Guidance on using this test in your telepractice.Now Available!
BASC-4 Multi-rater report is in development and expected to release 8/23/26. The BASC-4 Progress report is expected by November.
Behavior Assessment System for Children | Fourth Edition
BASC-4
The Behavior Assessment System for Children, Fourth Edition (BASC-4) helps clinicians understand the behavioral and emotional strengths and concerns of youth from preschool through college-age. This comprehensive assessment system includes teacher and parent rating forms, self-report surveys, observation tools, history questionnaires, and clinician rating forms. The BASC-4 supports screening and prevention programs, intervention planning, mental health diagnosis, and special-education decision-making.Guidance on using this test in your telepractice.Now Available!
BASC-4 Multi-rater report is in development and expected to release 8/23/26. The BASC-4 Progress report is expected by November.
BASC-4: A Comprehensive System of Behavioral & Emotional Assessment Live Webinar with Dr. Cecil Reynolds August 13
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Qualification Level
Thursday, August 13, 2026
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
The emotional and behavioral needs of today’s youth continue to evolve, requiring assessment tools that reflect current research and support high-stakes educational decision-making. This session examines key enhancements in the BASC-4, including updated norms, new narrow-band Mood Disorder, Autism, and ADHD scales, and expanded content scales designed to capture contemporary student profiles accurately and comprehensively. Participants will learn how BASC-4 composite and scale scores, clinical indexes, and Emotional Disturbance Qualification Scales (EDQS) can be applied to differential diagnosis and IDEA eligibility determinations, with a focus on Emotional Disturbance, while continuing to provide evidence-based links to interventions that work.
Each learner in attendance will need a purchased seat.
Audience:
This session is targeted for new and familiar BASC-3 users who are looking to learn about the new release from the author himself.
Course description:
Thursday, August 13, 2026
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
The emotional and behavioral needs of today’s youth continue to evolve, requiring assessment tools that reflect current research and support high-stakes educational decision-making. This session examines key enhancements in the BASC-4, including updated norms, new narrow-band Mood Disorder, Autism, and ADHD scales, and expanded content scales designed to capture contemporary student profiles accurately and comprehensively. Participants will learn how BASC-4 composite and scale scores, clinical indexes, and Emotional Disturbance Qualification Scales (EDQS) can be applied to differential diagnosis and IDEA eligibility determinations, with a focus on Emotional Disturbance, while continuing to provide evidence-based links to interventions that work.
Each learner in attendance will need a purchased seat.
View the course overview, learning outcomes, agenda, presenter information, and disclosure.
Learning objectives:
After attending this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify key enhancements in the BASC-4 and explain how updated norms and new scales reflect current research and population trends.
- Interpret BASC-4 composite scores, content scales, clinical indexes, and EDQS to support differential diagnosis of emotional and behavioral concerns.
- Apply BASC-4 data to IDEA eligibility determinations, with a specific focus on alignment with criteria for Emotional Disturbance (ED).
- Integrate BASC-4 results into multidisciplinary evaluation practices to support valid, defensible, and educationally meaningful decision-making.
Earn 3.0 CE credits
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Earn 3.0 CPD credits
NASP Approved Provider # 1010
Pearson is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer continuing education for school psychologists. Pearson maintains responsibility for the program.
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