Clinical Children & Adolescents

Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale: Second Edition (RCMAS-2) C. R. Reynolds, Ph.D. & B.O. Richmond, Ed.D.   One child in nine experiences an anxiety disorder. But because anxious children tend to be quiet, compliant, and eager to please, their problems sometimes go unnoticed. The new RCMAS-2 quickly brings into focus the often.....read more

Reynolds Bully-Victimization Scales for Schools W. Reynolds Bully-Victimization Scale (BVS), Bully-Victimization Distress Scale (BVDS), School Violence Anxiety Scale (SVAS) These three self-report, standardised instruments form a comprehensive picture of a child’s experience of peer-related threat, level of distress and anxiety related to.....read more

Clarification Definition Explanation Outcome Unresolved Outcome Non-adaptive Outcome Maladaptive Outcome Unrealistic Outcome Available Resources Support from Self • Feeling • Advocacy Support from Other • Feeling • Help Reliance on Other Limit.....read more

Self Image Profiles (SIP) R.J. Butler The Self Image Profiles (SIP) are brief self report measures that tap the individual’s theory of self. There are 2 forms; the SIP-C for children aged 7 to 11 years and the SIP-A for adolescents aged 12 to 16 years. The SIP provides a visual display of Self Image, enabling the child/young person to reveal.....read more

Self-Assessment Inventory (SAI)   The executive functions, learning skills and psychological resources learners need for academic success and personal well-being are rarely delineated or assessed in systematic ways. Learners’ needs are typically discovered only after they have fallen short in some manner. The Self-Assessment Inventory is a.....read more

Sentence Completion Series (SCS) L.H. Brown & M.A. Unger The SCS consists of eight self-report forms, each with 50 content-valid sentence stems pertaining to specific areas of concern: Adult, Adolescent, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Work, Illness, and Aging. The client completes each unfinished sentence with the first thought that comes to.....read more

Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2) by John N. Constantino, MD Do the symptoms indicate Autism, PDD-NOS, Asperger's, or something else? Find out with the SRS-2. The second edition of this highly regarded autism assessment offers the convenience of a screener and the power of a diagnostic tool. Completed in just 15 to 20.....read more

Social Skills Improvement System (SSiS) Frank M. Gresham and Stephen N. Elliott The Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales (SSiS) enables targeted assessment of individuals and small groups to help evaluate social skills, problem behaviours and academic competence. Teacher, parent and student forms help provide a comprehensive picture.....read more

State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2™ Child and Adolescent (STAXI-2™ C/A) Thomas M. Brunner, PhD and Charles D. Spielberger, PhD   The STAXI-2 C/A is a 35-item self-report measure based on the adult version of the instrument, the STAXI-2. Like its parent version, the STAXI-2 C/A assesses both state and trait anger along with anger.....read more

Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) J.G. Cull, Ph.D. & W.S. Gill, Ph.D. The Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) gives clinicians a rapid, accurate, and empirically validated measure of suicide risk in adults and adolescents over 13 years of age. Quick and cost-effective, the SPS permits routine screening in any high-risk setting. The scale is composed.....read more

Tennessee Self-Concept Scale – Second Edition (TSCS:2) W.H. Fitts & W.L. Warren The Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, the most popular measure of self-concept in adolescents and adults, can now be used with children, too. Restandardised, streamlined, and updated, the TSCS: 2 offers norms down to age 7, simplified scoring procedures, and guidance.....read more

The Personal, Home, Social and Formal Relations Questionnaire (PHSF) F.A. Fouche & P.E. Grobbelaar This questionnaire determines the degree of adjustment of high school learners, students and adults in four main areas, viz. personal, home, social and formal relations and contains 12 components,.....read more

Thematic Apperception Test- TAT H.A. Murray The 31 picture cards included in the TAT are used to stimulate stories or descriptions about relationships or social situations and can help identify dominant drives, emotions, sentiments, conflicts and complexes. The cards include specific subtests for boys, girls, men, and women. It is a widely used.....read more

Trauma and Attachment Belief Scale (TABS) L. A. Pearlman Previously known as the Traumatic Stress Institute, (TSI) Belief Scale, this highly useful new instrument assesses the longlasting psychological impact of traumatic life events. The TABS helps clinicians design the most effective therapeutic approach for individual trauma survivors as well.....read more

Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children™ (TSCC™) J. Briere The TSCC is a self-report measure of post-traumatic stress and related psychological symptomatology in children ages 8 to 16 years who have experienced traumatic events (e.g., physical or sexual abuse, major loss, natural disaster, or witness violence). The 54-item TSCC includes two.....read more

Trauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children™ (TSCYC™) J. Briere Because exposure to traumatic events (e.g., child abuse, peer assaults, community violence) is an unfortunate part of many children’s lives,psychological tests for trauma effects have become an important part of the child-focused assessment battery. Following the success of.....read more

  Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition (Vineland-3) S.S. Sparrow, D.V. Cicchetti  & D. A. Balla The Vineland-3 is the leading measure of personal and social skills needed for everyday living. Psychologists and other professionals continue to depend on identifying individuals who have learning difficulties, developmental delays,.....read more

Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning third Edition (WRAML 3) The Wide Range™ Assessment of Memory and Learning, Third Edition (WRAML™3) measures short- and long-term memory functioning and the ability to learn new material in children and adults. This flexible and engaging lifespan assessment includes updated norms, content, and.....read more