Purpose of SFCR Evaluation

The primary goals of SFCR are to decrease the impact of chronic trauma on identified family members and to increase the protective function of the family by improving constructive coping.
To understand whether SFCR is accomplishing its objectives it is necessary to measure both traumatic distress and family coping before the groups begin and at the end of the group.  This assessment using standardized instruments is built into the structure of the intervention.

SFCR Assessment Protocol

Providers implementing SFCR are encouraged to participate in the evaluation.  Procedures outlined in the assessment protocol request sites to identify a target child from each family for evaluation.  This child and his or her primary caregiver are asked to complete the assessment battery prior to enrolling in the group and after completion of the intervention.  Inclusion of multiple children in the family in the process is acceptable and assessment of the parent/caregiver is also encouraged.
The assessment protocol includes standardized measures of trauma exposure, trauma symptoms and behavior problems related to the child, measures of family functioning and coping, and a measure of parenting stress.  Parent measures include indications of mental health concerns and traumatic distress.

Contact SFCR for additional information and evaluation support.

Assessment Support Materials

SFCR Assessment Procedures for Community Providers
(Procedures for conducting assessments and contributing to SFCR’s evaluation)

SFCR Assessment Instruments Administration Summary
(Provides instructions for administering each instrument)

SFCR Assessment Battery

The following is a list of the standard measures used in SFCR.  Click on each measure for a detailed review.

Measures Assessing Children:
UCLA PTSD Reaction Index DSM-5 
Young Child PTSD Checklist (YCPC)
Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)/1½-5 and 6-18

Measures Assessing Family:
The McMaster Family Assessment Device General Functioning Scale or FAD-12
Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales (F-COPES)

Measures Assessing Caregivers:
Brief Symptom Inventory-18 item (BSI-18)
PTSD Checklist-Civilian 5 (PCL-C 5)

Additional Information Collected:
Demographics Form
Psychiatric Treatment History
Treatment Satisfaction Questions