1. Assessment Of Children Michael Hoerger

2. Why Assess? Difficult to diagnose problems Conflicting reports Facilitates problem solving/treatment

3. Interview Areas: Medical, developmental, social, emotional, educational, family life, activities/community Children: shy, confused, difficulty with abstract reasoning  Rapport and respect Adults: facts and behaviors = good, child’s emotions = bad

4. Observation Clinic, school, home, self-monitoring Count # or duration of behaviors Compare to other children

5. Rating Forms Checklists and ratings of problems Parents, teachers, or children (age 10+) Efficient, track success

6. Record Review Medical/psychological records Grades by subject Teacher comments

7. Intelligence Tests Examples: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), Stanford-Binet Predicts performance on a variety of cognitive tasks (r =.3 to.7) Facts, vocabulary, math, memory, reasoning, matching, social problem solving

8. Achievement Tests Measures knowledge for specific subjects Uses:  Weaknesses in specific subjects  Keeping up with grade level  Learning disabilities

9. Projective Techniques Assess personality, beliefs, motives, needs Child participates in an activity (story telling, drawing, playing), projecting own personality onto the activity

10. Assessing ADHD Interview Observation Rating Forms Record Review Intelligence Tests Achievement Tests Projective Tests

11. Michael Hoerger To cite this lecture: Hoerger, M. (2007, February 21). Assessment of Child Psychopathology. Presented at a PSY 220 lecture at Central Michigan University.