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Just published and available as a free download:
Manual for Measures of Caring Activities and Outcomes for Children and
Young People
by Stephen Joseph, Fiona Becker and Saul Becker, published by The
Princess Royal Trust for Carers
This practical 'hands-on' Manual is intended to provide researchers and
practitioners in the field of caring with relevant and accessible
instruments (or tools) for the assessment of caring activities and
caring outcomes in children and young people ('young carers'). The tools
can be used on a one-off basis for the purpose of assessment, or pre-
and post-intervention to measure change and the impact of support. The
instruments in this Manual have been developed and tested with over 500
young carers so can be used with confidence.
The Multidimensional Assessment of Caring Activities (MACA-YC18) is a
questionnaire (an 18-item self-report measure) that can be used to
provide an index of the total amount of caring activity undertaken by
the young person, as well as six subscale scores for domestic tasks,
household management, personal care, emotional care, sibling care, and
financial/practical care. The Positive and Negative Outcomes of Caring
(PANOC-YC20) is a questionnaire (20-item self-report measure) that can
be used to provide an index of positive and negative outcomes of caring.
Additional resources include an extended version of the MACA-YC18 (the
MACA-YC42), and two short questionnaires: 'What I like and dislike about
caring', and 'Me and my young carers project'.
The Manual will be of interest to professionals in the fields of health
and social care (including young carers workers, social workers, nurses,
psychologists, psychiatrists, youth workers) as well as those
researching care-giving, and caring organisations themselves.
Published by The Princess Royal Trust for Carers in association with
Young Carers International Research and Evaluation, School of Sociology
and Social Policy, The University of Nottingham.
ISBN 13 9780853582533
Available to download for free from The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
website at:
http://www.carers.org/professionals/young-carers/assessments,3063,PP.htm
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And for free from:
http://saulbecker.co.uk/v1/downloads/young_carers/Young%20Carers%20Outco
mes%20Manual%20April%202009.pdf
Professor Saul Becker
Head of School of Sociology and Social Policy
School of Sociology and Social Policy | The University of Nottingham |
University Park | Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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