Routine Outcome Measures

Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs)

The service is required to report to Public Health England and the Department for Education (Mental Health Delivery, Children Young People Mental Health Division, Qualifications, Curriculum and Extra-Curricular Directorate, Early Years and Schools Group).

Please use the below table as guidance of ROMs usage:

Intervention/Session
Adolescent Anxiety
Adolescent Low Mood
Primary Child Anxiety
Primary Child Behaviour

CYP RCADS (8+ years)

Parent/Carer RCADS (If appropriate)

CYP RCADS (+8 years)

Parent/carer RCADS (if appropriate)

Parent/carer RCADS (8+ years)

Child/ YP RCADS (8+ years)

If below 8: SDQ

Full SDQ Teacher

Full SDQ Parent/carer

BPSES

Session 1 to 3 and after 4

GBO

CORS (6-12 YO) / ORS (13+ YO)

Or

RCADS subscale

SFQ

GBO

CORS (6-12 YO) / ORS (13+ YO)

Or

RCADS subscale (MDD)

SFQ

GBO

BPSES

Or

SDQ Parent Impact questionnaire

SFQ

Session 4

IF FINAL SESSION PLEASE SEE FINAL SESSION BOX BELOW:

GBO

CORS (6-12 YO) / ORS (13+ YO)

Or

RCADS subscale

SFQ

GBO

CORS (6-12 YO) / ORS (13+ YO)

Or

RCADS subscale (MDD)

SFQ

GBO

BPSES

Or

SDQ Parent Impact questionnaire

FFT

Penultimate session

GBO

CORS (6-12 YO) / ORS (13+ YO)

Or

RCADS subscale

SFQ

GBO

CORS (6-12 YO) / ORS (13+ YO)

Or

RCADS subscale (MDD)

SFQ

CYP ESQ (in session/ send to service user)

Parent/carer ESQ if appropriate

GBO

RCADS subscale (8 years +)

SFQ

Send: ESQ + Full parental SDQ/ Full RCADS and CYP RCADS (8 years +)

If below 8: SDQ

GBO

BPSES

Or

SDQ Parent Impact questionnaire

ESQ (complete in session or send)

GBO

CYP RCADS (8+ years)

Parent/Carer RCADS (If appropriate)

ESQ

GBO

CYP RCADS (8+ years)

Parent/Carer RCADS (If appropriate)

Review ESQ

If not complete: ESQ

GBO

Review completed: Parental SDQ (4- 8 year olds) RCADS subscale (8 years +)

If not complete: ESQ

GBO

BPSES

Or

SDQ follow up

If not complete: ESQ

ROMs Quick Guide

Any other ROMS you look at throughout treatment are you choice but don’t go on the Sevice report; This report reflects the effectiveness and impact of our work/interventions on our children and young people

Key

RCADS (Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale)

Scale

Subscales

ORS (Outcome Rating Scale)

ORS is a session by session rating questionnaire with 4 simple questions Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) (corc.uk.net)

CORS (Child Outcome Rating Scale)

CORS is used as above ORS but pictograms (child friendly for 6-12 yr olds) Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) (corc.uk.net)

GBO (Goal based Outcome measure)

GBOs are simply a way of deciding at the beginning of an intervention where you want to head for, and to track progress along the way.

ESQ (Experience of Service Questionnaire)

Formerly CHI-ESQ is a questionnaire measuring service satisfaction in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

There are three versions of the ESQ:

SFQ (Session Feedback Questionnaire)

SDQ (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire)

SDQ Parent
SDQ Teacher

CGAS (Child Global Assessment Scale)

BPSES (Brief Parental Self Efficacy Scale)

FFT (Friends & Family Test)

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