Ms. Rockwell completed the measure, which is intended to be used in the evaluation of children who have been sexually abused or suspected of being sexually abused. Veronica’s Total score of 65 fell in the Clinically Significant range suggesting she is similar to those her age who tended to have been abused more recently and exhibit high levels of other behavior problems, typically problems with aggression and activity level. Veronica’s mother endorsed items on the CBSI, such as touches sex (private) parts when in public areas, touches another child’s sex (private) parts, tries to look at people when they are nude or undressing as well as showing sex (private) parts to children. Although, on The Developmentally Related Sexual Behaviors Scale, which measures family sexuality, nudity, and adult sexuality and on the Sexual Abuse Specific Items Scale, which measures behavior related to sexual abuse, Veronica’s score were both non-significant. However, the therapist should explore items endorsed to these scales, as it relates to children in the midst of some life transitioning and inconsistency in caregiver. As the mother reported that child’s father recently was deported and the youth noted that she does not spend adequate time with her mother because of her work …show more content…
It is commonly used as a screener to evaluate the parenting system and identify issues that may be related to problems in the child’s or parent’s behavior, behaviors which may impact parenting. Ms. Rockwell’s response to the inventory produced validity scales that required scales to be prorated. To explain, the due to missing items, two scales were prorated. Additionally, the mother responded to the profile in a defensive manner, attempting to look more competent and stress-free than is typical of most parents. Occasionally, exceptionally competent parents who are rearing normal children in a non-stressful family context will earn a score in this