CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECK LIST

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Achenbach, T. A. 1991, 2001 Child Development, Parenting Skills Yes Parent survey The CBCL is a viable tool for assessing a childs behaviors. Parenting Skills, Child Development The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was designed to assess behavioral problems and social competencies of children as reported by parents. The CBCL can also be used to measure a child's change in behavior over time or post-treatment. Additional report forms (e.g., Teacher Report Forms, Youth Self-Reports, and Direct Observation Forms) are also available for the CBCL. Two versions of this instrument exist: one for children ages 1 1/2-5 and another for ages 6-18. Information below pertains to the CBCL for 6-18 year olds. Achenbach (1991), Achenbach (1991) Achenbach & Rescorla (2001),

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Costs are subject to change. As of 2007, 50 sets of forms cost $25.00.See the catalog for more cost related information: http://www.aseba.org/2007%20Catalog.pdf Yes Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment, 1 South Prospect Street, Room 6436 Burlington, VT 05401-3456 Tel: 802.656.8313, Fax: 802.656.2608 Email: mail@ASEBA.org, Web: www.ASEBA.org Paper and pencil instrument Self-administered interviewer Masters degree by parents or administered by an

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Not specified Requires familiarity with the instrument

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15 minutes 6-18 years old Three-point scale The scale ranges from not true to often true Computer and manual scoring English, Spanish, French The range of test-retest value: 0.95 to 1.00 The range of interrater reliability: 0.93 to 0.96 The range of internal consistency: 0.78 to 0.97 Criterion validity was assessed and found to be acceptable.

Prepared by the National Center on Child Abuse Prevention Research Prevent Child Abuse America Last Updated: July 28, 2005

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