Category: Assessment: Parents

Alcohol & Drug Use This resource helps professionals explore how a parent’s use of alcohol or drugs may be affecting their child. It includes structured questions covering the parent’s history,…

A Day in My Life: Baby” is a free, downloadable PDF tool developed to help professionals understand and assess a baby’s daily routine and lived experience. Developed by Worcestershire Safeguarding,…

Parents and caregivers can use this childhood experiences worksheet to reflect on what shaped them, recognise protective experiences, and think clearly about the childhood they want for their baby. It…

The Neglect Toolkit: Guidance and Assessment Tool is a comprehensive resource developed to assist professionals in assessing and addressing cases of neglect concerning children’s well-being. The toolkit provides a structured…

(You can download the guidance below in a PDF document here.) SOCIAL WORKER’S QUESTIONS FOR EACH ADULT WHO WAS PRESENT DURING THE INJURY In situations involving a concerning child injury, it…

The Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2) is an updated version of the original Graded Care Profile tool, designed to assess the quality of care provided to an individual child over…

The Child Assessment Framework: Key Areas & Checklists for Social Work Assessments is an invaluable resource that assists social workers in systematically gathering essential information to promote the well-being and…

The Neglect Toolkit for Practitioners is an exceptional resource developed by East Sussex County Council. This toolkit provides a wide range of assessment tools, checklists, questionnaires, and worksheets to support…

(You can download the guidance below in a PDF document here.) WHEN THERE IS NO ANSWER WHEN YOU KNOCK: If the family does not answer the door when you knock, listen…

The Parenting Styles Tool is a valuable resource developed by Cafcass to help parents and carers assess their own parenting style and understand its impact on their child. This tool…

The Home Visit Observations of Parent-Child Interactions Questionnaire/Checklist is a valuable toolkit designed to support social workers and practitioners in observing and influencing parent-child interactions during home visits. The toolkit,…

The Attachment and Bonding Observation Checklists is a free, printable PDF tool created to support professionals in assessing the quality of attachment and relational bonding between children and their parents…

The Pre-Birth Assessment Tool is a resource designed to support professionals in thoroughly examining various factors related to a mother’s pregnancy and the overall circumstances of the family. The tool…

The tool covers various aspects of parenting including communication, emotional development, boundaries, behavior, play/stimulation, stability, and the effects of drugs/alcohol. They encourage reflection on one’s own childhood and parenting approaches….

The CAFCASS SCODA Risk Assessment Checklist is a tool used by social workers to assess the potential risks and protective factors in cases involving parents or caregivers with drug issues….

The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a free and widely recognised self-report questionnaire designed to screen for postnatal and antenatal depression. It consists of 10 statements that assess depressive…

The Ages & Stages Questionnaires ASQ-3 is a comprehensive set of questionnaires designed to assess children’s development from 2 to 66 months. These questionnaires can be easily administered by parents…

This tools helps professionals identify and analyse the emotionally harmful impact of parental conflict on a child. The resource consists of a list of 10 indicators that can be used…

As a social worker, you may find the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale to be a valuable and effective assessment tool in your work with clients. This 10-item scale is widely used…

The Family Activity Scale is a valuable assessment tool designed to examine the environment and level of engagement provided for children within their family. It offers practitioners an opportunity to…

The Recent Life Events Questionnaire is a valuable tool designed to gather information about recent life events experienced by individuals or families. It focuses on events that have occurred within…

The Adult Wellbeing Scale is a compact assessment tool that focuses on an adult’s emotional state, specifically examining feelings of depression, anxiety, and irritability. The scale comprises questions presented in…

The Parenting Daily Hassle Scale is a recommended assessment tool for social workers who work with children and families. It is endorsed by the Department of Health and is part…

The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire is a recommended assessment tool by the Department of Health in the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families. It serves…