Can the forms be administered orally or over the telephone?

Except for the SCICA (Semistructured Clinical Interview for Children and Adolescents) and DOF (Direct Observation Form), our forms were designed to be self-administered. You may prefer to administer a form orally if a respondent may be unable to complete the form independently.

To administer the form orally, an interviewer should give the respondent one copy of the form while retaining a second copy and saying: “I’ll read you the questions on this form and I’ll write down your answers.” If the form is to be administered over the telephone a copy of the form should be sent to the respondent to view during the telephone administration.