Behaviour Assessments

2 yr 6 mths to 18 years

evaluating behaviour and self-perceotion

Diagnosis and aid in design of treatment plan

teacher and parent rating scales, self-report of personality, structured developmental history, student observation system

Used mainly by psychologists but has been used by pediatricians, psychiatrists and school psychologists in US (recommended to have training using BASC)

assessment of youth's attitude toward school/teachers, comparison of school maladjustment vs. clinical maladjustment, locus of control, youth's sense of inadequacy, youth self report, adaptive functioning skills

measurement of adaptive behaviours (coping with environmental changes, learning new everyday skills and demonstrate independence)

available for students with special needs

preschool to 18 years old (different version used for 6 yrs and under)

diagnose various disabilities

Adaptive behaviours - communication, daily living skills, socialization, motor skills, maladaptive behaviour (optional) domains

Administration

Questionnaire in a semi-structured interview - 3 editions

Survey Form - 297 items, parent/caregiver answers, 20 minutes to an hour to complete

Expanded Form - useful for teachers/psychologists planning IEP. 577 items completed within 60-90 minutes. Used to put together teatment/rehabilitative program

Classroom Edition - 244 items to evaluate children's behaviour in classroom. Teacher can complete but interpreted by qualified professional

Diagnostic aid for onset anxiety disorder

8-19 years

Can be used by psychologist, psychiatrists, teachers, counsellors, pediatric nurses etc.

Scales - Physical symptoms (Somatic Symptoms, Tense Symptoms), Harm avoidance (perfectionism, anxious coping), Social Anxiety (humiliation fears, performance fears), Social Anxiety and Separation/Panic

Respondent rates each item - 0 for "never true about me" to 3 "often true about me"

Quick and efficient unidimensional measure

20% of school age population

Diagnosed by 8

Defying authority, vengful, seeking revenge, not following rules, getting in trouble all of the time

Secondary to anxiety, depression, etc.

Look for other underlying reason

Treated with behavioural management and treatments