This is a review of a new measure in my repertoire to aide in the evaluation of Executive Functioning (EF) skills in children and adolescents ages 6 - 17 from a parental perspective. Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale - Children and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA). Published by Guilford Press.
Dr. Barkley argues that many EF skills are goal directed and occur across time so many cannot be evaluated on a test in a single point in time therefore many EF skills are best evaluated by rating scales from the people who spend the most time with the student.
Dr. Barkley argues that many EF skills are goal directed and occur across time so many cannot be evaluated on a test in a single point in time therefore many EF skills are best evaluated by rating scales from the people who spend the most time with the student.
Assesses these EF Domains
- Self Management of Time
- Self Organization/Problem Solving
- Self Restraint or Inhibition
- Self Motivation
- Self Regulation of Emotion
- EF Summary
- ADHD - EF Index (Indicator of Risk for ADHD)
- EF Symptom Count
- Developed by a legend in the field
- Good norm sample, validity and reliability
- No protocols to buy
- Easy to administer and score
- Released 2012
- Based on parent reports only
- Scores are reported in percentiles only
Sample BDEFS-CA Report
This report was developed by me using filemaker pro 12. It helps one score the BDEFS-CA to get raw scores. Using the BDEFS-CA norms from the manual you enter the %ile scores and the report is created for you. Contact me if you are interested in learning more about this tool.
This report was developed by me using filemaker pro 12. It helps one score the BDEFS-CA to get raw scores. Using the BDEFS-CA norms from the manual you enter the %ile scores and the report is created for you. Contact me if you are interested in learning more about this tool.
Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale--Children and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA)
Handbook of Executive Functioning
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