Scaled Family Assessment Tools

Scaled Family Assessment Tools
Tools to Strengthen Families and Communities



A Scaled Family Assessment Tool is an invaluable first step in building a long-term relationship with a family. Agency leadership, managers, and family workers will all find this tool useful for tracking cross-family trends, family service needs, levels of support, progress towards goals, and data on family strengths and needs. A scaled tool also informs agency-wide success by quantifying both family and community needs, risks and strengths. The following information is provided courtesy of the National Program Office of Free to Grow, Mailman School of Public Health. To read PDF files, get here.

Scaled Family Assessment Tools A well-done assessment of a family's strengths and needs, coupled with an assessment of the strengths and risks of the neighborhood and community in which the family lives, provide the foundation for strengthening the environment in which young children grow. More>> [PDF, 1 MB] See also: Tools to Strengthen Families and Communities [PDF, 20MB]

Scaled Family Assessment Tools. Tools to Strengthen Families and Communities. National Program Office of Free to Grow, Mailman School of Public Health. DHHS/ACF/OHS. 2006. English. [PDF, 1MB].