Assessing Parenting allows agents work from a web application that is fast, reliable, secure and available anytime, anywhere there is internet. The bulk of the work in our agencies involves administering inventory assessment to participants.

These inventories are then accurately scored by the program based on the formula that has under gone extensive development in establishing acceptable levels of reliability and validity. This process produces a fast and accurate profile for the participants. The profile can assist in finding a parenting program or aid in making evaluations.

This program also records and stores profiles in program groups and can generate individual or group data on effectiveness of interventions after pre and post tests have been administered. This data can be printed as a pdf or downloaded into a csv file that is compatible with common spreadsheet applications (like excel).

The AAPI-2 is a norm-referenced inventory. As such, raw scores are converted into “sten” or standard scores. The sten scores located on the bottom of the profile sheet range from 1 to 10. Low sten scores (1 to 3) generally indicate a high risk for abusive parenting behaviors. High sten scores (8 to 10) indicate positive, nurturing parenting attitudes and a low risk for abuse. Sten scores in the 4 to 7 range represent the “Normal” range of parenting and have a moderate risk for abuse.

Located on the bottom of the Parenting Profile is the percentage of people who are likely to score in each sten category. Sten scores from 1 to 3 represent 16% of the people and also represent the highest risk for abuse or neglect. In essence, 84% of the people have more positive parenting attitudes. Likewise, sten scores from 8 to 10 also represent 16% of the people, but those with very positive parenting attitudes. Sten scores from 4 to 7 represent 68% of the people, or the middle range of parenting attitudes. Scores falling into this range represent average parenting attitudes. A sten of 4 is low average; a sten of 7 is high average.

In interpreting the Parenting Profile, you may want to consider the following:

1. Individual and group pre and post test scores to show differences graphed on the Parenting Profile.
2. A clinical interpretation of the scores based on the information that follows.
3. The percentage of pre and post scores falling in each sten category.
4. The percentage of pre and post sten scores 4 and higher.