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Purpose
Measures how stress and trauma impact students in a school-based setting
Authors
Steven G. Feifer, DEd
Administration Formats
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Quickly Measure How Stress and Trauma Are Impacting Students' Academic, Behavioral, Emotional, and Physiological Functioning in a School Environment
The FACT is the first and only instrument measuring how stress and trauma impact students in a school-based setting. It guides clinicians in formulating targeted interventions that better meet the needs of students.
The FACT is different from other measures in that its focus is HOW stress and trauma impacts academic, behavioral, emotional, and physiological functioning in a school-based setting. The Score Report with Recommendations provides resources to aid your preparation of 504 recommendations and Individualized Education Program (IEP) accommodations, and to screen children within a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) delivery model.
Features and benefits
- Designed for use by educational diagnosticians, school counselors, school psychologists, neuropsychologists, school nurses, community mental health providers, school administrators, and pediatricians.
- Quantifies the impact, rather than the source, of traumatic experiences on school-based functioning in order to help you generate specific interventions.
- Four clinical impact scales (Physiological Impact, Emotional Impact, Academic Impact, Behavioral Impact), one index (Total Trauma), and a four clusters (Resiliency, Anxiety, Depression, Inattention) paint a broad picture of students’ functioning. Two validity scales are also provided.
- The Total Trauma index captures overall functioning in a school environment, while scales target specific areas and clusters focus on mental health concerns that might benefit from further evaluation.
- Useful as part of an evaluation for emotional disturbance.
- The FACT includes a Resiliency cluster that focuses on positive attributes and the presence of protective factors.
- Parent, Teacher, and Self-Report Forms are available.
- Critical items are included to help identify children in need of immediate follow-up.
- Administration options are flexible:
- Administer digitally via PARiConnect and receive immediate scoring and report generation.
- Administer via printed form and transfer scores into PARiConnect to generate a Score Report with Recommendations.
- The Score Report with Recommendations includes scores and lists of recommendations for implementation both at home and at school.
- The e-Manual (also available in print) provides information on the role of stress and trauma in academic settings, appropriate uses and general applications for the FACT, directions for administration and interpretation, and data on reliability and validity.
- Developed by noted school psychologist and educational neuropsychologist Steven G. Feifer, DEd.
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FAQs
I have i-Admins and Score Reports from the previous FACT? Can I still use these?
Yes. Any existing inventory of i-Admins and reports were automatically moved to the new item number within PARiConnect.
I generated reports from previous administrations of the FACT Teacher Form. Are these still available?
No. Prior to the transition, customers were alerted to the need to download and save any FACT Teacher Form reports in their account. Old reports were deleted from the system when the full FACT was released.
I have the original Teacher Form Professional e-Manual. Can I still use this?
As the norms and structure of the FACT have changed, you will need to reference the new manual going forward. Customers who purchased an e-Manual prior to the transition received a complimentary new e-Manual in their digital library within PARiConnect.
How long does it take to administer the FACT?
All forms of the FACT take approximately 10 minutes to complete.
Video - What was Dr. Feifer's inspiration behind developing the FACT?
Why is it important to measure the impact that childhood trauma is having on a student's ability to be comfortable at school? Test author Dr. Steven Feifer answers this question with his story that inspired the FACT.
What gap does the FACT fill when I am choosing which tests to administer for childhood trauma?
As author Steven Feifer says, “A child can't learn if they don't feel safe.” Other trauma measures help you determine whether trauma has occurred and the nature of that trauma. The FACT focuses on the impact of stress and trauma on the student in an academic environment, and results provide insight into how stress and trauma are impacting academic, behavioral, emotional, and physiological functioning at school.
Where can I use the results of the FACT?
The results of the FACT can be useful when you are planning for IEP accommodations, making 504 recommendations, and screening children as part of a MTSS delivery model.
Can I administer the FACT more than once to the same student?
Yes, the FACT can be administered more than once to the same student. An interval of 4 weeks between administrations is recommended. Information about reliable change is provided in the FACT manual.
Video - How does the FACT differ from other measures of childhood trauma?
The FACT differs from other trauma assessments because it does not determine if your student has experienced trauma. Instead, it measures the impact of stress and trauma on their learning. A child cannot learn if they don't feel safe. Starting off your psychoeducational assessment with the FACT helps you create a learning environment that enables everyone to thrive. Plus, enjoy the wealth of interventions provided in the Score Report with Recommendations to help in your preparation of an IEP or 504 plan.
Video - The FACT Measures How Trauma and Stress Impact Learning
When assessing students' learning, there's one important question that should be asked first: How comfortable is the child in school? Hear from test author Dr. Feifer how the FACT answers this question by measuring the impact of stress and trauma on learning. Until you answer this question with the FACT, the results of cognition, academic, or social/emotional assessments don't matter.
Video - FACT Author Dr. Steven Feifer Helps Define Childhood Trauma
The FACT measures the impacts of trauma and stress on learning in children. With different assessments measuring various aspects of trauma, understanding what aspect the FACT uses is vital when using this measure. Hear from test author Dr. Feifer as he walks through several ways trauma can be defined, and the area of trauma this tool measures.
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