Assessments

  • Hare P-SCAN Research Version (P-SCAN)

    Hare P-SCAN Research Version (P-SCAN)

    Robert D.. Hare,, Ph..D.. & Hugues F.. Hervé,, M..A. Age Range: 13 years and older Administration Time: 10–15 minutes Administration Type: Professional-completed Qualification Level B A tool to assess psychopathy and manage risk for antisocial, criminal, and violent behaviour The P-SCAN is a useful tool in instances when it is not possible to conduct…

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  • Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL-SV)

    Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL-SV)

    Stephen Hart, Ph.D., David N. Cox, Ph.D. & Robert D. Hare, Ph.D. Age Range: 18 years and older Administration Time: Interview: 45 minutes Collateral Review: 35 minutes Qualification Level C A screener for psychopathic (antisocial) personality disorders. An abbreviated version of the Hare PCL-R and highly correlated with the PCL-RTM, the PCL:SV takes about…

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  • Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (2nd Edition) (PCL-R)

    Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (2nd Edition) (PCL-R)

    Robert D. Hare, Ph.D. Age Range: 18 years and older Administration Time Structured interview: 90 – 120 minutes Collateral review: 60 minutes PCL–R assessment: 15 – 20 minutes Administration Type: Structured Interview, Clinician-completed Qualification Level C Assesses psychopathic (antisocial) personality disorders. The 2nd Edition of the PCL-RTM supplants its predecessor as the mandatory tool…

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  • Gray Oral Reading Tests-4 (GORT-4™)

    Gray Oral Reading Tests-4 (GORT-4™)

    J. Lee Wiederholt, Ph.D., Brian R. Bryant, Ph.D. Age Range: 6 to 18 years Administration Time: 30 minutes Administration Type: Professionally-administered Qualification Level B Description The widely used GORT-3 has been revised and re-normed. The GORT–4 assessment provides an objective measure of oral reading growth and an aid in the diagnosis of oral reading…

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  • Female Additional Manual (FAM) Additional guidelines to the HCR-20 for assessing risk for violence in Women

    Female Additional Manual (FAM) Additional guidelines to the HCR-20 for assessing risk for violence in Women

    Vivienne de Vogel, Michiel de Vries Robbé, Willemijn van Kalmthout, Caroline Place. The Female Additional Manual (FAM) is a recently developed addition to the HCR-20 for assessing risk for violence in women. While women still represent a minority of the forensic psychiatric and prison population, worldwide the number of women committing violent crimes has…

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  • Feelings Attitudes and Behaviours Scale for Children (FAB-C)

    Feelings Attitudes and Behaviours Scale for Children (FAB-C)

    Joseph H. Beitchman, M.D. Age Range: 6 to 13 years Administration Time:10 minutes Administration Type: Self-report Qualification Level B Description Assessment of emotion and behaviour for children. While parents are rating their children using the CRS-R scales (see page 6), children under 13 should complete the FAB-C questionnaire to obtain a multidimensional assessment of…

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  • Family Assessment Measure–III (FAM-III™)

    Family Assessment Measure–III (FAM-III™)

    Harvey A. Skinner, Ph.D., Paul D. Steinhauer, M.D., Jack Santa-Barbara, Ph.D. Age Range: 10 years and older Administration Time: FAM-III: 20 minutes for each scale, FAM-III: 20 minutes for each scale Administration Type: Self-report, Family-completed Qualification Level: B Description The FAM-III is an assessment of family functioning. It is unique in its ability to…

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  • Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS™)

    Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS™)

    Graham Spanier, Ph.D. Age Range: 18 years and older Administration Time: 5 to 10 minutes Administration Type: Self-report Qualification Level B Description The DAS scale is a self-report measure of relationship adjustment. Extensive research, including over 1,000 published studies, supports the use of the DAS in determining the degree of dissatisfaction couples are experiencing.…

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  • Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS™)

    Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS™)

    Jonathan Davidson, M.D. Age Range: 18 years and older Administration Time: 10 minutes Administration Type: Self-report Qualification Level B Description Providing a quick and accurate measure of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, the DTS assessment is a 17-item, self-rating scale that takes respondents only 10 minutes to complete. Each item corresponds to a DSM-IV™…

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  • Coping with Health Injuries and Problems (CHIP™)

    Coping with Health Injuries and Problems (CHIP™)

    Norman Endler, Ph.D., F.R.S.C. , James D.A. Parker, Ph.D. Age Range: 6 and older Administration Time: 5–10 minutes Administration Type: Self-report Qualification Level B Description The CHIP (Coping with Health Injuries and Problems) is a self-report inventory that helps you quickly identify an individual’s typical coping styles and suggests strategies that will best help…

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