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Trauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children (TSCYC)
John N Briere, PhD
PAR
Purpose: To evaluate acute and chronic posttraumatic symptomatology
Candidates: 3-12 years of age
Administration: 15-20 minutes - Individual and group
Based on the TSCC, the TSCYC is a 90-item caretaker-report measure of posttraumatic stress and related psychological symptomatology in children who have experienced traumatic events (eg child abuse, peer assaults, community violence).
The TSCYC has separate norms for males and females in three age groups: 3-4 years, 5-9 years, and 10-12 years. Caretakers rate each symptom on a 4-point scale according to how often the symptom has occurred in the previous month.The TSCYC contains specific scales to ascertain the validity of caretaker reports (Response Level and Atypical Response), as well as providing norm-referenced data on the number of waking hours the caretaker spends with the child in the average week (0- 1 hours to Over 60 hours).
The TSCYC contains eight Clinical scales:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Anger/Aggression
- Posttraumatic Stress-Intrusion
- Posttraumatic Stress-Avoidance
- Posttraumatic Stress-Arousal
- Dissociation
- Sexual Concerns
These scales form a summary posttraumatic stress scale (Posttraumatic Stress-Total).
To order the TSCYC, visit: TSCYC