Behaviour Assessment System for Children | Fourth Edition
BASC-4
The Behaviour Assessment System for Children, Fourth Edition (BASC-4), helps clinicians understand the behavioural and emotional strengths and concerns of children and young people from preschool through to young adulthood. This comprehensive assessment system includes teacher and parent rating scales, self-report questionnaires, observation tools, developmental history forms, and clinician rating scales. The BASC-4 supports screening and prevention programmes, intervention planning, mental health diagnosis, and special education decision-making.BASC-4 – User Level B: Mental Health • Live Online
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Qualification Level
This Live Online training is designed to support and upskill User Level A primary and secondary teachers, special educators, learning support staff, nurses and hospital staff, allied health professionals, and other professionals working in the education and health industries.
The training will help participants screen, assess and understand an individual's mental health needs by accessing and using User Level B assessments. It is also designed for those who are unfamiliar with the BASC assessment family and are interested in incorporating a standardised tool into their mental health intervention and referral framework.
This training will focus on the BASC-4.
Available Training Dates:
Below are the dates available for this training. We'll be in contact to secure your preferred date.
You can also contact us directly for private sessions for your organisation.
- 9 October, 9 am–4 pm
- 13 November, 9 am–4 pm
- 11 December, 9 am–4 pm
Audience
This hybrid training is designed for professionals working within Education or Health environments who are either currently User Level A and would like to further understand our User Level B Mental Health assessments, or are currently User Level B and are interested in learning more about the BASC-4 specifically.
It is highly recommended for professionals interested in developing their understanding of mental health concerns and using the BASC family of assessments, or other User Level B assessments, in their practice.
Course Description
The training is comprised of three units. We suggest you allow 8–15 hours to complete the on-demand units. This time will vary based on the User Level B assessment category and the number of on-demand units.
Unit 1 – Introduction to Statistical Concepts
Unit 1 will focus on introducing statistical concepts and principles that underpin all User Level B assessments. This unit will specifically discuss:
- Sets of scores and how to describe them
- The measures of central tendency
- Standard deviation and measures of spread
- Ordinal and categorical data
- Converting raw scores to z and t scores
- Interpretation considerations
Unit 2 – Understanding User Level B Assessments
Unit 2 will focus on improving your understanding of the User Level B assessment portfolio and your capacity to use User Level B assessments in context. The unit will specifically discuss:
- Developing an assessment hypothesis based on a referral
- User Level B assessment categories
- User Level B direct assessment administration principles
- Reporting considerations
Unit 3 – BASC-4 Administration, Scoring and Basic Interpretation (Live Online)
Unit 3 will focus on contextualising the statistical principles you have learned through the introduction to one of our leading User Level B assessments, the BASC-4. The unit will specifically discuss:
- Overview of the BASC-4 family of assessments
- Understanding the BASC-4 assessment family
- Scoring the BASC-4
- Interpretation considerations when using the BASC-4
Learning Outcomes
After undertaking this training, participants will be able to:
Unit 1
- Use and interpret both descriptive and inferential statistics
- Compare sets of scores in the classroom
- Understand and be able to interpret measures of spread, deviation scores and standard deviation
- Use and interpret the foundations of standard scores, including z and t scores and the normal distribution
Unit 2
- Develop a testable hypothesis based on a referral
- Describe and detail the various assessments that comprise the User Level B portfolio
- Describe the difference between direct and indirect assessments
- Undertake a User Level B direct assessment, ensuring that best practice guidelines are understood and adhered to
- Generate an assessment report
Unit 3
- Discuss the current mental health challenges facing our students
- Identify how behavioural and mental health assessments can be used to address these challenges
- Apply the BASC-4 model, employing the rating scales and self-report
- Use the BASC-4 model in the process of identifying social, emotional, and behavioural challenges
- Demonstrate how results and reports can be interpreted and used diagnostically
