TRAUMA
SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Name of Author Domains Assessed Age Format Training Required
the (self report, lab, Where To Obtain
Instrument observation, Cost
other)
Traumatic Ribbe, A measure of experiencing 3‐18 15 items: Interview Familiarity w/administration, scoring guidelines, and interpretation
Events 1996; Ford and witnessing of traumatic format or as self‐
Screening et al., 2000 events for children. TESI‐C‐ report; parent‐ Link to PDF at NCPTSD: http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/
Inventory Brief covers 16 categories report ncmain/ncdocs/assmnts/
for Children of events arranged traumatic_events_screening_inventory_tesi.html
– Brief Form hierarchically. 20‐30 min to
(TESI‐C‐ complete Cost = Free
Brief) &
Parent
Report
(TESI‐PR)
Trauma Ghosh, et A measure of experiencing 0‐6 years 24 items: Interview Familiarity w/administration, scoring guidelines, and interpretation
Exposure al., 2002 and witnessing of traumatic format or parent‐
Screening events for young children. report Request from: [email protected]
Inventory‐ Includes traumas more
Parent frequently occurring to 15 min
Report young children ( i.e., animal Cost = Free
Revised attacks, prolonged or
(TESI‐PRR) sudden separations and
intense family conflict).
Child Report Greenwald Measuring full spectrum CROPS CROPS is a 24‐item n/a
of Post‐ & Rubin of PTSD symptoms. Has Children self‐report. Can be
traumatic 1999 been equally sensitive to and used as a stand‐ Order at The Child Trauma Institute www.childtrauma.com
Symptoms boys and girls in picking adolescents alone but was
(CROPS) up trauma-related designed as a
and Parent distress. Takes advantage PROPS companion to the Cost =
Report of of the respective strengths Parents PROPS. CROPS & PROPS + LITE‐S/P + PRS: $40/e‐mail discount: $30
Post‐ of the respondent.
traumatic PROPS is a 32‐item CROPS & PROPS: $20/e‐mail discount $15
Symptoms parent report, can
(PROPS) be used as a stand‐ PRS: $10/e‐mail discount $6
alone but was
designed as a
TRAUMA SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
companion to the
PROPS
Adminstration‐5
min
Scoring – 1 min
Lifetime Greenwald History of exposure to the 16 items cover a n/a
Incidence of & Rubin child/adolescent’s adverse broad range of
Traumatic 1999 life events; past and current potential trauma
Events distress level for each of and loss events and Order at The Child Trauma Institute www.childtrauma.com
(LITE) ‐ the endorsed events. ask for an estimate
Student & of emotional
Parent impact at both the Cost =
forms time of occurrence LITE‐S/P: $20/e‐mail discount $15
and the present.
Available in
student and parent
forms (LITE‐S, LITE‐
P)
Administration ‐ 5
min/ Scoring ‐ 1
PTSD: Child Foa, Keyed to the DSM criteria Self‐report n/a
PTSD Johnson, for PTSD. It includes 2 event To Order Contact:
Symptom Feeny, and items, 17 symptom items, Administration 10 Edna Foa, PhD Department of Psychiatry
Scale (CPSS) Treadwell and 7 items on whether the min/Scoring 5 min University of Pennsylvania
2001 symptoms interfere with 3535 Market Street, 6th Floor
various types of Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 746‐3327
functioning. Email: [email protected]
Cost = Free
Violence Fox & A measure of experiencing 4‐10 years 15 items: Interview Training by experienced clinician, <4 hours.
Exposure Leavitt, and witnessing of traumatic format with
Scale for 1995 events for young children. children Request from: Ariana Shahinfar, Ph.D.; Department of Psychology;
Children‐ University of North Carolina ‐ Charlotte; 9201 University City Blvd.;
TRAUMA SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Preschool 20 min Charlotte, NC 28223
Version
(VEX‐PV) Cost = Free
Violence Fox & This measure asks Parents of 22 items: Interview Minimal Training Required
Exposure Leavitt, questions related to preschool format with
Scale for 1995 violence exposure. children age parents
Children‐ 4‐6 Request from: Ariana Shahinfar, Ph.D.; Department of Psychology;
Preschool Time n/a University of North Carolina ‐ Charlotte; 9201 University City Blvd.;
Version‐ Charlotte, NC 28223
Revised
Parent Cost = Free
Report
(VEX‐RPR)
Clinician Nader et A measure of DSM IV 8‐15 years 36 items: Semi‐ Training manual or Training CD‐ROM
Administere al., 1994 diagnostic criteria for PTSD. Structured
d PTSD The measure determines Interview
Scale for exposure to events meeting CD‐ROM Request from National Center for PTSD:
Children DSM‐IV criterion, frequency 45 min http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/assessment/assessmt_request_
(CAPS‐CA) and intensity for the 17 form.html OR Purchase from Western Psychological Services
symptoms in criteria B, C,
and D, and criterion E, the Cost Informal Version= Free from NCPTSD
1‐month duration Publisher Cost = $104.50 initial kit. $3.80/ interview booklet (pkgs
requirement. of 10)
UCLA PTSD Pynoos et Instrument keyed to DSM‐ 7‐12 years 22 (symptom Familiarity w/administration, scoring guidelines, and interpretation.
Index for al., 1998 IV PTSD symptoms for related) items: Self‐ Power point training available via NCTSN website.
