Child Assessment

Assessment of Child Maltreatment

http://www.calib.com/nccanch/pubs/usermanuals/treatmen/assess.cfm#inenvironment
Comprehensive guide covering assessment of the child within the context of his/her environment, issues to be considered in assessment, assessment information from children, projective assessments, cognitive assessments, clinical interviews, and assessment information from parents.

Child Measures

http://www.ncptsd.org/treatment/assessment/child_measures.html#TSCC
Various screening methods for child trauma and how to obtain them.

Children with Sexual Behavior Problems: Assessment and Treatment

http://www.calib.com/nccanch/pubs/otherpubs/childassessment/
Comprehensive guidebook from the Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect.

Developing a Proactive Intervention for Maltreated Children

http://www.childtrauma.org/CTAMATERIALS/Apsac_proact_interv.asp
The childtrauma/children's crisis care center core assessment process.

Evaluating Older Pre-Adoptive Foster Children

http://www.apa.org/journals/pro/pro295428.html
This article discusses the methods and procedures for performing thorough and systematic psychological assessment of post-infancy-aged pre-adoptive children.

National Resource Center on Child Maltreatment

http://www.gocwi.org/nrccm/
The center responds to needs related to prevention, identification, intervention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.

Protecting Children in Substance-Abusing Families

http://www.calib.com/nccanch/pubs/usermanuals/subabuse/
This online guide has comprehensive sections on assessing children and families. It includes topics such as: identifying alcohol and/or other drug use, special risks of children of chemically involved parents, developmental assessment of prenatally drug-exposed children, comprehensive family assessment, and areas of assessment.

Traumatic Events Screening Inventory (TESI-C)

http://www.ncptsd.org/treatment/assessment/tesi_c.html
The TESI-C is a clinical interview to assess the child's history of exposure to potentially traumatic experiences directly from the child.