DEVELOPING A STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT BATTERY FOR CLINICAL USE AT RBSC

Abstract

Introduction: In clinical psychology, standardized assessment batteries are essential for meaningful, consistent, and trustworthy client evaluations. The present goal of the Rollins Behavioral Science Clinic (RBSC) is to put in place a formal battery that will improve evaluations and encourage evidence-based decision-making.

Method: A comprehensive battery of assessments that has been carefully chosen for its clinical utility, psychometric strength, and viability is proposed in this paper. Cognitive functioning, linguistic skills, screening for autistic spectrum disease, adaptive behavior, and internalizing symptoms are important areas.

Findings: The following measures are suggested: the Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS), the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB5), the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Fifth Edition (PPVT-5), the Expressive Vocabulary Test, Third Edition (EVT-3), the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition (Vineland-3), the Essential for Living (EFL), and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2).