Caregiver Strain (CGSQ)

The Caregiver Strain Questionnaire helps you understand how caregivers are coping with the demands, responsibilities, and difficulties that can come with caring for a child with emotional or behavioral disorders. The caregiver can tell you both about their feelings of concrete strain, such as difficulties with money or getting along with family members, and their emotional strain such as feelings of worry or guilt.

Asking caregivers these questions can help you understand how the caregiver’s state of mind might be impacting care and how you might be able to involve them in treatment. The measure has 7 questions and is completed once a month by the caregiver.