| Module |
CAPI Section |
Construct |
Measure |
Author/Publisher |
Waves |
Information Gathered |
| Questionnaire
Introduction |
QC |
N/A |
Project-developed introduction script |
N/A |
All |
N/A |
| Up-Front Module |
UP |
N/A |
Project-developed questions to drive instrument
wording/flow and ensure data linkage |
N/A |
All |
Caseworker name and employee ID (to link
child interviews to caseworker interviews); employer, date of birth,
and name and relationship of child's current caregiver |
| Case Investigation |
CI |
Case Investigation |
Project-developed questions |
N/A |
1 |
Circumstances surrounding the investigative
report; background of the caseworker |
| Alleged Abuse
|
AA |
Nature of abuse |
Project-developed questions |
N/A |
1 |
Details about the specific nature of the
alleged abuse or neglect |
| Risk Assessment |
RA |
Risk Assessment |
Project-developed questions based on questions
from Michigan, New York, Washington, Illinois, Colorado risk assessment
forms and checklists |
N/A |
1 |
Factors determining case decisions, including
prior history of abuse or neglect, caregiver substance abuse, domestic
violence in the home, caregiver mental health problems, poor parenting
skills, excessive discipline, and so forth. |
| Services to Parents |
SP |
Services to parents |
Project-developed questions |
N/A |
All |
Service needs, regardless of availability;
asked only for long-term foster care (LTFC) cases at Wave 1; asked
for all cases at Waves 2, 3, and 4 |
| Services to Child |
SC |
Services to child |
Project-developed questions |
N/A |
All |
Service the child may have received; asked
only for long-term foster care (LTFC) cases at Wave 1; asked for all
cases at Waves 2, 3, and 4 |
| Caseworker Interview
Close |
CW |
N/A |
Project-developed script to end caseworker
interview |
N/A |
All |
N/A |
