Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents

CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 14
PART 1: FOUNDATIONS AND METHODS OF ASSESSMENT......Page 20
Theoretical Foundations of Social and Emotional Behavior......Page 22
Understanding and Clarifying Assessment Referrals......Page 28
Assessment as a Problem-Solving Process......Page 29
Legal and Ethical Issues in Assessment......Page 32
Philosophical Foundations of Assessment......Page 37
Designing a Multimethod, Multisource, Multisetting Assessment......Page 39
Criteria for Inclusion of Assessment Methods and Instruments......Page 41
Conclusions......Page 42
Review and Application Questions......Page 43
2 ASSESSMENT AND CLASSIFICATION......Page 45
Differential Diagnosis and Classification Error......Page 46
Current Classification Systems......Page 47
Multiple Gating in Assessment and Classification......Page 61
Concluding Comments on Assessment and Classification......Page 66
Conclusions......Page 67
Review and Application Questions......Page 69
Behavioral Observation: Basic Principles and Concepts......Page 70
Direct Behavioral Observation and Ecological Assessment......Page 71
General Methods of Behavioral Observation......Page 72
Observational Coding Procedures......Page 74
Examples of Observational Coding Systems......Page 81
Validity Issues in Direct Behavioral Observation......Page 84
Direct Behavioral Observation and Functional Behavior Assessment......Page 90
Direct Behavioral Observation and Decision Making......Page 92
Conclusions......Page 93
Review and Application Questions......Page 94
Characteristics of Behavior Rating Scales......Page 96
Review of Selected General Purpose Problem Behavior Rating Scales......Page 101
Best Practices in Using Behavior Rating Scales......Page 116
Behavior Rating Scales and Decision Making......Page 117
Conclusions......Page 119
Review and Application Questions......Page 120
5 INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES......Page 122
Role of Interviews in Assessing Children and Adolescents......Page 123
Developmental Issues in Interviewing......Page 124
Factors That May Affect the Quality of the Interview......Page 129
Selecting an Appropriate Interview Method......Page 133
Traditional Interviewing Techniques......Page 134
Behavioral Interview......Page 137
Structured and Semistructured Interviews......Page 143
Clinical Interviewing and Suicidal Ideation/Behavior......Page 148
Interviews and Decision Making......Page 153
Conclusions......Page 154
Review and Application Questions......Page 155
Sociometric Assessment: Its Importance, History, and Empirical Base......Page 157
Overview of Specific Sociometric Assessment Procedures......Page 162
Ethical Concerns in Using Sociometric Procedures......Page 171
Sociometric Procedures and Decision Making......Page 173
Conclusions......Page 174
Review and Application Questions......Page 175
7 SELF-REPORT INSTRUMENTS......Page 177
Foundations of Self-Report Assessment......Page 178
Reviews of Selected General Purpose Self-Report Tests......Page 184
Conclusions......Page 199
Review and Application Questions......Page 201
8 PROJECTIVE-EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES......Page 202
Projective Assessment: An Introduction......Page 203
Thematic Approaches......Page 205
Drawing Techniques......Page 210
Sentence Completion Tasks......Page 224
Best Practices......Page 228
Conclusions......Page 230
Review and Application Questions......Page 232
PART II: ASSESSMENT OF SPECIFIC PROBLEMS, COMPETENCIES, AND POPULATIONS......Page 234
Externalizing Disorders: An Overview......Page 236
Prevalence, Etiology, and Prognosis of Externalizing Disorders......Page 244
Methods of Assessing Externalizing Problems......Page 248
Linking Assessment to Intervention......Page 261
Conclusions......Page 263
Review and Application Questions......Page 264
Internalizing Problems: An Overview......Page 265
Major Internalizing Disorders......Page 268
Positive and Negative Affectivity: A Model for Understanding Internalizing Problems......Page 276
Internalizing Problems and Self-Concept......Page 277
Methods of Assessing Internalizing Problems......Page 279
Linking Assessing to Intervention......Page 295
Conclusions......Page 296
Review and Application Questions......Page 298
11 ASSESSMENT OF OTHER BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS......Page 299
Classification and Taxonomy......Page 300
Pervasive Developmental Disorders......Page 302
Schizoid Disorders......Page 311
Tic Disorders (Tourette's Disorder)......Page 313
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders......Page 315
Eating Disorders......Page 321
Linking Assessment to Intervention......Page 324
Conclusions......Page 326
Review and Application Questions......Page 328
Social Competence: A Complex Construct......Page 330
Dimensions of Social Skills......Page 333
Importance of Social Skills......Page 336
Methods of Assessing Social Skills......Page 337
Linking Assessment to Intervention......Page 354
Conclusions......Page 356
Review and Application Questions......Page 357
13 ASSESSING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR OF YOUNG CHILDREN......Page 359
Alternative Diagnostic Classification System......Page 360
Methods for Assessing Young Children......Page 363
Early Screening Project: A Multiple-Gating Procedure for Young Children......Page 377
Best Practices......Page 379
Conclusions......Page 380
Review and Application Questions......Page 381
14 ASSESSMENT AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY......Page 383
Test and Assessment Bias in Professional Practice......Page 385
Acculturation and Identity Development......Page 389
Problems With Categories and Group Emphasis......Page 392
Cultural Diversity in the United States: Description of Major Racial/Ethnic Groups......Page 394
Assessment Methods and Cultural Diversity: Special Considerations......Page 402
Recommendations for Culturally Competent Assessment......Page 412
Conclusions......Page 414
Review and Application Questions......Page 416
APPENDIX: SOURCES FOR PUBLISHED ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS......Page 417
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