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Reliable, efficient tools from Pearson help clinicians pinpoint and manage their client’s emotional and behavioral issues and plan effective intervention. We offer comprehensive assessments, including those for social skills, autism, Asperger's syndrome, and general development.

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Academic Competence Evaluation Scales (ACES)

Facilitate pre-referral assessment and identify at-risk students with the Academic Competence Evaluation Scales (ACES). This new functional assessment tool provides a standardized instrument to screen students who are having difficulty learning. Both general and special educators can identify and prioritize skills that may need intervention. Based upon these results, child study teams can identify students who would benefit from a comprehensive assessment or early intervention. Evaluate FunctioningACES is an effective tool to determine how the student functions in the classroom.

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Academic Intervention Monitoring System (AIMS)

Use the Academic Intervention Monitoring System (AIMS) to design interventions and assist child study teams in pinpointing and monitoring intervention goals. AIMS includes student, parent, and teacher forms for identification, implementation, and monitoring of strategies most likely to enhance student performance, including strategies for use at home. You can set measurable goals and map the student's progress toward these goals. A comprehensive Manual outlines the intervention process, providing directions for designing empirically supported intervention plans and a mapping system to evaluate the effectiveness of these plans. Case examples are included.

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Alcohol Use Inventory (AUI )

Assessment of patterns of behavior, attitudes, and symptoms associated with alcohol use and abuse.

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Awareness of Social Inference Test, The (TASIT)

Systematically examine social perception for many clinical conditions.

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BASC Monitor for ADHD Rating Scales & Software

A powerful tool to help evaluate the effectiveness of ADHD treatments.

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BASC-2 (Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition)

The comprehensive system for measuring behavior and emotions is better than ever

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BASC-2 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BASC-2 BESS)

Promote student success through comprehensive, systematic screening

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BASC™-2 Family of Products

The BASC-2 family offers a comprehensive, integrated system that helps you identify and manage behavioral and emotional strengths and weaknesses in children and young adults—and incorporates the perspectives of parents, teachers, and the students themselves.

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BASC™-2 Intervention Guide

BASC-2 Intervention Guide, step-by-step guide to select and implement evidence-based interventions that work in schools

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BASC™-2 Progress Monitor

BASC-2 Progress Monitor to easily monitor progress after conducting BASC-2 interventions

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BDI® – FastScreen for Medical Patients

Quickly screen for depression in adolescents and adults with the new BDI®–FastScreen for Medical Patients. A new version of the Beck Depression Inventory®–II designed specifically for medical patients, BDI–FastScreen is a reliable 7-item self-report instrument useful for case-finding. Complies with DSM-IV BDI–FastScreen measures the severity of depressive symptoms corresponding to the psychological, nonsomatic criteria for diagnosing major Depressive Disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders—Fourth Edition (DSM– IV).

Beck Depression Inventory®–II (BDI®–II)

The Beck keeps getting better. You can assess depression with the Beck Depression Inventory®—II (BDI®–II), which is in line with the depression criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—Fourth Edition (DSM–IV). This new edition of the Beck Depression Inventory®, the most widely used instrument for detecting depression, takes just five minutes to complete and is more clinically sensitive than ever. New ItemsLike its predecessor, the BDI–II consists of 21 items to assess the intensity of depression in clinical and normal patients. Each item is a list of four statements arranged in increasing severity about a particular symptom of depression.

Beck Hopelessness Scale® (BHS®)

Use this powerful predictor of eventual suicide to help you measure three major aspects of hopelessness: feelings about the future, loss of motivation, and expectations. Responding to the 20 true or false items on the Beck Hopelessness Scale® (BHS®), patients can either endorse a pessimistic statement or deny an optimistic statement. Predicts Eventual SuicideResearch consistently supports a positive relationship between BHS scores and measures of depression, suicidal intent, and ideation.

Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation® (BSS®)

Control a more focused examination of a patient's suicidal intent by using the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation® (BSS®) as a starting point. Five Screening Items, 21 Test ItemsThe scale is made up of 21 items. Five screening items reduce the length and the intrusiveness of the questionnaire for patients who are nonsuicidal.

Beck Youth Inventories™ - Second Edition

Now assess your clients to age 18 assuring confidence in your clinical decision making, while helping you plan effective intervention.

Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (BITSEA)

Identify red-flag indicators of atypical behavior in only 10 minutes.

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Carey Temperament Scales (CTS)

Gain a deeper understanding of a child's temperament or behavioral style quickly and accurately with the Carey Temperament Scales (CTS). Based on Classic StudiesFive easily administered questionnaires each covering a specific age range between 1 month and 12 years examine nine categories of behavioral style as defined in the classic New York Longitudinal Study (NYLS).

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Child Development Inventory (CDI)

A 300-item parent questionnaire that assesses the development, symptoms, and behavior problems of young children.

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Childhood Trauma Questionnaire: A Retrospective Self-Report (CTQ)

Conduct a reliable, valid screening for a history of child abuse and neglect with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ).

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Children's Apperception Test (CAT)

Evaluate children's personality with the Children's Apperception Test (CAT), a downward extension of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). CAT measures aspects of personality, including level of reality testing and judgment, control and regulation of drives, and degree of autonomy. Composed of 10 drawings of animals, the test is based on the theory that children identify more readily with animal figures than human figures. A supplement, CAT–S, features a set of 10 irregularly shaped pictures of animals for further exploration of tension. Another version, CAT–H, features drawings of humans and was designed for use with older children and in research.

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Children's Depression Inventory (CDI)

Get an informative depression profile with this quick instrument. The Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) presents 27 self-rating items for school-aged children and adolescents with at least a first-grade reading level. For each item, examinees choose one of three sentences that best describes their experience in the past two weeks. The respondent records selections on a QuikScore™ scoring sheet, then the examiner totals and plots responses onto the profile form. In addition to the Total Depression Score, CDI measures five empirically developed factors: Negative Mood, Interpersonal Problems, Ineffectiveness, Anhedonia, and Negative Self-Esteem.

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Children's PTSD Inventory - A Structured Interview for Diagnosing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Now, diagnose PTSD in children and adolescents with one scientifically valid and reliable assessment.

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Clark-Beck Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (CBOCI)

Use a reliable measure of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) modeled after the widely used Beck Depression Inventory®—Second Edition (BDI®–II). The Clark-Beck Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (CBOCI) is an efficient screener designed to identify obsessive and compulsive symptoms in individuals ages 17 and older. Efficient Screener The 25-item CBOCI was developed to provide you with an efficient, yet comprehensive and precise, self-report screening instrument for OCD. It can be completed in just 10 to 20 minutes and includes 11 items that assess obsessive behaviors and 14 items that assess compulsive behaviors. Once the presence of symptoms has been established, you can follow up with a more intensive diagnostic interview.

Devereux Scales of Mental Disorders (DSMD™)

Indicate whether a child or adolescent is experiencing, or is at risk, for an emotional or behavioral disorder. The Devereux Scales of Mental Disorders (DSMD™) are especially designed for treatment planning and outcome evaluation. The 111-item child form and the 110-item adolescent form cover a full range of psychopathology and are based on DSM-IV categories. Versatile AssessmentThe DSMD helps professionals evaluate behavior in a variety of settings, compare results to a large national sample, and analyze information for treatment planning and evaluation of treatment effectiveness. Any adult who has known the child for four weeks may serve as a rater. The same form is used for parent and teacher raters, with separate norms provided for each.

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Draw A Person: A Quantitative Scoring System (Draw A Person: QSS)

Use the task of human figure drawing to reveal intellectual ability. In just 15 minutes, Draw A Person: QSS can be used as a part of a comprehensive assessment, as a screening device, or as a supplement to other intelligence tests. Influences of primary language, verbal skills, fine motor coordination, and time pressure are reduced with these tasks. Draw A Person: QSS offers the most modern, efficient, and objective scoring system available. A training section in the Manual facilitates consistent use of the system. Clear scoring guidelines reflect the many possible ways a child can respond.

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Draw A Person: Screening Procedure for Emotional Disturbance (Draw A Person: SPED)

Identify emotional or behavioral disorders in just 15 minutes with Draw A Person: SPED. With proven reliability, Draw A Person: SPED is a nonverbal, nonthreatening screening measure for identifying these disorders in children and adolescents. Administer with Draw A Person: QSSInstructions are identical to the Draw A Person: A Quantatitive Scoring System. Drawings—man, woman, and self—may be obtained from a child during one administration using both systems. The scores may be used in assessing both emotional status and cognitive development. Proven ReliabilityThe test is a highly reliable projective technique. Its scoring system shows excellent inter-rater and intrarater reliability, as well as test-retest reliability.

