Parenting/Family Assessment:

• Can address specific areas of concern, or be comprehensive.

• Assessment of Knowledge, Skills, and Practice.

• Directly observed parenting behaviour and parent interviews.

• Interfaces well with the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families (2000) and the Common Assessment Framework (DfES 2006).

• Can be used to assess support requirements, parenting capacity, evaluation of education provided, or as part of Child Protection/Legal proceedings.

 Assessment of Sexual Attitudes, Knowledge & Behaviour:

The SKAAT-R is a comprehensive, well recognised and respected assessment tool.  Some of the areas in which it can be useful are:

• Where there are concerns regarding inappropriate sexual behaviour.

• Prior to Socio-Sexual education, to determine baseline knowledge.

• To evaluate efficacy of the Socio-Sexual education provided to person.

• It can form part of a wider assessment to determine capacity to consent to sexual relations.

• An assessment of knowledge and attitudes can form part of legal process for sexual assault cases.