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Completing the Casey Foster Applicant Inventory (CFAI)

Completing the Casey Foster Applicant Inventory (CFAI). An Interactive Learning Module for End Users. Click here to move to next slide. Press ESC to exit module. How to Use This Learning Module . Click on the navigation buttons to move through this learning module as follows:

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Completing the Casey Foster Applicant Inventory (CFAI)

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  1. Completing the Casey Foster Applicant Inventory (CFAI) An Interactive Learning Module for End Users Click here to move to next slide. Press ESC to exit module.

  2. How to Use This Learning Module Click on the navigation buttons to move through this learning module as follows: • Move forward to the next slide. • Move back to the previous slide. • Return to the Table of Contents & select new content. • Indicate an answer to a question. • Go to the CFFA website. WEB Back Forward

  3. How to view the website during the training module: • During the training module we suggest links to important information on the www.fosterfamilyassessments.orgweb site. If you want to go to the web site to view information, click on the button. When you are finished, minimize the web site to return to the training module. Back Forward

  4. Table of Contents Introduction to the Module Overview of the CFAI Completing the CFAI Understanding the CFAI Comparison Report You can navigate to any part of the content by clicking the button next to a content area. Back Forward

  5. Handout for this module • As you go through this module, you will use the following handout: Delaney Comparison Report. Click here to download your copy of the Delaney Comparison Report handout now. WEB Back Forward

  6. 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. ContentsBack Forward

  7. After completing this self-study module you will know how to….. • Identify and locate the tools on www.fosterfamilyassessments.org • Describe the subscales of the CFAI • Access the website and complete measures online • Get the CFAI Comparison Report and CHAP Summary Report • Access and explain the contents of the Comparison Report Back Forward

  8. Overview of the CFFA Measures ContentsBack Forward

  9. The CFFA is specific to family structure and type • You can use the tools with • One- and two-parent families, including same-sex two-parent families • Families with and without children • Kinship families Back Forward

  10. There are two versions of the CFAI Together, the CFAI-A and the CFAI-W give the best vantage point for predicting how applicants will do as foster/adoptive parents and what types of help and support they will need. CFAI-A is the applicant’s self-assessment of his or her potential CFAI-W gives your perspective of the applicant’s potential Back Forward

  11. CFAI Description • Applicants and workers rate each item on a four-point response scale: • strongly disagree • disagree • agree • strongly agree • The CFAI-A requires a 6th grade reading level • A Spanish version will be available in 2006 • You can download a PDF version of the CFAI-A to give to applicants WEB Back Forward

  12. CFAI-A Has 6 Possible Subscales • All applicants receive scores on the three core subscales • Foster Child Development • Challenging Children • Worker/Agency Challenges Back Forward

  13. Descriptions of the core subscales • Foster Child Development addresses ability to promote a child’s positive development and well-being while also minimizing inappropriate social behavior and emotional expression. • Challenging Children assesses potential to care for children with specific challenging characteristics or behavior patterns. • Worker/Agency Challenges addresses the applicant’s potential to work in partnership with you and agencies, even under difficult circumstances. Back Forward

  14. Applicants complete subgroup subscales based on demographics • Married applicants • Co-Parenting subscale • Applicant’s with children • Integrating Foster Children subscale • Applicants who plan to care for a relative • Kinship Care subscale Back Forward

  15. Descriptions of subgroup subscales • Co-Parenting subscale assesses agreement partners regarding child-rearing issues and parenting, and the presence of supportive co-parenting behaviors. • Integrating Foster Children subscale assesses perceptions of how children already in the family feel about having foster children join the family. • Kinship Care subscale addresses ability to care for a child who is related. Back Forward

  16. CFAI-W has 4 Subscales • General Potential to Foster Subscale • One general subscale about your perspective of an applicant’s potential ability to provide care • Subgroup subscales • Co-parenting • Integrating Foster Children • Kinship Care Back Forward

  17. The CFAI-A and CFAI-W results are reported on the Comparison Report • Applicant’s responses to the CFAI-A • Your responses to the CFAI-W • CFAI-A summary of scores • CFAI-W summary of scores • Flagged items that identify strengths • Flagged items that identify risks Key Features Back Forward

  18. CFFA Review Who completes the CFAI-W? • The applicant • The worker • The collateral reference Back Forward

  19. Yes! • You answered B. The CFAI-W is completed by the worker. The applicant completes the CFAI-A. Having the perspective of the worker and the applicant involves the applicant in mutual assessment and provides two points of view about the applicant’s potential to foster. Go to the next question Back

  20. Nope. Try again. • You answered A. The applicant completes the CFAI-A. Return to the question

  21. Nope. Try again. • You answered C. The CFFA does not ask for information from references. Return to the question

  22. CFFA Review The CFAI-A applicant version has 6 subscales and the CFAI-W worker version has ___ subscales. • 4 • 5 • 6 Back Forward

  23. Yes. You are correct! • You answered A. The CFAI-A has 6 subscales and the CFAI-W has 4 subscales, one general subscale of fostering potential and 3 subgroup subscales. Go to the next section Back

  24. Nope. Try again. • You answered B. Return to the question

  25. Nope. Try again. • You answered C. Return to the question

  26. Completing the CFAI ContentsBack Forward

  27. Begin by going to the home page www.fosterfamilyassessments.org • Click on Take Assessment • Click on Casey Foster Applicant Inventory (CFAI) Back Forward

  28. Take Assessment • The applicant has to complete the CFAI-A BEFORE you complete the CFAI-W • Then, you have 90 days to complete the CFAI-W in order to get a Comparison Report Back Forward

