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CAPI - Child Abuse Potential Inventory

The CAP Inventory is a caretaker-report measure developed to estimate the risk of a parent physically abusing a child. The test consists of 160 questions with a total of 10 standard scales and 2 special scales (added to the measure in 1990). The 10 standard scales include a 77-item Child Abuse Scale and 3 validity scales.

There have been multiple studies that have shown that a mother’s score on the CAP inventory is predictive of the child’s long-term intelligence, socioemotional outcome and development as well as future behavior by the parent.

Acronym: 

CAPI

Authors: 
Milner, Joel, Ph.D.
Citation: 

Milner, J. (1986). The Child Abuse Potential Inventory Manual, DeKalb, IL: Psytec Inc. Milner, J. (1990). An Interpretive Manual for The Child Abuse Potential Inventory, Dekalb, IL: Psytec Inc.

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Cost: 
Cost Involved
Copyrighted: 
Yes
Domain Assessed: 
Grief/Loss
Externalizing Symptoms
Health
Parenting
Services and Systems
Subcategories of Domains Assessed: 
Anxiety/Mood (Anxiety Symptoms and Mood Disorder and Symptoms), Parenting (Style), Relationships & Attachment (Parent/Child Relationships)
Age Range: 
18-99
Measure Type: 
Screening
Measure Format: 
Questionnaire