Looking for an overview of the latest edition? Explore what’s new in BASC™-4, including what it assesses, age ranges and supporting resources.
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.Looking for an overview of the latest edition? Explore what’s new in BASC™-4, including what it assesses, age ranges and supporting resources.
BASC-4: A Comprehensive System of Behavioral and Emotional Assessment with Dr. Cecil Reynolds on Demand 3 Hours with CE
A103000467478
Qualification Level
This session examines key enhancements in the BASC-4, including updated norms, new narrow-band Mood Disorder, Autism, and ADHD scales, alongside expanded content scales designed to accurately capture contemporary student profiles. Participants will learn how BASC-4 composite and scale scores, clinical indexes, and specialised rating scales can be applied to differential diagnosis and educational support allocations (including disability and behaviour support planning), while continuing to provide evidence-based links to effective interventions.
Training orders are processed within 5–7 business days of purchase. Access to on-demand training will be sent via a welcome email to the address provided at checkout.
Audience:
This session is targeted for new and familiar BASC-3 users who are looking to learn about the new release from the co-author himself.
Course description:
Did you miss the live presentation with Dr. Cecil Reynolds? Now is your chance to watch the recording and learn directly from the co-author. This session examines key enhancements in the BASC-4, including updated norms, new narrow-band Mood Disorder, Autism, and ADHD scales, and expanded content scales designed to capture contemporary student profiles accurately and comprehensively. Participants will learn how BASC-4 composite and scale scores, clinical indexes, and Emotional Disturbance Qualification Scales (EDQS) can be applied to differential diagnosis and IDEA eligibility determinations, with a focus on Emotional Disturbance, while continuing to provide evidence-based links to interventions that work.
Training orders will be processed within 5-7 business days of order placement. On-demand training is accessed via a welcome email sent to the email address associated with the order.
View the course overview, learning outcomes, agenda, presenter information, and disclosure.
Learning objectives:
- Identify key enhancements in the BASC-4 and explain how updated norms and new scales reflect current research and population trends.
- Interpret BASC-4 composite scores, content scales, clinical indexes, and EDQS to support differential diagnosis of emotional and behavioral concerns.
- Apply BASC-4 data to IDEA eligibility determinations, with a specific focus on alignment with criteria for Emotional Disturbance (ED).
- Integrate BASC-4 results into multidisciplinary evaluation practices to support valid, defensible, and educationally meaningful decision-making.
Earn 3.0 CE credits
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Earn 3.0 CPD credits
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Pearson is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer continuing education for school psychologists. Pearson maintains responsibility for the program.
