CAPI

Child Abuse Potential Inventory, Second Edition

Purpose: Screens for the detection of physical child abuse in parents or primary caregivers

Format: Paper and pencil, Online administration

Age range: 18 years to 99 years

Time: 15 minutes


DETAILS:

The CAPI is a screening tool for the detection of physical child abuse to be used by protective services workers in their investigations of reported child abuse cases.

Features and Benefits

  • This 160-item self-report screening instrument is given to the parent or caregiver who is suspected of abuse.

  • Intervention/treatment programs have successfully used the CAPI at pre- and post-treatment and on a follow-up basis to assist in program evaluation.