Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire Analysis

There are various types of assessments including questionnaires, creative, experiential and play based. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a behavioural screening questionnaire for three to sixteen- year olds, which is free to download. It includes twenty-five questions appertaining to emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity, peer relationship issues and prosocial behaviour. A follow- up questionnaire is implemented after eight or ten sessions to determine whether therapy has proved helpful. The SDQ would be completed by parents, teachers or children aged eleven plus (www.sdqinfo.com).

The CORE-YP, a questionnaire for eleven to seventeen-year olds, is free to download and is completed weekly. It includes