Infant, Child, Adolescent & Family Assessments

Author DeAnna McKinnie Burney, PhD Description The AARS is a 41-item psychometrically sound instrument that assesses the intensity and frequency of anger expression in adolescents aged 11-19 years.  The items are consistent with behaviours identified in the DSM-IV.  Elevated AARS scores may help to identify adolescents who are at risk for diagnoses of Conduct Disorder (CD),... READ MORE

Authors Patti Harrison, Ph.D., and Thomas Oakland, Ph.D. Description Online Administration & Scoring Portal Available (via WPS Online Evaluation System) - Contact PAA to establish an online account. The ABAS-3 includes new norms, updated item content, improved ease of use and an Intervention Planner that spans the full age range of the assessment. The third edition of this... READ MORE

PLEASE NOTE:    ADI-R CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATIONS ARE REQUIRED BEFORE PURCHASING THIS PRODUCT.   PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR QUALIFICATION WHEN ORDERING OR CONTACT PAA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. CONTACT PAA FOR TRAINING & WORKSHOP ENQUIRIES. Author Michael Rutter, M.D., FRS, Ann LeCouteur, M.B.B.S., and Catherine Lord, Ph.D. Description Used in research for decades, this comprehensive interview provides a thorough assessment... READ MORE

PLEASE NOTE:    ADOS CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATIONS ARE REQUIRED BEFORE PURCHASING THIS PRODUCT.   PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR QUALIFICATION WHEN ORDERING OR CONTACT PAA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. CONTACT PAA FOR TRAINING & WORKSHOP ENQUIRIES. Authors Catherine Lord, PhD; Michael Rutter, MD. et al. Description This revision improves an instrument already viewed as the "gold standard" for observational assessment of autism... READ MORE

Author Jotham Friedland, Ph.D., Harvey Mandel, Ph.D., and Sander Marcus, Ph.D. Description This convenient self-report inventory is an ideal way to evaluate underachieving or unmotivated students, ages 14 and up. It gives you a complete picture of the personal factors that affect an individual's academic performance and provides specific recommendations for improvement. The AMP includes... READ MORE

Author William M. Reynolds, PhD Description The APS measures three broad disorder-problem domains: Clinical Disorders (20 scales), Personality Disorders (5 scales) and Psychosocial Problem Content areas (11 scales). The Response Style Indicator scales (4 scales) includes indices of response consistency, response veracity, and unusual endorsement propensities. Table 1 illustrates the relationship between APS scales and... READ MORE

Author William M. Reynolds, PhD Description Dramatic evidence of students with significant psychopathology and violence proneness has made recent media headlines across the country.  This behaviour is often a tragic outcome of adolescent psychopathology. The APS-SF is a multi-dimensional measure of psychopathology and personality characteristics derived from the Adolescent Psychopathology Scale (APS).  It consists of... READ MORE

Authors Paul J. Frick, PhD. & Robert D. Hare, PhD. Description In recent years, societal concerns over the dramatic rise in juvenile crime - especially violent crime - has reaffirmed the importance of research in this area.  Children who commit antisocial, delinquent, and violent acts constitute a heterogeneous group in terms of the types of... READ MORE

Authors Arnold H. Buss, Ph.D. and W. L. Warren, Ph.D. Description  This self-report inventory makes it possible, and practical, to routinely screen children and adults for aggressive tendencies.  The Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) measures an individual's aggressive responses and his or her ability to channel those responses in a safe and constructive manner.  Because it takes just 10... READ MORE

Author Raymond DiGiuseppe, PhD and Raymond Chiop Tafrate, PhD Description The Anger Regulation and Expression Scale (ARES) is a comprehensive, self-report measure of angry thoughts, emotions and behaviours in youth aged 10 to 17 years.  Derived from the Anger Disorder Scales (ADS),  the ARES assesses tendencies towards inward and outward expression of anger, along with... READ MORE

Authors Marc J. Ackerman, Ph.D. and Kathleen Schoendorf, Psy.D. Description ASPECT is a clinical tool that will help you make more objective child custody recommendations.  Easy to use and interpret, ASPECT offers a practical, standardised and defensible approach to child custody evaluations.  It draws information from a variety of sources, reducing the likelihood of examiner... READ MORE

ASRS DSM-5 Scoring Update - June 2014 The ASRS has been updated to provide a new scoring option for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) Symptom Scales. The ASRS now has the following scoring options for the MHS Online Assessment Center and the MHS PC ASRS Scoring Unlimited Use Software:... READ MORE

MHS Online Assessment Center The MHS Online Assessment Center offers access to online forms, administration scoring, and report generation at a fraction of the cost of traditional hand scoring or PC based software assessments.  If you choose to purchase online forms on the new MHS Online Assessment Center, you will: Save time, by never having to order... READ MORE

Author Harold F. Burks, Ph.D. Description This second edition of the Burks Behavior Rating Scales (BBRS-2) helps you diagnose and treat children with behaviour problems.  Administered and scored in minutes, these scales identify the nature and severity of pathological symptoms in children from pre-kindergarten through Year 12 grade (ages 4 through to 18 years). This... READ MORE

Author Nick A. DeFilippis, PhD, Elizabeth McCampbell, PhD Description This portable version of the widely used Halstead Category Test (CT) allows you to distinguish individuals with brain damage from normal individuals.  The task demands of the BCT are essentially equivalent to those of the CT.  The BCT contains 208 visual stimuli that assess complex concept formation... READ MORE

Contact PAA today to set up your PARiConnect online account to utilise online administration, scoring and reporting. Authors Gerard A. Gioia, PhD; Peter K. Isquith, PhD; Steven C Guy, PhD; and Lauren Kenworthy, PhD NEW in 2017!  The BRIEF 2 Interpretive Guide The BRIEF 2 Interpretive Guide is intended to facilitate the use of the... READ MORE

MHS Online Assessment Center The MHS Online Assessment Center offers access to online forms, administration scoring and report generation at a fraction of the cost of traditional pencil-and-paper or PC based software assessments. If you choose to purchase online forms on the new MHS Online Assessment Center, you will: Save time, by never having to... READ MORE

Contact PAA today to set up your PARiConnect online account to utilise online administration, scoring and reporting. Authors Gerard A. Gilia, PhD, Kimberly Andres Espy, PhD, Peter K. Isquith, PhD Description The observations of parents and teachers provide a wealth of information about a child's behaviour that is directly relevant to an understanding of that... READ MORE

Authors Peter K. Isquith, PhD, Gerard A. Gioia, PhD, and PAR Staff Description The BRIEF Software Portfolio-Preschool Module (BRIEF-P SP) is used to score and generate Interpretive, Feedback and Protocol Summary Reports for the Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Preschool Version (BRIEF-P) exclusively.  After the clinician's entry of an individual's item or scale raw scores,... READ MORE