  29. You and the applicant have to enter the following information to get a Comparison Report • The Case ID for the applicant • The applicant’s first name • The applicant’s date of birth • Your e-mail address • Your agency’s name • You and the applicant have to type in the same information in exactly the same way (no extra spaces) Download the “Instructions for the Foster Family Applicant” document to help with this. WEB Back Forward

  30. Magic Combination • To match the CFAI-A and CFAI-W it is essential to enter: • Case ID • First Name • Date of Birth • Worker’s E-mail • Complete the CFAI-W Within 90 days of the CFAI-A Back Forward

  31. To complete the CFAI • Follow the instructions at the top of the page • Answer all items. If an item does not completely apply to the foster parent’s situation, try to select the closest one that reflects the parent from the alternatives given • At least 80% of items have to be completed to get a Comparison Report • Notice two important features: • You cannot check two responses for the same item • The bar at the top indicates the percentage of survey completed ContentsBack Forward

  32. CFAI subscales • Complete the subscales based on the applicant’s demographic characteristics • Applicants will not see special group subscale items if they answered “No” to the related demographic questions Back Forward

  33. Aggregate demographics • Aggregate demographics are essential to further test and develop the CFAI. The first time that you use the online CFAI, take a moment to complete this section. • This information will be stored to match with future surveys. Your e-mail address matches the information to surveys. Back Forward

  34. Aggregate demographics • You need to re-enter the demographics if your status changes in any of those areas. For example, if it’s been over a year since you first began using the tool, you may need to complete this demographic section again to indicate that you’ve been working in your field for 3 years, instead of 2. Back Forward

  35. Get a Comparison Report for your case record • Click SUMBIT RESULTS • In 10-15 seconds, a PDF file of the Comparison Report will appear • SAVE the file to your desktop by clicking on the save icon at the top left corner of the page Contents Back Forward

  36. Understanding the CFAI Comparison Report ContentsBack Forward

  37. Reading the Delaney Comparison Report – a handout • As you go through the slides, you can also look at those same results with your copy of the Delaney Comparison Report. Click here to download your copy of the Delaney Comparison Report handout now if you have not done so. Back Forward

  38. The Comparison Report has results for the CFAI-A and the CFAI-W CFAI-A has 6 subscales Higher scores mean more potential CFAI-W has 4 subscales Back Forward

  39. There are three types of scores • Mean Scores • Percentile Ranks • T-Scores Back Forward

  40. Use mean scores to get a general sense of responses to subscales Review Maria’s mean scores on the CFAI Core Subscales Foster Child Development FCD-A 3.8 Challenging Children CC-A 2.5 Worker-Agency Challenges WAC-A 2.3 Back Forward

  41. From the mean score you can tell that • Maria sees her ability to promote a child’s development (CFAI Foster Child Development Subscale – FCD-A) as her strongest area for fostering. • Let’s see what else we can learn about Maria and Richard when we compare their CFAI scores with experienced foster parents. Back Forward

  42. Use percentile ranks to compare an applicant’s responses with the responses of experienced foster parents Back Forward

  43. Percentile ranks indicate the percentage of experienced foster parents who had mean scores lower than the applicant’s mean score • PR’s range from 1 to 99 • Higher PR’s indicate more potential • Greater than 75 indicates strength • Below 25 indicates risk Back Forward

  44. Summary Scores 93% of experienced foster mothers had a mean score below 3.8. This is a strength for Maria. Maria’s CFAI mean scores for the FCD-A is 3.8 and for the FCD-W is 3.4 The percentile rank provides a comparison with experienced foster parents 3.8 93 Maria’s CFAI-A percentile rank for the FCD-A is 93 and for the CFAI-W is 81 3.4 81 Back Forward

  45. Here is another example of how to interpret percentile ranks Maria has a PR of 93 on the Foster Child Development Subscale. She scores in the high potential range on this subscale when compared with experienced foster parents. Maria appears to have a special strength in being able to meet children’s developmental needs. Back Forward

  46. Summary Scores 8% of experienced foster mothers had a mean score below 2.9. Co-parenting is an area of potential risk for Maria. Maria’s CFAI-A mean score for the CP is 2.9 and for the CFAI-W is 3.1 2.9 8 Maria’s CFAI-A percentile rank for the CP-A is 8 and for the CFAI-W is 45.5 3.1 45.5 Back Forward

  47. Summary Scores 17.5% of experienced foster fathers had a mean score below 3. This is an area to follow-up with Richard. The worker sees Richard as having more ability to co-parent than Richard does. It is important to get clarification. Richard’s CFAI-A mean score for the CP is 3 and for the CFAI-W is 3.1 17.5 Richard’s CFAI-A percentile rank for the CP is 17.5 and for the CFAI-W is 52 3 52 3.2 Back Forward

  48. Your Turn How do you interpret Maria’s score? What is Maria’s CFAI-A mean score for the IFC-A? The IFC-W? What percent of experienced foster mothers had mean scores below Maria’s? Back Forward

  49. Your Turn: Answers Maria’s CFAI-A mean scores for the IFC-A and IFC-W 56 3.2 Percent of experienced foster mothers that had mean scores below Maria’s 37.5 2.9 Back Forward

  50. How did you interpret Maria’s scores on the IFC-A and IFC-W subscales? Maria’s views of her children’s feelings about having foster children join their family indicates average to below average potential in this area. She would benefit from more information about the effects of fostering on the family. I will talk with her further about this area during the home visit. Back Forward

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