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title: If both parents or multiple school staff members are available to complete the CBCL or TRF, should they collaborate in completing a single form, or should they independently complete separate forms?
description: "Answer:  Each informant should independently complete a separate form to reflect his/her own vi"
url: "https://answers.aseba.org/post/if-both-parents-or-multiple-school-staff-members-are-available-to-complete-the-cbcl-or-trf-should-they-collaborate-in-completing-a-single-form-or-should-they-independently-complete-separate-forms/"
updated: "2024-02-01"
category: ASEBA Forms
tags:
  - "CBCL 6-18"
  - School Age Forms
  - "TRF 6-18"
---

# If both parents or multiple school staff members are available to complete the CBCL or TRF, should they collaborate in completing a single form, or should they independently complete separate forms?

**Answer:**  Each informant should independently complete a separate form to reflect his/her own views of the child.  Collaboration by multiple informants may obscure variations in a child's functioning that would be reflected in forms completed independently by each informant.