Permissions
Hoping to use the RCADS?
If you are interested in gaining permission to use the RCADS, please click here https://na3.docusign.net/Member/PowerFormSigning.aspx?PowerFormId=52f5b932-3ede-45cb-8f35-85ba66aee7ff&env=na3&acct=c4aa2c68-078b-4b5d-9f97-e7eedeac2b53&v=2 to be rerouted to our Docusign form to submit your request to use or adapt the RCADS. As you fill in the requested information pertaining to your proposed use of the RCADS, our agreement terms will auto populate. Please review these terms and if you agree to them sign the form.
It will take approximately 2 weeks for our team to review each request. If approved, this signed form will serve as your official permission to use the RCADS.
If you have any further questions please contact us at: rcads@psych.ucla.edu
What are the terms of use for the RCADS?
The RCADS and its derivative works (inclusive of translations) are intellectual property owned and copyrighted by Chorpita and Spence. They are available for use on this website, but such use does not imply a perpetual free license to any individual or institution. Should the current model of distributing the RCADS become unsustainable due to inequitable practices, third-party commercialization, or other abuse of a free-to-end-user resource, the RCADS may eventually require fees for use or be subject to other restrictions. Any use of these instruments implies that the user has read and agreed to these terms of use. Commercial distribution of the RCADS instruments or derivatives in any form by a third party is prohibited, and the UCLA Child FIRST web page is the only official distribution source. These instruments are available for research and educational purposes, and their professional use for any particular case is the responsibility of the user, at the user’s own risk. The developers and UCLA are not responsible for any third-party use of these instruments by individuals who have not read this guide and its terms of use.
Can I use the RCADS for research purposes?
The instrument may be used for research purposes with permission from the Child FIRST lab RCADS team. This is also a good way to ensure you are not duplicating another researcher’s efforts or ideas. Use of the RCADS or its derivatives in published research should include acknowledgement of the development of the RCADS using appropriate scholarly citations, including the item development contributed by Spence (1997) and by Chorpita et al., (2000).
If you are conducting grant-supported research that involves the RCADS as a focal point, such that you might perform translation, create new normative data sets, examine new delivery platforms, or simply seek to scale up implementation of the measure, you are strongly encouraged to budget for subcontracted support with the Child FIRST laboratory at UCLA.
Can I adapt, translate, or create a derivative of the RCADS?
Adaptations and derivatives of the RCADS instruments or associated resources are not authorized without permission from the Child FIRST lab RCADS team. For any instrument, developers may not remove the copyright or other text in the margins regarding the source and terms. Creation of scoring tools is allowed with written permission only. All derivative instruments and resources must be made available to the RCADS Team, who will publish suitable derivatives on this website for official worldwide distribution.
Translations are allowed with permission, which is typically granted when (a) they use current “best practice” instrument translation procedures, (b) the translating research team agrees to provide a copy of the final translated instrument (in both word and PDF formats) for non-commercial distribution on this website, and (c) the translating team acknowledges that Chorpita and Spence will retain the copyright to any translated works. Any commercial use or resale of this instrument or its current and future derivative works is strictly prohibited. The RCADS instruments are intended to be free for any interested user, but these conditions require responsible use by all members of the RCADS community.