Advances in the Reliability and Validity of the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale

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ID2429281
AutoresRaymond S Kirk, Mimi M Kim, Mimi Kim (0000-0003-2381-3453), Diane P Griffith
Ano2005
Volume11
Fascículo3-4
Páginas157-176
Data de publicação2005-10-12
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j137v11n03_08
OpenAlexW2053182738
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas9

Objective: Psychometric properties of the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale (NCFAS) are examined in relation to placement and prediction of future placement within the context of Intensive Family Preservation Services (IFPS). Method: IFPS workers recorded NCFAS intake and closure ratings for 1,279 families. The categorical rating data and change-scores are analyzed in relation to treatment outcomes and future placements. Results: Domain scores of the NCFAS remain highly reliable. Closure ratings are significantly related to placements and future placements of children, and change-scores are related to placements. Conclusion: The NCFAS is shown to be an instrument that helps practitioners assess areas needing service (i.e., parental capabilities, environment), documents changes, and relates the reported findings to placement and future placement. Key Words: Family assessmentintensive family preservation servicesplacementplacement preventionvalidity

Archaeology · Categorical variable · Closure (psychology · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Geography · Political science · Rating scale · Reliability (semiconductor · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Family and Disability Support Research · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Mathematics · Psychology · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology