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Assessment. Michael Hoerger. Of Children. Why Assess?. Difficult to diagnose problems Conflicting reports Facilitates problem solving/treatment. Interview. Areas: Medical, developmental, social, emotional, educational, family life, activities/community

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  1. Assessment Michael Hoerger Of Children

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

  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.

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