Juvenile Assessments
A foundational component involving a detailed conversation to gather comprehensive background information, personal history, and the client's perspective on the issues at hand.
A specialized interview using standardized questions to systematically explore an individual's sexual development, history, attitudes, interests, and behaviors in a non-judgmental manner.
A comprehensive personality test for adolescents that assesses a wide range of clinical symptoms, personality characteristics, and behavioral tendencies to help form a detailed psychological profile.
An objective assessment tool specifically designed to evaluate the sexual characteristics of individuals who have committed sexual offenses, measuring dimensions like sexual deviancy, cognitive distortions, and risk factors.
A set of five self-report inventories used to assess an adolescent's experience of depression, anxiety, anger, disruptive behavior, and self-concept, providing insight into their emotional and social functioning.
An assessment tool designed to measure psychopathic traits in adolescents, focusing on interpersonal, affective, and behavioral features relevant to antisocial behavior and risk.
Measures a child's ability to recognize and understand the feelings and perspectives of others, a key component of social and emotional functioning often relevant in forensic contexts.
A risk/needs assessment tool used to identify major risk and need factors in young offenders, helping to guide case management and intervention strategies to reduce recidivism.
Refers to standardized criteria from a Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB) used to evaluate an offender's risk, treatment amenability, and compliance. Assessing levels of denial is a key part of this process.
A self-report questionnaire adapted for adolescents to measure empathy, assessing both cognitive empathy (understanding others' feelings) and affective empathy (responding with an appropriate emotion).