Since 2020, Best Starts for Kids has worked in partnership with The Capacity Collective, community-based early learning service providers, and families to develop a culturally responsive measurement tool to measure protective factors in King County families. Measuring protective factors is a strengths-based way of measuring supports and health in families and communities.
The Culturally Responsive Measurement Tool – Protective Factors (CRMT-PF) was originally published in June 2023. It is a survey with 22 questions measuring five protective factors: family resilience, knowledge of parenting & child development, social supports, concrete support, and caregiver/practitioner relationships.
We engaged in a community validation process and implementation study to ensure the tool is culturally responsive to families and community organizations and easy-to-use for organizations in two additional languages: Spanish and Simplified Chinese. This year Best Starts will complete the validation process for the Somali and Vietnamese tools and support Best Starts partners interested in utilizing the CRMT-PF through trainings and capacity building support.
We are excited to share out this new report, updated resources, in language CRMT-PF tools and celebrate the ways that diverse families in King County, and the programs that support them, keep their children happy, healthy, and thriving.
CRMT-PF Resources and Evaluation Reports
CRMT-PF Resources
- CRMT-PF (English)
- CRMT-PF Demographics Form (English)
- CRMT-PF (Simplified Chinese)
- CRMT-PF (Spanish)
- CRMT-PF Demographics Form (Spanish)
- CRMT-PF Implementation Checklist
- CRMT-PF Implementation Guide
- CRMT-PF Implementation and Scoring Quick Guide
- CRMT-PF Scoring Tool (Excel)
- CRMT-PF What are Protective Factors?
- Get to Know the CRMT-PF
- CRMT-PF Training Videos
Evaluation Reports
- Culturally Responsive Measurement Tool: 2023 Report
- Culturally Responsive Measurement Tool: 2022 Report
- Culturally Responsive Measurement Tool Literature Review
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Questions?
If you have any questions or are interested in utilizing the CRMT-PF, please contact us at bsk.data@kingcounty.gov.
