KHA711 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Otitis, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Block Design
25 Jun 2018
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Current Issues in Assessment
Week 10
WAIS etc.
Module Four: Child Assessment
- Multi-modal
oThis is different to adult assessment- less multi-modal
oObtaining information from several sources
Integrate this information
Be aware of the limitations of any one source
Children have great insight but we cannot rely solely on this
Parents, teachers, doctors
What they perceive as the problem
Parents are not the best reporters of the child’s functionality
Two extremes: under or over-estimating
Teachers are great at providing information about certain things
oUnder/over play the symptoms of ADHD in boys
oAnxiety in girls is often dismissed
oUsing several assessment methods
Assessing several areas of functioning
Strengths and weaknesses of these
- Three pillars of child assessment
oNorm-references tests
oInterviews
oObservations
How they are problem solving in session
Observe them in their natural environment
Home, school, classroom/playground
Interactions
Play is their language
- Basics:
oChild is an expert in their own experiences
But they cannot tell us everything
oParents are the next best experts
Wealth of information
Child’s problems and how they have dealt with the problems in the
past
Whether prior treatment has been sought
Who provided the treatment
Outcomes of previous treatment
The child’s medical, developmental, educations, and social history
Family history
Parent’s expectations for treatment and remediation
oRemember
Not perfect in terms of recall
Inherent biases
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Not usually inherently aware of what aspects are important
So they might not even mention it
As they have normalised and dismissed it
- Developmental interview:
oHistory of presenting problem
Parent’s view of the child’s view of the problem
What words does the child use when talking about the problem
to the parent
Onset, duration, prior assessments, interventions attempted
oPrenatal, perinatal, and early postnatal history
Pregnancy
Labour and delivery
Birth weight
APGAR scores
Look at slides for a breakdown of this
Complications post-birth
Have a basic knowledge of this
And what is normally abnormal
Acquisition of age-related milestone
Motor, language, toileting
Pediatric staff
oMedical history
Across all ages
Accidents and injuries
Major illnesses
Ear infections
Neurological conditions
Congenital and genetic conditions
Hearing and eyesight
oAcquisition of age-related milestones
Motor
Language
First word not a major predictor
Key indicators- three word phrases with a verb
oVerb: doing word or an action word
oDescribing something that is going on
Toileting
oSchool history
Pre-school experiences
Up to present
Achievements etc- strengths and weaknesses
Behavioural, social, emotional
IEPs, 504 Plans, accommodations, modifications
Individual education plans
Teachers perspectives
oPersonality, social, emotional/mood, behavioral history
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Document Summary
Multi-modal: this is different to adult assessment- less multi-modal, obtaining information from several sources. Be aware of the limitations of any one source. Children have great insight but we cannot rely solely on this. Parents are not the best reporters of the child"s functionality. Teachers are great at providing information about certain things: under/over play the symptoms of adhd in boys, anxiety in girls is often dismissed, using several assessment methods. Three pillars of child assessment: norm-references tests, interviews, observations. How they are problem solving in session. Basics: child is an expert in their own experiences. But they cannot tell us everything: parents are the next best experts. Child"s problems and how they have dealt with the problems in the past. The child"s medical, developmental, educations, and social history. Parent"s expectations for treatment and remediation: remember. Not usually inherently aware of what aspects are important. So they might not even mention it. As they have normalised and dismissed it.
