This summary provides instructions for administering each instrument:

Measures Completed by the Parent/Caregiver

Demographics form

  • Demographic information about the child, parent and family as reported by the parent
  • Complete with parent before separating to complete the remainder of the assessment
  • Asterisk the identified child on the list of children

Psychiatric Treatment History

  • Details the child’s treatment history
  • Complete with parent before separating to complete the remainder of the assessment

UCLA PTSD Reaction Index 5 Parent Version (UCLA RI 5)

  • Parent is completing this instrument to indicate the PTSD symptoms that the identified child is experiencing
  • Can have parent complete alone (with prior instructions) or as an interview
  • Regardless of mode of administration, be sure to orient parent to response options with calendar page
  • Review to check that all items were completed
  • Young Child PTSD Checklist (YCPC)

Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) (check age of child – 1½ to 5 or 6 to 18)

  • Parent report of child’s behavior problems
  • Be sure to select questionnaire which matches age range
  • Can have parent complete on own if parent’s reading level is sufficient
  • Explain the 6-month time frame
  • Review to check that all items were completed

Family Assessment Device – General Functioning Scale (FAD-12)

  • Questionnaire measures health family functioning
  • Can have parent complete on own if parent’s reading level is sufficient
  • Review to check that all items were completed

Parenting Stress Index – Short form (PSI-SF)

  • Assesses the amount of stress that the parent is experiencing related to parenting role
  • Make sure parent knows to respond for target child only for items where “my child” is included in the question
  • Can have parent complete on own if parent’s reading level is sufficient
  • Review to check that all items were completed

Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales (F-COPES)

  • Questionnaire is about the strategies that the family uses to cope
  • Can have parent complete on own if parent’s reading level is sufficient
  • Review to check that all items were completed

Treatment Satisfaction Questions

  • Asks the parent about the treatment experience
  • For the pre-assessment use the Initial form; for the post-assessment use the Post form
  • Can have parent complete on own if parent’s reading level is sufficient
  • Review to check that all items were completed

(Optional) PTSD Checklist 5 – Civilian Version (PCL-C-5)

  • Checklist of caregiver’s PTSD symptoms in response to stressful life events
  • Parent can complete on her/his own
  • Review to check that all items were completed

(Optional) Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)

  • Inventory of caregiver’s own mental health symptoms
  • Parent can complete on own
  • Review to check that all items were completed

Measures Completed by the Child

UCLA PTSD Reaction Index 5 (UCLA RI 5)

  • Child is completing this instrument about his/her exposure to trauma and related PTSD symptoms
  • The UCLA RI is completed as an interview
  • Supplement the exposure items with Additional Exposure Questions included in the packet
  • Identify most stressful event or events for eliciting symptoms
  • Be sure to orient parent to response options using calendar page
  • Read through symptom/item list and have the child select response reflecting how often they have experienced each symptom in the last month

Kinetic Family Drawing – only for 6-17 year olds

  • Ask the child to draw a picture of their family doing something together
  • Can ask the child who is in the picture & label with de-identified descriptors (e.g., brother, sister). Can also write a description of what is going on in the picture on the back (written on back to ensure it will not interfere with coding)

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