ASEBA - Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment

The Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) includes an integrated set of rating forms for ages 1.5 to 59:

• Ages 1.5-5 Module (Pre-School)
• Ages 6-18 Module (School)
  • new Test Observation Forms for Ages 2-18 (TOF/2-18)
• Ages 18-59 Module (Adult)
• Ages 60+ Module (Adult) -- Call

ASEBA forms are used and researched worldwide, as reported in some 5,000 studies across 50 countries.

• Multi-informant assessment for ages 1.5-59 with separate forms available for parents/caregivers, teachers/educators, self-rating
• Separate norms by gender and age group for competencies, adaptive functioning, syndromes, DSM-oriented scales, Internalizing, Externalizing, and Total Problems
• Comparable scales across wide age ranges
• User-friendly forms for both hand-scoring and key entry (computer-scoring); scannable forms and direct client entry also available
• French rating forms available that can be scored using either English profiles or the Assessment Data Manager (ADM) software
• Specialized Guides illustrate use of the ASEBA in mental health, medical, school, and child/family service settings
• Extensive research on service needs and outcomes; diagnosis; prevalence of problems, medical conditions, treatment efficacy, genetic and environmental effects, epidemiology, cross-cultural variatons, child abuse, ADHD, HIV, PTSD

The ASEBA offers a comprehensive approach to assessing adaptive and maladaptive functioning. ASEBA instruments clearly document clients' functioning in terms of both quantitative scores and individualized descriptions in respondents' own words.

• Ages 1.5-5 Module (Pre-School Age)

  • Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1.5-5 (CBCL/1.5-5)
    • French Forms available

  • Caregiver-Teacher Report Form (C-TRF/1.5-5)

• Ages 6-18 Module (School Age)

  • Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 6-18 (CBCL/6-18)
    • French Forms available
  • Youth Self-Report for Ages 11-18 (YSR/11-18)
    • French Forms available
  • Teacher's Report Form for Ages 6-18 (TRF/6-18)
    • French Forms available
  • Test Observation Forms for Ages 2-18 (TOF/2-18) NEW
  • Direct Observation Form for Ages 5-14 (DOF)

  • Semistructured Clinical Interview for Children & Adolescents (SCICA)

• Ages 18-59 Module (Adult Age)

  • Adult Behavior Checklist for Ages 18-59 (ABCL)

  • Adult Self-Report for Ages 18-59 (ASR)

• Assessment Data Manager (ADM) Software

  • Quickly enter, score, compare, and save multi-source data from all ASEBA forms. The ADM is available on CD-ROM in Windows format for Ages 1.5-5, 6-18 (+ SCICA & TOF/2-18), and 18-59; plus scores all legacy forms (ages 2-5 forms, 4-18 forms, and 18-30 forms).

• Extended Function Modules

  • includes a Scanning Module and a Client Entry Module to further automate the processing of the CBCL/6-18, TRF, and YSR.

• Additional ASEBA Components

  • Quick Reference Guides and a Bibliography of Published Studies are also available. If you are new to the ASEBA, consider ordering a Sample Pack to preview the ASEBA.

USING THE ASEBA

To hand score you need: Forms, Profiles, Templates, Manual

Hand-Scored Profile: one profile is needed to hand score each form completed by a respondent; scores are displayed on graphs.

Template: this is helpful for hand scoring; reusable cardboard cut-out that helps transfer data from forms completed by respondents to hand-scored profiles.

To computer score you need: Forms, Manual, Entry/Scoring Module (Assessment Data Manager)

ELIGIBILITY TO PURCHASE

The use and interpretation of ASEBA materials requires graduate training in standardized assessment procedures of at least the Master's degree level, plus thorough knowledge of the relevant Manuals and documentation. Administration of the SCICA additionally requires supervised experience in interviewing children. Eligibility to purchase ASEBA materials is based on academic degree and licensing.