Dear Parents Toolshop® Coaching/Training Client,
Thank you for choosing to participate in the pre/post skill assessment process, so you can see the measurable skill improvement you achieve from learning The Parents Toolshop®.
This downloadable product has documents/files organized in the following 3 sections:
1. Detailed Directions
2. Forms to Sign
a. Skill Assessment Agreement
b. Release of Information form
3. Skill Assessment Questionnaire.
The questionnaire is provided in 2 formats (Word & Text) and 3 age groups.
CHOOSE ONE AGE in ONE FORMAT and answer ALL the questions before/after your course (reading the book, taking a class or online course). The form has directions on it for completing the form pre-class (before you start reading the book or taking a class/course) and post-class (after you finish reading the book or taking a class/course).
**NOTE: YOU MUST DO THE PRE-SKILL ASSESSMENT BEFORE START READING/LEARNING ANYTHING OR IT WILL INVALIDATE THE RESULTS.
The Pre-Post Assessment process is a comparative analysis that will show your skills before you started learning anything and then after, showing your skill improvement. Once you start reading/learning it is no longer “pre.”
COMPLETE THE PRE-SKILL ASSESSMENT FIRST, BEFORE YOU START ANY LEARNING.
4. Chapter Assignments for Instructor Review
a. Chapter Practice Exercises from each chapter are editable docs you can type into.
- ALL PARENTS who are reading the book need to complete these as part of the assessment and review process.
- If you are attending a class online or in person, you are not required to do them because there are other quizzes and post-tests in the courses, although you are welcome to still do them if you have The Parent’s Toolshop® book, because they will help your skill improvement and ability to translate skills into practice. Your training hours do not include the time to answer these questions.
b. Post-Tests for PROFESSIONAL Trainees. The term “post-test” on these files might be confusing since you are doing a pre-post skill assessment. That is terminology required by the Ohio State professional licensing board. They meet the requirements for “post-tests” to receive professional CEUs
- PARENTS, you are not required to complete these as part of the assessment and review process, although it is a nice document to review after the course.
-PROFESSIONALS, If you are attending for CEU training hours (social workers, counselors, MFTs, foster parents, etc.) you are required to do the Post-Tests to receive a CEU certificate that will be accepted by your licensing board.
If you have any questions or want any clarifications, please reach out to us at the contact information below.
We look forward to supporting you through this process. Thank you for doing your part to complete all the requirements so we can write a thorough and accurate skill assessment report.
Yours in service to families,
Parent's Toolshop Consulting, Ltd.
Phone/Fax: (937) 748-4541
E-mail: Info@ParentsToolshop.com
Here are detailed, step-by-step directions for completing the skill assessment process. Use this as a checklist.
PRE-CLASS ASSESSMENT:
NOTE: You must complete all of the PRE-class questionnaire and submit it BEFORE you read any of the book, watch any videos, or begin any other part of a class/course program for which you are taking the assessment.
1. Complete, sign and submit (email/fax/mail) the "Skill Assessment Agreement" form.
2. If you want your report sent to anyone other than you, sign the "Release of Information" form, telling the instructor who else the report goes to.
3. Complete ALL of ONE "Skill Assessment Questionnaire" before you start reading the book or taking the class/course.
a. Choose ONE form in ONE format (Word or Text) for ONE age group, whichever one you feel most comfortable responding to challenges.
b. The first time you complete this form, check off "pre-test" at the top.
c. Pre-class, you can skip the question about how much of the book you read.
4. Send these completed and signed forms to your instructor. If one has not been identified to you, click here to send an email with your forms from the email address associated with your course registration or online account. That link will open an email and put “Completed Skill Assessment Forms for __________________” in the subject line. Just replace the blank line with your name and attach your completed/signed forms. It will go to Info@ParentsToolshop.com, who will forward it to your instructor.
POST-CLASS:
When you have finished reading the book, attending all class sessions or completing all online course modules, and finishing any and all other course/program requirements, complete and send the following:
Complete and submit the SAME Skill Assessment Questionnaire again.
- This time, check off "post" at the top.
- Answer the "post-class" question about how much of the book you read.
Send these completed and signed forms to your instructor. Again, if one has not been identified to you, click here to send an email with your forms from the email address associated with your course registration or online account. That link will open an email and put “Completed Skill Assessment Forms for __________________” in the subject line. Just replace the blank line with your name and attach your completed/signed forms. It will go to Info@ParentsToolshop.com, who will forward it to your instructor.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR WILL:
Your Certified Parents Toolshop® Group Facilitator / Trainer will score your skill assessment using our standardized scoring criteria and write/send your personalized report to you (and those you’ve authorized us to send it to) within 30 days of receiving all your completed skill assessment materials and verifying you have completed all the class/course requirements.
If you want to follow-up on the report’s progress, please contact your instructor first. If you don’t get a response or you are taking an online course without a specified instructor, your instructor is the author, Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE, whom you can reach at the email on all the forms: Info@ParentsToolshop.com