DSM‐IV youth who report traumatic report or interview
stress experiences. format; parent Request from: UCLA PTSD Index for DSM‐IV: UCLA Trauma
report version also Psychiatry Service; 300 Medical Plaza;
exists. Los Angeles, CA 90095‐6968. Phone: (310) 206‐8973 Email:
[email protected]
20‐20 min
Cost = Free
Trauma Briere, A measure of PTSD and 8‐16 years 54 (Version A ‐ 44 Familiarity w/administration, scoring guidelines, and interpretation
Symptom 1996 related symptoms, items; no reference
Checklist for including those related to to sexual Psychological Assessment Resources
Children complex trauma disorders concerns):
TRAUMA SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
(TSCC) [41]. TSCC comprises 2 Self Report Cost =
validity scales and 6 clinical $158 initial kit (manual, 25 booklets, 50 profile forms). $2.36 /test
subscales (Anxiety, Less than 20 min booklet (pkgs of 25). $1.24/profile form (pkgs of 25)
Depression, Anger,
Posttraumatic Stress,
Sexual Concerns,
Dissociation).
Trauma Briere, The instrument contains 3‐12 years 90 item: Caregiver Familiarity w/administration, scoring guidelines, and interpretation
Symptom 2000 eight clinical scales: report
Checklist for Posttraumatic Stress‐ Psychological Assessment Resources
Young Intrusion (PTSI),
Children Posttraumatic Stress‐ Less than Cost =
(TSCYC) Avoidance (PTS‐AV), 20 min $200 initial kit (manual, 25 interview booklets, 25 profile forms,
Posttraumatic Stress‐ 25 answer sheets per age range ). $1.28/booklet, $1.76/answer
Arousal (PTS‐AR), Sexual sheets, $1.28/ profile forms (all pkgs of 25 each).
Concerns (SC), Dissociation
(DIS), Anxiety (ANX),
Depression (DEP), and
Anger/Aggression (ANG)
Posttraumat Scheeringa Interview and observation 0‐7 years 29 item: Parent Training by experienced clinician, >4 hours
ic Stress & Zeanah, of the primary caretaker administered
Disorder 1994 and the child, includes interviews by Contact author: Michael Scheeringa
Semi‐ interview for caregiver's highly trained 1440 Canal Street, TB52
Structured own PTSD symptoms. clinician Tidewater Building, 10th Floor
Interview Symptoms measured by the New Orleans, LA 70112
and interview include those OR [email protected]
Observation similar to the Diagnostic
al Record Classification of Mental and
Developmental Disorders in 45 min Cost = Free
Infancy and Early Childhood
(DC: 0–3). Includes 18 DSM‐
IV criteria.
Preschool Graham‐ Instrusions/reexperiencing, 3‐5 years 17 item: Training by an experienced clinician, <4 hours
Posttraumat Bermann, Emotional reactivity, Fears, Interview/Question
ic Stress howell, Total trauma symptoms naire Contact Sandra Graham‐Bermann by email: [email protected]
Symptoms Habarth, score
TRAUMA SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Inventory Krishnan, 5 min Cost = Free
(PPSSI) &
Bermann
(2008)
Child and Lyons, Assesses 12 areas: Trauma 4‐18 years 70 item: Clinician Three options available: in person, web‐based training systems,
Adolescent 2009 History, Traumatic Stress administered and online training certification. Information available at:
Needs and Symptoms, Regulation of interview http://www.communimetrics.com/CansCentralIndiana/Training.as
Strengths ‐ Emotions, Regulation of px
Trauma Behavior, Other Behavioral 5‐10 minutes, in
Exposure Health Concerns, addition to a Contact: Melanie Buddin Lyons; phone: 847‐501‐5113; fax: 847‐
and Attachment Difficulties, quality clinical 501‐5291; email: [email protected]
Adaptation Problem Modifiers, Stability assessment
Version of Social Environment, Child Cost = Free
(CANS‐TEA) Strengths, Functioning,
Acculturation
Structured Pelcovitz, Complex PTSD may not be Teens & 48 items: n/a
Interview van der fully normed: regulation of Adults Structured
for Kolk, Roth, affect and impulses, interview, self The Trauma Center at JRI:
Disorders of Mandel, attention or consciousness, report version also http://www.traumacenter.org/products/instruments.php
Extreme Kaplan, & self‐perception, perception available
Stress Resick, of the perpetrator, Cost =
1997 relations with others, Time n/a $50 for assessment packet (includes 2 other measures) and $50
somatization, systems of for scoring program. $90 for both.
meaning
Child Putnam, Dissociative amnesia, rapid Child 20 Item: Parent Familiarity w/administration, scoring guidelines, and interpretation
Dissociative Helmers, shifts in demeanor & Report
Checklist Horowitz, abilities, spontaneous Available from: http://www.traumaawareness.org/id34.html
& Trickett, trance states, 5 min
1993 hallucinations, identity Cost = Free
alterations,
aggression/sexualized
behaviors. A score higher
than 12 is evidence of
pathological dissociation
TRAUMA SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
This chart was created by Diana Porebski (MSW candidate) and Clinical Associate Professor Susan A. Green, LCSW (2010). It is a revision of the chart “Assessment
of Impact on the Child” obtained from http://fittcenter.umaryland.edu/portals/0/content/fittmodel/html/impactonchildren.html
Collins, K., Connors, K., Davis, S., Donohue, A., Gardner, S., Goldblatt, E., Hayward,
A., Kiser, L., Strieder, F. Thompson, E. (2010). Understanding the impact of trauma and urban poverty
on family systems: Risks, resilience, and interventions. Baltimore, MD: Family Informed Trauma Treatment Center. http://nctsn.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=ctr_rsch_prod_ar
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