Online Training Module 3
CHAP-AT-A-GLANCE
CHAP Measure
Description
Engagement in Fostering, Motivation
Reasons for Fostering
Checklist
33-item inventory designed to measure the extent to which
different types of motivations contribute to the decision to
foster. Each item represents a different reason to foster and
is rated on a five-point scale
Family History
Parental Bonding
Instrument
25-item scale designed to measure adults’ perceptions of
their mothers’ and fathers’ levels of caring and
overprotection
Physical and Mental Health
Center for
Epidemiological Studies
Depressed Mood
20-item self-report scale designed to identify current
levels of depression in the general population
Alcohol Use Disorders
Identification Test
10-item scale designed to identify persons with hazardous or
harmful levels of alcohol consumption
Social Readjustment
Rating Scale
43-item scale designed to measure the intensity and length
of time necessary to accommodate to a life event. The
SRRS is based on the premise that good and bad life events
can make a person more susceptible to illness and mental
health problems
Family Functioning
Kansas Marital
Satisfaction Scale
Overt Interparental
Hostility
3-item scale designed to measure marital satisfaction. This
questionnaire is for married/partnered applicants. This
questionnaire is for married/partnered applicants.
6-item scale designed to measure how often overt verbal
and physical expressions of hostility occur between parents.
This questionnaire is for married/partnered applicants.
Online Training Module 3
CHAP-AT-A-GLANCE
CHAP Measure
Description
Parenting Style
Kansas Parental
Satisfaction Scale
Parental Acceptance
Scale
3-item scale designed to measure satisfaction with parenting
10-item scale designed to measure behaviors and feelings
indicating acceptance of a child by a parent. This
questionnaire is for applicants who have children
Family Resources
Available Time Scale
20-item scale designed to measure the time an applicant
anticipates he or she will have available to complete tasks
that are typical of foster parent responsibilities
Social Support
Help with Fostering
Inventory
19-item scale designed to measure the level of help with
fostering that applicants anticipate they will receive from
members of their social networks
Cultural Competency
Cultural Receptivity in
Fostering Scale
25-item scale designed to measure the level of openness
respondents have toward activities that support a child’s
cultural growth and development
Foster Readiness
Foster Parent Role
Performance Scale
40-item scale designed to measure the degree of perceived
responsibility for different aspects of the foster parent role
Willingness to Foster
Scale
80-item scale designed to measure willingness to foster
different types of children
Personal Dedication to
Fostering Scale
28-item scale designed to measure professional commitment,
moral/ethical consciousness, receptivity, and responsivity to
foster children
Receptivity to Birth
Family Connections
Scale
14-item scale designed to measure receptivity to children's
connections with birth families