The CFAI-W should be completed by the agency worker who has the primary
decision making responsibility to approve the applicant family.
The CFAI-A should be completed by foster family applicants. If the applicant
family is a two-parent family, both adults should independently
complete the CFAI-A. The CFAI-A can be completed by same-sex couples, and
multi-generational applicants.
When to use a CFAI
In order to get the best possible information, and in the interest of fairness
to applicants, the CFAI should be completed toward the end of pre-service
training and before a home visit -- late enough in the licensing process to get
accurate and complete information, but early enough for the information to be
useful as part of the assessment process. What's important is that the
worker knows the applicants well enough to be able to answer the
questions. Additionally, the applicants should have some familiarity about
foster parenting before taking the assessment.
Login information
The CFAI requires three pieces of information that you need to give the
applicant.
Case ID - a unique number that will identify the
applicant family. If your agency does not assign
case numbers, you will need to create one for each applicant family.
Worker Email Address
- the CFAI web application will automatically send completed CFAI-A and CFAI-W
reports to the worker email address. If your agency does not provide workers
with individual email addresses, a generic agency email address can be used. We
discourage the use of Yahoo, MSN, AOL, and other types of email accounts as
these may not provide adequate security and privacy.
Agency Name - Using the same agency name during log in will
enable you and your agency to obtain aggregate reports across all families.
For your convenience, an "Instructions
for Foster Family Applicant" page is available as a Microsoft Word
document for you to modify and use to provide foster applicant families with
the above information.
Determining Agency Name
Login Information requires entering an Agency Name. If you are affiliated with
an organization or agency, and want to receive CFAI aggregate data reports, the
Agency Name must always be entered the same for your agency.
Agency Names can consist of alpha and/or numeric characters and spaces only, and
are not case sensitive. A minimum of seven characters and a maximum of 25
characters must be used.
If your agency has many offices or branches, you may want to create a standard
method for designating different sites. For example, CaseyWASeattle designates
the agency, state and office.
You do not need to contact Casey Family Programs to create an Agency Name.
Determining Case ID
Login Information requires a Case ID to identify the family, and it will appear
at the top of CFAI reports.
Case IDs must be alpha and/or numeric, and are not case sensitive. A maximum of
50 characters can be used.
A Case ID must be unique within your agency. If your agency assigns case numbers
to applicant families, we suggest you use that Case ID. If case numbers are not
assigned, you will need to create a Case ID that can be tracked.
Reports
Two types of reports are currently available:
CFAI-A Response Summary (For Applicants)
- this report contains the individual responses of one CFAI-A, and is available
to the applicant after he/she completes the inventory.
CFAI Comparison Report (For Workers) - this report
contains the individual responses from up to two CFAI-As completed for the same
family (same Case ID), the individual responses from one CFAI-W, as well as the
scored reports for both the CFAI-A and the CFAI-W.
