PSYC4022 Testing and Assessment Week Nine Child Assessment Flashcards
What are the 5 stages of testing for Children?
- Clear Referral Question
- Hypothesis Developed Following Information Gathering
- Assessments to examine and contrast hypothesis
- Conclusions drawn from all collected information
- Report to summarise conclusions and provide direction
The Three Main Stages of Assessing Children; EXAM QUESTION!!
- Gathering Information
- Formalised Assessments
- Feedback to the Family
What is the purpose of the referral?
- Provide a Guide as to what assessment(s) are needed.
- What does the GP see as the problem?
- What information does the referrer want you to provide?
- Provide relevant background information
What information should you gather about the presenting issue when you’re completing an assessment for a child?
- What is their appreciation of the Issue
- When did they first become concerned?
- What behaviours are of concern?
- What thoughts/ Cognitions are of concern?
- If the parents concerns are different from the GP’s concerns, how so?
What information about the precipitating issue should you gather when collecting information for a child assessment?
- What made them seek help now? (If lifelong)
- What happened in the lead up? (If discrete).
* Lifestyle changes?
* Changes in Family Organisation?
What information should you gather about the Predisposing factors for the child’s assessment?
- Family history of any physical/cognitive/psychological illness
- Child’s birth
- Milestones
* Control of the neck
* Sitting Up
* Walking
* First Words
* Social abilities of the child
What background information do you need to collect about a child?
- Psychosocial/ Family History
- Developmental History
- Medical History
- Academic/School History
- Previous Assessments
There are 6 Scales of the MASC-2-SR or MASC-2P. What are they?
- Seperation Anxiety/ Phobias
- Social Anxiety
- GAD
- Obsessions-Compulsions
- Physical Symptoms
- Harm Avoidance
There are 4 Sub-Scales of the MASC-2 or MASC-2P. What are they?
- Humilitation/ Rejection
- Panic
- Performance Fears
- Tense/ Restless
What is the lower threshold age limit for the MASC?
8 years old
What is the lower threshold age limit for the RCMAS-2?
6 years old
What does the RCMAS-2 Stand for?
Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale
What does the MASC 2 stand for?
Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children
What is the lower threshold age limit for the Beck Depression Inventory for children (BDI)?
7 years old
What is the lower threshold age limit for the Childhood Depression Inventory (CDI)?
7 years old
There is a Preschool version of which test?
Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale
From what age can you use the Preschool version of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale?
3 years old+
There is an audio-taped version of which test for younger children?
Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS and RCMAS-2)
What are the 2 tests that can be used for behavioural problems with children?
- Achenbach Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL): Parent and Teacher
- Adaptive Behavioural Assessment System (ABAS-II): Parent and Teacher
What does the CBCL Test for?
ADHD
What are the two age groups that can utilise the CBCL?
younger children 2-5years
older children 6+ years
From what age can children use the ABAS?
From Birth
What can the ABAS be used to detect?
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Name 9 Cognitive Tests can that be Used with Children
- Trail Making Test (TMT)
- Rey Complex Figure Test (RCFT)
- Tests of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch)
- Connor’s Continuous Performance Test - II
- WISC-V
- WPPSI-IV
- WIAT
- WRAT
- WAIS-IV
What are 2 tests of Executive Function for Children?
- Trail Making Test (TMT)
2. Rey Complex Figure Test (RCFT)
What are 2 tests of Attention for Children?
- Connor’s Continuous Performance Test
2. Tests of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch)
Name 5 Tests for Intelligence/ Ability/ Aptitude for children
- WISC
- WAIS
- WPPSI
- WIAT
- WRAT
What is the age range for the WPPSI-IV?
2.6-7.7 years old
What age range is the WIAT suitable for?
4-50:11 years old
What age range is the WRAT suitable for?
5->94 years old
What are the 7 areas covered by the WIAT-II?
- Oral Expression
- Listening Comprehension
- Written Expression
- Basic Reading Skill
- Reading Comprehension
- Mathematics Calculation
- Mathematics Reasoning
What are the 4 areas covered in the WRAT-IV?
- Reading
- Reading Comprehension
- Spelling
- Arithmetic
If a discrepancy is found between between the level of achievement one would expect/ predict from general intelligence and a particular area (e.g. reading) and other known causes are excluded, what can be diagnosed? N.B. EXAM QUESTION!!
A Learning Disorder
What are the 6 areas to include in a Report for Child Assessment?
- Referral Reason
- Background Information
- Presentation of Information
- Results of Testing
- Conclusions
- Recommendations
What are 7 other issues for consideration with assessment of children?
- Validity Concerns in Evaluating Young Children
- Stress on your child
- Developmental Norms and Milestones have ranges
- Some milestones reached while others haven’t
- Some learning requires exposure - perhaps exposure hasn’t happened
- Specialised skills for assessment
- Sometimes no clear `treatment’
What are the advantages for testing children?
- Neural plasticity is most plastic in childhood
- Early Intervention can protect child from other issues later in life
- Developmental Pathways
What are the disadvantages of testing children?
Risk of labelling
If something goes pear-shaped during your assessment of a child, how long do you have to wait before you can test them again?
2 years
