Of the individuals who were successfully contacted to follow up about the training or technical assistance received during this reporting period, how many reported that it improved their capacity to respond to child maltreatment?
RequiredoutcomeFY2026Q17
Tier 2: Add one free instrument
Asks for a reported change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition.
Instruments for family and parenting
- SCORE-15 Public domain 15 scored; ancillary questions separate items, about 5-10 min
License: “freely available; permission not required for use.”
EN verified; translation forms unverified. Evidence is particularly relevant to systemic family/couple therapy.
Form - Protective Factors Survey, original PFS Public domain 20 core items, about 10-15 min
License: “You may download and use the PFS free of charge.”
EN; validated Spanish adaptation. Staff/demographic sections are optional for scale validity, keeping the core within the length limit. Published timing corroborated by CEBC.
Form - Parental Stress Scale (PSS) Free, with conditions 18 items, about <10 min
License: “The PSS is in the public domain”
EN; translations. The source also requires permission for adaptations or derivatives and asks users to register use with the author; treat those conditions as operative. Different from the paid Parenting Stress Index and from Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale.
Form - Family APGAR Free, with conditions 5 items, about 1-2 min
License: “in the public domain and can be used without further permission”
EN; Spanish, Chinese, Japanese. Developers should be acknowledged. This statement comes from IFNA's measure review, not an opened original-owner license. Measures perceived satisfaction; it should not be treated as a definitive diagnosis of family dysfunction.
Form
Individuals refers to those professionals involved in providing services or supporting victims in cases of child maltreatment. Successfully contacted means the individual was reached and responded to follow-up questions about the training or technical assistance received. Follow up refers to the systematic, ongoing support and evaluation provided after an initial learning event to ensure that new knowledge, skills, or strategies are successfully applied in real-world settings. Training refers to in-person or virtual teaching and learning activities (including planning, curriculum development, and delivery) and skills- based training that teaches practical, hands-on, specific, and job- related abilities and competencies that learners can immediately apply in their work and organizations. Technical assistance refers to the development, dissemination, and delivery of specialized knowledge or expertise to an organization or group of individuals to address a problem and inform policy, procedure, or practice. Reporting period refers to the specific timeframe covered by this report. Improved capacity to respond to child maltreatment refers to the implementation of new or enhanced approaches and best practices related to the investigation and prosecution of child maltreatment cases, and the treatment of impacted child victims.
- Target
- No target rule stated