Child Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms ( CROPS )
Overview
Acronym:
CROPS Author Contact:
Child Trauma Institute
P.O. Box 544
Greenfield, MA 01302
Citation:
Greenwald, R., & Rubin, A. (1999). Brief assessment of children's post-traumatic symptoms: Development and preliminary validation of parent and child scales. Research on Social Work Practice, 9, 61-75.
To Obtain:
Child Trauma Institute
P.O. Box 544
Greenfield, MA 01302
(413) 774-2340
Email:
cti@childtrauma.com
WebSite:
www.childtrauma.com
Cost:
$16.00
Copyright:
Yes Description:
The CROPS is a self-report measure for children and adolescents that assesses a broad range of post-traumatic symptoms, with or without an identified trauma, and can be used to measure changes in symptomatology over time.
Theoretical Orientation Summary:
CROPS items are based on a meta-analysis of the child trauma literature (Fletcher, 1993) and on DSM-IV PTSD.
Domains Assessed:
Posttraumatic stress symptoms (child)
Languages:
Bosnian
Dutch
English (USA)
Finnish
German
Italian
Persian
Spanish
Age Range:
7-17 Years
Measure Type:
Screening
Number of Items:
26 Measure Format:
Questionnaire
Time to Complete:
5
Reporter:
Self
Score Time:
1
Education Level:
3
Periodicity:
Past 7 days Response Format:
3-point rating: 0=none; 1=some, 2=lots
Materials Needed:
Paper and pencil
Materials Notes:
There is brief manual (about 1 page, giving administration and scoring instructions) that comes with the instruments when ordered from Sidran. CROPS and PROPS packet, with permission to photocopy the forms, is available from Sidran for $12 (as of 7/05).The education level is 2.85. The measure can also be administered orally, in person or by phone.
Information Provided:
Areas of concern/risks
Continuous assessment
Raw Scores
Training
Training to Administrator:
Not Available
Training to Interpret:
Not Available
Training Notes:
The author reports that any competent person can easily administer and score the measure, following a few minutes of training in basic administration. However, it should be interpreted only by a mental health professional.
Psychometrics
Clinical Cutoffs:
Cutoff Score of 19 indicates cause for clinical concern.
Pros & Cons
Pros:
1. Measure is short.
2. Clear simple language for reliability and ease of use with young, low IQ, and/or undereducated respondents.
3. Assesses broad range of post-traumatic symptoms beyond PTSD symptoms.
4. Measure has been shown to be reliable and valid in a number of samples outside the U.S..
5. After the initial purchase, the measure is free.
6. As the author reports, "the instrument appears to be equally sensitive to PTSD symptoms of both genders. This is important because in many other PTSD studies, the girls look worse than the boys; that may be an artifact of the instrumentation."
Cons:
1. Measure is not yet standardized (no norms).
2. More research is needed examining the use of the measure with clinical samples.
3. While the measure has been translated into a number of different languages, caution should be used in interpreting the measures, given that psychometrics are not fully explored with the different language versions. Some versions, such as the German and Bosnian versions have much more research than others (e.g., Spanish) do.
4. The majority of studies have not yet been published or subjected to full peer review.
Author Comments
Author Comments:
The author provided feedback, which was integrated, including additions to the sections on "Languages other than English," "Use with Trauma Populations," and "Use With Diverse Samples." The author also noted that the brief manual will likely be expanded in late 2006 to include a summary of the psychometrics.
Citation for Review:
Maya Tsukernik, Marla Zucker, Ph.D.
Editor of Review:
Chandra Ghosh Ippen, Ph.D., Madhur Kulkarni, M.S.
Last Updated:
Sun, 07/11/2010
PDF Available:
Yes
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