ABSTRACT

This identifies the clinical use and issues involved in the assessment of abused children. It describes theChild Behavior Checklist, Child Sexual Behavior Inventory, Child Dissociative Checklist, Pediatric Emotional Distress Scale, Milner Child Abuse Potential Inventory,Parent Child Conflict Tactics Scale, Child Sexual Abuse Attitudes Measure,Adverse Childhood ExperiencesQuestionnaire, Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children,Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen, Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale, Children’s Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) Reaction Index, and Childhood Victimization Trauma Assessment. Case material illustrates the use of these assessments.