What is the JIFF Interviewer?
The JIFF is derived from the CAFAS and is an interactive computerized assessment that interviews youth or parents for you.
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Questions are read aloud -- Reading level is 2nd to 3rd grade for youth
Provides both objective questions and opportunity for youth to respond in their “own words”
Asks questions about 10 life domains (subscales) important to the youth’s functioning
Alerts you if youth has mental health or substance use needs
Both youth and caregiver versions
Uses interview responses to generate individualized, practical goals to address needs
Family-driven and youth-guided!
Scores generated are used to track outcome over time
The computer reads the questions aloud (in English or Spanish) and the interviewee selects the appropriate answer
on the computer screen (and at times responds to open-ended questions). Two versions (youth and caregiver) ask questions across 10 areas of life functioning and about interests and strengths-based coping skills. Usually completed by the youth, caregiver or both in only 15 to 30 minutes.
After the interview, staff immediately view the findings and print the JIFF Summary Report. The youth’s Client Dashboard instantaneously displays key results (e.g., risk behaviors, mental health concerns) and a chart showing extent of youth’s needs across the 10 domains. Youth’s progress is tracked over time when the JIFF is re-administered.
A Service Plan is automatically started by the software, and is quickly completed by staff, with input from the family. Based on the respondent’s answers, the application automatically generates a list of potential goals for the youth. Staff then select the goals to be included in the Service Plan and assign services/interventions and a priority level to each goal. Services, priority level, and additional goals are customized to the local community.
The JIFF Service Plan is a powerful tool that translates the youth or caregiver’s responses into an action-plan based on practical, achievable goals. Additionally, if both the youth and caregiver take the JIFF Interview, their results can be integrated into one Service Plan.
See the JIFF in action
This is a brief introduction to the JIFF (DSL or Cable Internet Connection Recommended). See the Software Overview for additional features.
The JIFF's rapid assessment process can be used within Juvenile Justice to help reduce adjudication rates and improve outcomes for those who enter the system
Judges, prosecutors, case workers, parents report that the JIFF reports are quick and easy to use
Youth report liking the JIFF Interview (96%)– they have a feeling of comfort and competency while doing the interview
Minimizes time burdens on your staff
No training needed
No professional time needed for administration
Increases staff productivity and efficiency
Easy-to-read graphs show areas of concern
Automated Report
Starts a Service Plan that takes only minutes to complete
Staff can easily add or modify goals and make comments
Dashboards keep staff informed about youth’s status and progress
Graphs compare initial and post recent JIFFs, highlighting change
Graphs compare youth and parent JIFFs when both do the interview
Puts actionable tools in your hands to figure out “what’s going on right now”…not “what went on last year”
Values the youth’s and parent’s direct input
Their ideas are solicited throughout the interview
Promotes youth and parent engagement
Empirically-based and derived from the CAFAS, with research supporting the JIFF’s validity and sensitivity to assessing change over time
Integrated export tool makes it easy to send data to funding sources
What the JIFF does for you
