Assessment Matrix

1 Assessment Matrix Brian Fazio Colleges of Humanities and Social Sciences, Grand Canyon University PCN 672 Childhood and Adolescent Trauma Dr. C. Murphy November 29, 2023

2 Assessment Matrix Name and Purpose of Assessment Compare Assessments (Include ethical usage, consent, and when you would use it) (50-100 words each) Analyze Appropriateness, Reliability, and Validity Assessment 1: Vanderbilt Assessment Scale Screen: This tool is used to diagnose ADHD in children between ages 6-12. The scale assesses inattention and hyperactivity along with anxiety, depression, ODD, academic issues and conduct disorder (Wolraich, 2003). The assessment has two versions one given by a teacher and another version given by the parents. The ethical use of this mostly presents no problems, but when multiple agencies are involved, the minimal amount of information needed should be shared (Foreman, 2005). If data and information is going to be used in a study, must let client/patient know data will be included but it will not have identifiable marks ("Aca Code of Ethics," 2006). A medical professional who is permitted to diagnose ADHD should review results. ADHD has three main types: 1) Combined (90.2) 2) Predominantly Inattentive (90.0) 3) Predominantly Hyperactive/Impulse (90.1) (Association, 2022) Reliability-between .91 and . 94 Validity- r=.79 (Wolraich, 2003) Age Appropriateness: This assessment is given to children ages 6-12. Assessment 2: Child Trauma Screen (CTS) This is a brief assessment for children ages 6-17 that suffer from PTE and/or PTSD (Lang & Connell, 2017). The assessment can be used by either clinical or non- clinical individuals. The setting can be any which includes a child. The assessment can be either self- report or interview style (Lang & Connell, 2017). If data and information is going Validity- .97 (parental) and . 90 (child) Reliability -.82 (parental) and .78 (child) (Lang & Connell, 2017)

4 References Aca code of ethics. (2006). Journal of Counseling & Development , 84 (2), 235–254. Retrieved November 24, 2023, from https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6678.2006.tb00401.x Association, A. P. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, text revision dsm-5-tr (5th ed.). Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc. Foreman, D. M. (2005). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Legal and ethical aspects. Archives of Disease in Childhood , 91 (2), 192–194. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2004.064576 Lang, J. M., & Connell, C. M. (2017). Development and validation of a brief trauma screening measure for children: The child trauma screen. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy , 9 (3), 390–398. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000235 Vineland adaptive behavior scales (vabs). (2021). In Encyclopedia of autism spectrum disorders (pp. 5090–5090). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319- 91280-6_301787 Wolraich, M. L. (2003). Psychometric properties of the vanderbilt adhd diagnostic parent rating scale in a referred population. Journal of Pediatric Psychology , 28 (8), 559–568. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsg046