Family Assessment From the Child's Perspective
SCARF: The Structured Child Assessment of Relationships in Families: an engaging, lively and quick method of getting a snapshot of a child's view of their family members.
The SCARF is a child assessment tool for trained professionals. The SCARF quickly assesses children's views of their parents and other family members in a format that is structured and fun.
Children select silhouettes of family members and communicate their perceptions by using colorful rubber stamps with a booklet of carefully selected statements. The SCARF takes about thirty minutes.
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Introductory video:
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We provide start-up kits, booklets, and reports. The report provides a snapshot of the family. Measures include Emotional Security, Positive and Negative Parenting and Co-Parenting – with associated sub-scales. The start-up kit includes two tailored reports.
This systematic assessment contributes to the assessment of a family through the child's eyes. It should only be used along with other forms of assessment of family relationships.
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The SCARF can be useful for: - Child assessment
- Child custody evaluation
- Assessment of attachment
- Divorce and separation
- Extended family assessment
- Kindergarten, elementary and middle school children
Getting Started
- Register as a qualified user (see 'register and login')
- Wait for approval, or order materials immediately (see 'shop online')
- Materials can be sent out once you are approved as a qualified user.
- Administer the SCARF.
- Submit the data entry sheet (see 'tailored reports') with your return email address
More Information
| Testimonials"Can I do this next time?"
(seven-year old girl)"That was good: it helped me talk about my feelings."
(nine-year-old boy)"The SCARF questions cover relevant family and parent behaviors. It also provides non-leading prompts that give children, especially those that are reticent, more voice to report their family experiences."
(Albert R. Gibbs, Ph.D., Director, Co-Parent Solutions, Los Angeles, California)ArticlesThe scientific underpinnings of the SCARF are described in the article: Strachan, A.M., Lund, M.E. & Garcia, J.A.(2010). Assessing children's perceptions of family relationships: An interactive instrument for use in custody disputes. Journal of Child Custody, 7(3), 192-216. |
