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FAQ
What is a firesetting behavior evaluation?
FirePsych evaluations are comprehensive clinical behavior risk assessments that identifiy risk factors, motivations, and co-morbid issues associated with an individuals firesetting behavior, and provide tailored treatment and intervention recommendations designed ot reduce risk for future firesetting.
Who does FirePsych, Inc. provide firesetting assessments for?
FirePsych provides evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults, including specialized protocols for adolescent females, individuals with serious mental illness, cognitive limitations, and substance abuse histories.
What assessment tool is used for youth evaluations?
Clinicians are guided by the Firesetting Risk Assessment Tool-Youth (FRAT-Y), published in 2010, the only strucutred decision making tool for youth firesetting, which targets 17 specific research-based risk factors to guide risk mitigation intervention planning.
What framework is used for adult firesetting assessments?
Adult evaluations are informed by the Multi-Trajectory Theory of Adult Firesetting (Gannon, Ciardha, Doley, and Aleyne, 2011), which identifies four prominent risk factors and sixteen clinical risk factors relevant to deliberate firesetting.
Why is there a specialized assessment for adolescent females?
Since nearly 25% of adolescent firesetters are now female, and most existing research and protocols were developed based on male populations, FirePsych created a trauma- and relationship-sensitive protocol specifically designed to address the unique risk factors and needs of young girls.
How experienced are FirePsych's clinicians?
Extremely - over the past 25 years, FirePsych clinicians have completed more than 1,500 firesetting evaluations for youth and adults.
Where are firesetting behavior evaluations completed ?
Evaluations are completed in person throughout MA, CT, and New England. In selected circumstances evaluations can be completed via remote technology.
Who can refer for evaluations?
Referrals are accepted from individuals, family members, attorneys, along with any number of government or private youth- and adult-serving agencies.
"The FRAT-Y is, in our experience, the most comprehensive and practical firesetting risk assessment tool available for youth. It combines a thorough evaluation of risk and protective factors with an intuitive, user-friendly structure that supports sound clinical judgment and consistent decision-making. The tool helps clinicians organize complex information in a meaningful way, leading to accurate, reliable, and defensible recommendations."
~Karen Flannery, LICSW
Clinical Director, The Key Program, Inc.
