re: Measures of child/adolescent functioning

["aron shlonsky" <shlonsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We are trying to find a single baseline instrument for abused/neglected
children in the highest levels of residential treatment which measures
child related risk factors associated with: 1) poor reunification outcomes
2) low probability of "stepping down" to a lower level of care.   The CBCL
and a host of other such tools will be used on a sub-sample, but we need a
less involved baseline instrument for all children in the treatment and
control groups.  Specifically, we are looking for something which measures
the severity and frequency of such risk factors as fire-setting, assaultive
behavior, sexual perpetration, other crimes, eating disorders, running
away, self-injurious behavior, etc.  

I know this is quite a hodgepodge of risk items, but we need something
simple, short, and inclusive (if there is such a thing).

Thanks you!

Aron Shlonsky, MSW
Center for Social Services Research
UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare
16 Haviland Hall, #7400
Berkeley, CA  94720-7400

Phone (510) 642-6623
Fax (510) 642-1895
Email: shlonsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx