Assessment and screening tools
Various assessment and screening tools are employed to gain a comprehensive understanding of the child and family dynamics. Through observation and assessment, we strive to identify the most suitable support tailored to meet the unique needs of you and your family.
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
The strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) is a short behavioural screening questionnaire for children aged 3 to 16. The questionnaire is used to assess children’s mental health, and can be completed by children and young people themselves, by their parents or by their teachers.
The Trauma Expression and Connection Assessment
The TECA is an assessment process which shapes the understanding of trauma expressions which a child or young person may be displaying. It helps to make sense of how their trauma history is impacting them in their behavioural and relational presentations. The TECA understands that central to trauma responsive practice is the presence of safety and promotion of strong, safe and healthy relationships which can be used as a resource to support healing. The TECA is a tool to support co-regulation, decreasing a child/young person’s trauma behaviours/symptomology by recommending prescribed therapeutic responses which are matched to their needs.
Thinking about your child questionnaire
Questionnaire to measure parental response in relation to the child/young person (Golding,K).
The Parental Stress Scale
The Parental Stress Scale (PSS) is an 18-item questionnaire assessing parents feelings about their parenting role, exploring both positive aspects (e.g. emotional benefits, personal development) and negative aspects of parenthood (e.g. demands on resources, feelings of stress).