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FAF Software

FAF Software

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FAF Software is a customizable, web-based tool designed to meet all the core needs of family strengthening agencies and their front-line teams:

robust reporting to support program evaluation and funder needs
reliable, comprehensive assessment of family functioning
tracking of demographics, contacts, client sessions and referrals
strength-based and client-focused service planning

Integrating FAF into family support programs ultimately helps practitioners develop meaningful service plans and agencies to monitor program outcomes more effectively.

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Family Assessment Form Research

The FAF assessment tool has been used throughout the US and internationally by child welfare and family service agencies for over 30 years. Changes between pre- and post-test scores have been used to demonstrate program success and inform agency program improvement decisions.

The reliability and validity of the tool has been proven and documented in the following publications:

Family-Centered Services: Approaches and Effectiveness. McCroskey & Meezan, 1997
Family preservation: The impact of poverty, environment and family characteristics on family functioning. Amland, 1996
Multi-family group therapy: Impact on family functioning and child behavior. Meezan and O’Keefe, 1998
An item response theory investigation of the Family Assessment Form. Todd Franke, Christina A. Christie, Jennifer Ho, Lingyun Du, March 2013
Assessment in family support programs: Initial reliability and validity testing of the Family Assessment Form. Child Welfare: Journal of Policy, Practice, and Program, 70(1), 19-33. McCroskey, J., Nishimoto, R., & Subramanian, K. (1991).

In addition, the tool has been utilized to measure program efficacy in the following studies:

Administrative and Standardized Assessment Data to Measure Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being: Experience in Philidelphia. Halnon, Kutzler, Randall
Dr. Diane DePanfilis at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Social Work has used the FAF in a model family neglect program for years and conducted program evaluation studies. Based on their program model, the All For Kids funded a five year replication study in which FAF was the key measure of family functioning, and is being used across eight agencies in six states as part of the replication.
Researchers at the University of Southern California evaluated the FAF in First 5 LA’s Partnership for Families programs.
Post-investigation Service Need and Utilization Among Families At Risk of Maltreatment, James Simon. Child and Youth Services Review, October 2016.
Simon, James David, Brooks, Devon (2017). Identifying families with complex needs after an initial child abuse investigation: A comparison of demographics and needs related to domestic violence, mental health, and substance use. Child Abuse & Neglect, Volume 67, May 2017, 294-304.
Targeting services to reduce need after a child abuse investigation: Examining complex needs, matched services, and meaningful change. Simon and Brooks, 2019. Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 99, April 2019.
An intensive mental health home visiting model for two at-risk early childhood populations. Katherine E. Reuter, Lisa A. Melchior, Amber M. Brink. Children and Youth Review Services, Volume 61, February 2016.
Safety, permanency, and in-home services: Applying administrative data, Fluke, John D; Edwards, Myles; Kutzler, Patrick; Kuna, Joseph; Tooman, Gregory, Child Welfare, Sep/Oct 2000
Researchers at the University of Southern California evaluated the FAF in First 5 LA’s Partnership for Families programs.

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