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Eating Inventory

Recognize and treat eating-related disorders with the Eating Inventory. This instrument assesses three dimensions of eating behavior: cognitive control of eating, disinhibition, and hunger. It is useful to design specific treatment programs, evaluate treatment programs for obesity, predict weight gain following smoking cessation, explain weight changes among depressed persons, and assess the behavior of bulimic patients.

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Facial Expression of Emotion: Stimuli and Tests (FEEST)

Assess recognition of facial expressions of emotion

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Greenspan Social-Emotional Growth Chart

Monitor the milestones of social-emotional development in infants and very young children

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Hare PCL: Youth Version (PCL:YV)

Hare PCL: Youth Version (PCL:YV) helps identify psychopathology in adolescents

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Hare P-SCAN Research Version (P-SCAN) Checklist Version

A useful checklist to help in mental health and criminal justice settings.

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Hare Psychopathy Checklist Screening Version (PCL:SV) (Shorter version)

Hare Psychopathy Checklist Screening Version (PCL:SV) (Shorter version), provides a time-efficient, cost-effective screener

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Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised: (PCL-R) 2nd Edition

Assess psychopathic personality disorders in forensic populations

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Holtzman Inkblot Technique (HIT)

Get the clinical sensitivity of the Rorschach® inkblots with substantially greater objectivity and precision with this well-established projective technique. The Holtzman Inkblot Technique (HIT) can be administered to individuals or to groups. Each form contains a total of 45 scored inkblots, including some that are asymmetric, some in one color other than black, and some with visual textures.

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Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (ITSEA)

Intervention guidance for social-emotional and competency developmental delays in young children

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Inventory of Suicide Orientation-30 (ISO-30™)

Brief screener to help identify adolescents at risk for suicide.

Millon™ Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI™)

Brief adolescent personality inventory with a strong clinical focus.

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Millon™ Adolescent Personality Inventory (MAPI™)

Assessment of adolescent personality characteristics

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Millon™ Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic (MBMD™)

Assessment of psychosocial factors that may support or interfere with a chronically ill patient's course of medical treatment.

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Millon™ Clinical Inventories

Dr. Theodore Millon's theory of personality has guided the development and enhancement of the Millon™ Inventories. These brief inventories are closely correlated with DSM™ classification system of personality disorders.

Millon™ Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III™)

Assessment of DSM-IV®-related personality disorders and clinical syndromes.

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Millon™ Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III Corrections Report (MCMI-III™ Corrections Report)

An incisive assessment of offenders' character disorders that can lead to quicker, better, and more cost-effective decision-making.

Millon™ College Counseling Inventory (MCCI™)

Brief, comprehensive personality inventory specifically designed for college populations.

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Millon™ Index of Personality Styles Revised (MIPS® Revised)

MIPS Revised (Millon Index of Personality Styles Revised) helps assess normally functioning adults who may be experiencing difficulties in work, family, or social relationships

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Millon™ Pre-Adolescent Clinical Inventory (M-PACI™)

Brief assessment of personality characteristics in troubled pre-adolescents.

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Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory (NFI™)

Use the Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory (NFI™) to help you develop effective treatment plans and measure change for patients with traumatic brain injury and other neurological disorders (e. g. , stroke, multiple sclerosis). NFI is a brief self-report inventory that can be completed in 30 minutes or less by the patient or family member. A broad range of health professionals working in the rehabilitation arena can quickly and easily administer NFI to adults ages 17 to 80. NFI Addresses Common ProblemsNFI's 76 items are organized into six independent scales reflecting symptoms and problems commonly encountered following the onset of neurological disability: Depression , Somatic , Memory/Attention , Communication , Aggression , Motor.

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Parenting Relationship Questionnaire (PRQ)

Part of the BASC-2 family, Helping you understand parent-child relationships

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Parenting Satisfaction Scale (PSS)

Identify troubled parent-child relationships with this 45-item standardized assessment of parents' attitudes toward parenting. Scores derived from the Parenting Satisfaction Scale (PSS) allow a clinician or researcher to define, compare, and communicate levels of parenting satisfaction in three domains: Satisfaction with the Spouse/Ex-Spouse Parenting Performance, Satisfaction with the Parent-Child Relationship, and Satisfaction with Parenting Performance. PSS can also be useful in making child custody decisions and conducting family therapy.

