TSCYC-SF

Trauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children Screening Form

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Purpose

Helps identify possible child victims of trauma

Authors

John Briere, PhD

Administration Formats

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Digital

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In Just 5 Minutes, Administer the Trauma Screening Form to Individuals or Groups of Parents/Caregivers

The TSCYC Screening Form allows you to quickly screen the parents or caregivers of children ages 3-12 years for symptoms of trauma and determine if follow-up evaluation and treatment is warranted.

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Features and benefits

  • Provides a valid, reliable, and standardized means to screen child victims of trauma.
  • Supports the trauma informed care approach to treatment.
  • Takes just 5 minutes to administer and score.
  • Quickly indicates whether a child is at risk for clinically significant psychological disturbance.
  • Useful for clinicians who see large numbers of children in short periods of time.
  • Does not require an advanced degree or training to administer and score.
  • Can be administered individually or in a group setting.

Available in Spanish

TSCYC-SF Hand Scorable Answer Sheets have been translated into U.S. Spanish to assist clinicians with bilingual and Spanish-speaking children and families. A Spanish Kit is also available. This product uses English norms only. 

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Age Range 3 years to 12 years
Admin Time 5 minutes
Qualification Level S

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FAQs

What is the technical information of the TSCYC™-SF?

Test structure

  • Derived from the TSCYC. Selected items were best at predicting overall trauma and sexual-related symptomatology.
  • Includes 20 items and two subscales—General Trauma (12 items) and Sexual Concerns (8 items)—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.