title: Proactive Parent Engagement in Public Schools: Using a Brief Strengths and Needs Assessment in a Multiple-Gating Risk Management Strategy.
abstract: This study examined the viability of a brief, parent-reported strengths and needs assessment as the first step in a multiple-gating approach to proactive positive behavior support for families. ThePositive Family Support-Strengths and Needs Assessment(PFS-SaNA) was designed to collaboratively engage parents early in the school year in a home-school coordinated Positive Family Support (PFS) system. In this study, we evaluated the reliability and validity of the PFS-SaNA in the context of public middle schools. Findings suggest that the 14-item, unidimensional PFS-SaNA shows convergent validity with teacher ratings of risk. It can be easily and cost-effectively used by school personnel when parents register their children for school at the beginning of each school year.
authors.affiliation: University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.
authors.forename: S Andrew
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Garbacz
authors.affiliation: Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, USA.
authors.forename: Jeff M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gau
authors.affiliation: Arizona State University, Tempe, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Dishion
authors.affiliation: University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.
authors.forename: Kimbree L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Stormshak
authors.affiliation: Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, USA.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Seeley
keywords: family engagement; multiple gating; positive behavior support