Now available! The TSCYC Screening Form allows you to quickly screen for posttraumatic stress and related psychological symptomatology in children ages 3-12 years who have experienced traumatic events, such as physical or sexual abuse, major loss, or natural disasters, or who have been a witness to violence.

Forms are available in Spanish to assist clinicians with bilingual and Spanish-speaking children and families. 

Features and benefits

• Carbonless form takes just 5 minutes to administer and score.
• Quickly indicates whether a child is at risk for clinically significant psychological disturbance.
• Does not require an advanced degree or training to administer and score. 
• Can be administered individually or in a group setting.
• Supports the trauma informed care approach to treatment.

Test structure

• Derived from the TSCYC. Selected items were best at predicting overall trauma and sexual-related symptomology.
• Includes 12 items and two subscales—General Trauma and Sexual Concerns—that are scored separately.
• Features separate cutoff scores (derived from TSCYC normative data) for boys and girls ages 3-4 years, ages 5-9 years, and ages 10-12 years. 

Technical information

• Normative data (N = 750) features caretaker reports of children ages 3-12 years.
• Internal consistency coefficients are in the good-to-excellent range.
• Test–retest reliability was r = .80 (p <. 001) for each scale.