Engaging Parents And Families To Support The Recovery Of Districts And Schools
Category: Families and Communities
The Parent-Infant Relational Assessment Tool (PIRAT) is an observation instrument that rates parent-child interactions for children ages birth to 2 years. The PIRAT measures optimal parental behavior and can be used as a risk assessment by health professionals. The instrument was developed as part of the Parent-Infant Project at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families.
Administration Information
Length
10-15 minutes
Qualifications
4 days of training
Access and Use
Open Access
No
Psychometrics
Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References
Svanberg, P. O., Barlow, J., & Tigbe, W. (2013). The parent–infant interaction observation scale: reliability and validity of a screening tool. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 31(1), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2012.751586