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Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS®)

Brief assessment that helps identify the presence and symptom severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Resiliency Scales for Children & Adolescents - A Profile of Personal Strengths (RSCA)

The Resiliency Scales for Children & Adolescents™ measures the personal attributes of the child that are critical for resiliency.

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Reynolds Bully Victimization Scales For Schools

These three self-report, standardized instruments for school aged children will each take 5 to 10 minutes to complete. As a combined battery they will form a comprehensive picture of a child's experience of peer-related threat, level of distress and anxiety related to school safety. Results can provide benchmarks for identifying a child for intervention, or for identifying what students perceive as a threatening or unsafe school environment. Bully-Victimization Scale (BVS) The Bully-Victimization Scale (BVS) is designed to assess bullying behavior and bully-victimization experiences in children and adolescents. The BVS consists of two sub-scales, the Bully Scale and the Victimization Scale.

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Rorschach® Technique

The classical test for psychological and psychiatric problems

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Sleep Disorders Inventory for Students (SDIS)

Accurate and valid sleep disorder screening instruments for children and adolescents

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Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) - Performance Screening Guide

Universal screener of key social, motivational, and academic behaviors in children.

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Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) Classwide Intervention Program

Interventions that focus on top 10 social skills

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Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) Intervention Guide

This guide is designed to help you plan and implement remediation strategies that are directly tied to problems identified by th SSIS Rating Scales.

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Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) Rating Scales

Gain detailed diagnostic information with direct links to intervention

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Street Survival Skills Questionnaire (SSSQ)

Assess functional impairment, independent living skills, and appropriate vocational and residential placement for children, adolescents, and adults with physical, mental, or developmental disabilities. Originally published in 1983, Street Survival Skills Questionnaire (SSSQ) is an individually administered performance scale updated with new pictorial stimuli. Nine Behavior AreasSSSQ assesses nine specific areas relating to adaptive behavior. Test items are designed to closely resemble the tasks involved in everyday living. The examiner orally presents a question, and the individual responds by pointing to one of four pictures presented on a page. For children, the SSSQ provides an estimate of everyday living skills and functional disability.

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Student Styles Questionnaire™

Analyze students in four scales: Extroverted/Introverted, Thinking/Feeling, Practical/Imaginative, and Organized/Flexible. The Student Styles Questionnaire™ is patterned after the original Jungian constructs that were popularized by Myers and Briggs. Students respond to 69 forced-choice questions related to real-life situations to express their individual styles. Each item is a brief description of an everyday event, followed by two mutually exclusive alternative responses that indicate the student's preferred style. The Student Styles Questionnaire measures preferences, not actual behaviors; students are encouraged to respond in terms of what they like to do.

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Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory - Third Edition (SASSI-3)

Quickly identify adolescents and adults likely to have a substance abuse disorder

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The Mooney Problem Check Lists

Help individuals express their personal problems with this simple-to-administer checklist. The Mooney Problem Check Lists are also useful for increasing teacher understanding of students and for preparing students for counseling interviews. Typical areas covered by the Check Lists are health and physical development; home and family; morals and religion; courtship, sex, and marriage.

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Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Elicit elaborate stories and descriptions of 31 pictures to reveal some of the dominant drives, emotions, conflicts, and complexities of your client's personality. Bellak has devised a practical form for recording and analyzing stories obtained by the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). When completed, the TAT Blank, a six-page folder, and the appropriate number of single-page Analysis Sheets, provide a total case record.

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Vigil Continuous Performance Test (Vigil)

Administer the Vigil Continuous Performance Test (Vigil), suitable for children and adults ages 6 through 90. This test is an ideal tool for exploring attention, concentration, vigilance (sustained attention), and complex sequential stimulus tracking. Vigil Continuous Performance Test is computer administered and scored, with each test consisting of several modules, including the on-screen presentation of verbal and nonverbal targets. Each test takes approximately eight minutes to administer, and the built-in database manager allows examination of previous test results or presentation of a test with previously defined display characteristics.

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