decision to be a foster parent.

What follow-up questions would you ask during the home study interview?

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Let’s Review How to Read the CHAP Summary Report

What information is NOT on the CHAP summary report

A. Raw scores

B. Fostering potential

C. Flagged items

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

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

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

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When do I give the CHAP Measures?

• With the application packet

• During pre-service

• After the reviewing the CFAI results

• Before the last home study interview

• During the home study interview

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This concludes Completing the CHAP

Thank you for your interest in learning about the CFFA!

Other interactive self-tutorials on the CFFA:• Introduction to the CFFA• Completing the CFAI• Sharing Information About the CFFA with Caregivers

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Completing the Casey Home Assessment Protocol (CHAP)