ABSTRACT
The purpose of this chapter is 1) to briefly describe the Social Cognition and Object Relations (SCORS) scales, 2) to provide the reader with an overview of relevant research relating to child and adolescent populations, and 3) to illustrate the diagnostic and therapeutic interpretive possibilities the SCORS offers when applied to consideration of Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) narratives produced by children and adolescents. To this end, the clinical vignette of a 13-year-old adolescent male with an array of behavioral and affect regulation difficulties is highlighted. The primary emphasis herein is to acquaint the reader with how the SCORS may be used in clinical work to enhance the developmental understanding and assessment of the child and to show how material may be translated into hypotheses that can guide and inform treatment direction and options.
