- Access the Online Assessment Measures link in the Learning Resources.
- On that site, explore at least three different assessment tools for adolescents under the various categories. A few that you may consider are: Level 2, Substance Use, Child Age 11 to 17; Severity Measure for Depression, Child Age 11 to 17; and Severity Measure for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Child Age 11 to 17.
- Select one assessment tool that you can see yourself using in practice with adolescent clients.
- Consider why you have chosen this assessment tool and its strengths and limitations.
Submit a 1-page paper analyzing the adolescent assessment tool you have chosen:
- Why did you select the assessment tool?
- Why might it be especially helpful for use with adolescents?
- What challenges or limitations might there be for this assessment tool?
Use the Learning Resources to support your Assignment. Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list.
- randell, J. R. (Ed.). (2020). Theory & practice in clinical social work (3rd ed.). Cognella.
- Chapter 7, Clinical Social Work With Adolescents and Young Adults (pp. 123146)
- Levenson, J. (2020). . Social Work, 65(3), 288298. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swaa020
- Lougheed, J. P. (2020). . Journal of Research on Adolescence, 30(1), 2640. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12526
- American Psychiatric Association. (n.d.). . https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/educational-resources/assessment-measures
