Basc-2 Case Studies

The BASC-2 SRP-A (Self Report of Personality) is a personality assessment for adolescents ages 12-21. It uses a 2-point response format (True/False) and 4-point response format (Never, Sometimes, Often, or Almost Always). The BASC-2 was designed as a tool to assist with making diagnosis of disorders using the DSM-IV. The BASC SRP evaluates school problems, personal adjustment, and internalizing problems (Matson, Andrasik, & Matson, 2009). The BASC-2 SRP is completed by the child or adolescent and it provides insight about their emotions, perceptions, and behaviors towards home, school, and their peers. Mary’s mother during the interview provided information about Mary’s social and emotional behavior in the home and at school. By having Mary complete this assessment, more information is provided about her social and emotional development.

Mary has interests in sports, has done very well in school in the past, and is a leader among her close friends.

Her mother, Elaine, worries about her current grades, her struggle to meet new people, and her overall attitude in other environments outside of the home. The BASC-2 SRP contains 16 subscales such as self-esteem, social stress, relations with parents, locus of control, and interpersonal relationships just to name a few (Matson, Andrasik, & Matson, 2009). These are key factors that can be accounted for how Mary is behaving at home and in school and can help determine some reasons behind her staggering grades and social anxiety in school. Through this assessment Mary is providing her own information in these areas; findings may show other underlying issues that are affecting Mary’s academic

performance.
Another assessment that can measure social and emotional development in adolescents is the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/ 6-18). The CBCL/ 6-18 is a rating scale completed by the parent or caregiver that assesses children’s competencies and behavioral/emotional problems (Drummond 2016). Like the BASC-2 SPR, using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), this assessment measures the parent’s perception about their child. They rate 118 items that describe their child’s behavioral and emotional problems within the past 6 months (Drummond 2016). The three areas under the Competence Scale include activities, social, and academic performance those are three of the fundamental areas of focus for Mary’s struggles in school. Although there are other scales included in this assessment such as syndrome scale and internalizing and externalizing scale. Overall, the information obtained can provide us with insight towards other areas based on the results of this assessment completed by her parents.
Both assessments, BASC-2 SRP and CBCL can help us, as counselors, learn more about Mary’s personality based on the information gathered from her parents and Mary herself.