FACT™

Yes. Any existing inventory of i-Admins and reports were automatically moved to the new item number within PARiConnect.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Children's learning is affected when they do not feel comfortable in their academic environment. Hear from test author Dr. Steven Feifer how the FACT can help you determine their emotional readiness to learn and how this knowledge can impact how you interpret their other assessments.

Hear test author Dr. Steven Feifer describe how administration of the FACT is flexible and brief, and why he suggests starting your evaluations with the FACT.

In this video, learn from test author Dr. Steven Feifer how the metrics provided paint a broad picture of the student's functioning in school and how you can use the scales, indices, and cluster scores to generate specific interventions.

• Four clinical impact scales (Physiological Impact, Emotional Impact, Academic Impact, Behavioral Impact)
• One index (Total Trauma)
• Four clusters (Resiliency, Anxiety, Depression, Inattention)
• Two validity scales

Learn about the Feifer Assessment of Trauma from Dr. Nikel Rogers-Wood, Project Director on PAR's product team. With the FACT's clinical impact scales, cluster scores, validity scales and parent/teacher/self-report forms, gain insight into how stress and trauma may be impacting your students in a school-based setting.