1. Assessment of Adaptive and Social Skills

2. Assessment of Adaptive and Social Skills
Assessment Tools
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition (Vineland-II)
Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised (SIB-R)

3. 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

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

5. 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.

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

7. 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:

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

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

11. Vineland-2 Daily Living Domain Symbols for item grouping

12. Vineland-2 Socialization Domain Symbols for item grouping

13. Symbols for Motor skills

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

15. Starting Point for Receptive questions

16. Starting Point for Expressive questions

17. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

24. 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

25. Transfer the Subdomain Scores onto Score Summary page

26. Transfer the Subdomain Scores onto Score Summary page24
Use the Norms table to get v-scale, Age equivalent for each subdomain

28. 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

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

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

31. 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

33. 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

35. 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