Assessment of Adaptive and Social Skills

Assessment of Adaptive and Social Skills Assessment Tools Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition (Vineland-II) Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised (SIB-R) https://psycan.com/Vineland-II.jpg http://www.riverpub.com/products/sibr/index.html

Vineland-2 Adaptive Scales Ages birth to 90 Total sample size 3,695 200 per age group through 11 years 200 in each of three age groups for ages 12 through 18 years. Split half reliability Domains .91 to .95; Survey Interview Form Parent/Caregiver Rating form

Vineland-2 Adaptive Scales Requires graduate level training in assessment and test interpretation Cost $398.35 Scoring software $290 Each record form is $10

Adaptive Behavior Composite Communication Receptive Expressive Written Daily living skills Personal Domestic Community Socialization Intrapersonal Play and Leisure Coping Skills Motor Skills (up to age 6) Gross Fine Adaptive Behavior Composite A composite of the communication, daily living skills, socialization, and motor skills domains.

Vineland-2 Maladaptive Behavior Domain (Optional): Undesirable (maladaptive) behaviors that may interfere with the individual’s adaptive functioning.

Vineland-2: Scoring Item Scores: 2 = Usually or habitually occurs without help 1 = Performed sometimes without help or reminders 0 = Never performed without help Computing Subdomain Raw Scores:

Vineland-2 Communication Domain Symbols for item grouping Pre-speech Listener responding skills Intraverbal Tacts / Mands

Vineland Adaptive Scales Communication Receptive - Listener responding Expressive Mand Items 6 Tact Items Echoic Intraverbal

Vineland-2 Daily Living Domain Symbols for item grouping

Vineland-2 Socialization Domain Symbols for item grouping

Symbols for Motor skills

Administration and Scoring Begin by calculating the client’s age Starting Point for interview questions

Starting Point for Receptive questions

Starting Point for Expressive questions

Asking the questions Do not directly read the questions Ask open ended questions Ask the interviewee to give examples Say: what would Johnny do or respond if you ask him a one step direction? For example, “bring me the book” or “close the door”? Follow up question for rating: does he do that independently or does he need reminders?

Establishing Basal Basal Rules: Basal = 4 consecutive scores of 2 Basal Item Highest item # in the set of 4 scores of 2

Starting Point Stop going forward Go back till 4 consecutive scores of 2 are recorded

Starting Point Basal Item The highest # in the set of 4 scores of 2

Establishing Ceiling Ceiling Rules: Ceiling = 4 consecutive scores of 0 Ceiling Item = Lowest item # in the set of 4 scores of 0

Starting Point After establishing basal Go back and administer the higher items till 4 consecutive 0s are recorded

Starting Point Ceiling Item The lowest # in the set of 4 scores of 0

Calculating the Subdomain Raw Scores Item Before Basal 10 X 2 = 20 Basal Item Through Ceiling Item DK and/or Missing Total N/O Total Sum of 2s and 1s 4 Receptive Raw Score 24

Transfer the Subdomain Scores onto Score Summary page

Transfer the Subdomain Scores onto Score Summary page 24 Use the Norms table to get v-scale, Age equivalent for each subdomain

Transfer the Subdomain Scores onto Score Summary page 2.2 24 9 2.2 45 7 02 7 2.5 23 61 .5 Use the Norms table to get v-scale, Age equivalent for each subdomain And Communication Domain Score

Deriving Adaptive Behavior Composite Add Use table in Appendix B to Get SS scores Total Score

AFLS®- The Assessment of Functional Living Skills There are 735 skills across these three assessment modules

AFLS®- The Assessment of Functional Living Skills Basic Living Skills Module Self-Management Basic Communication Dressing Toileting Grooming Bathing Health, Safety & First Aid Night time Routines

AFLS®- The Assessment of Functional Living Skills Home Skills Module Meals at Home Dishes Clothing and Laundry Housekeeping and Chores Household Mechanics Leisure Kitchen Cooking

AFLS®- The Assessment of Functional Living Skills Community Participation Skills Module Basic Mobility Community Knowledge Shopping Meals in Public Money Phone Time Social Awareness and Manners