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The 86-item questionnaire has separate forms for parents and teachers, and typically takes 10–15 minutes to administer and 15–20 minutes to score. Other versions of the BRIEF also exist for preschool children aged 2–5 (BRIEF-P), self-reports of adolescents aged 11–18 (BRIEF-SR), and self/informant-reports of adults aged 18–90 (BRIEF-A).
The questionnaire is quite brief with 25 questions and, depending on the version, a few questions about how the child is affected by the difficulties in their everyday life. [1] Versions of it are available for use for no fee. The combination of its brevity and noncommercial distribution have made it popular among clinicians and researchers.
The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is a widely used caregiver report form identifying problem behavior in children. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is widely used in both research and clinical practice with youths. It has been translated into more than 90 languages, [ 3 ] and normative data are available integrating information from multiple societies.
Its program Operation School Bell provides K-5 students with one pair of sneakers, two tops, five pairs of socks, underwear, a backpack, school supplies, a hygiene kit, a hoodie, one or two books ...
The questionnaire takes about 10 minutes to complete and it is designed for use with children ages 5 and up. Several research studies support the SRAS-R as a reliable and valid measure of children's school refusal symptoms. [1] [2] [3]
“School supplies are not cheap and a family of one school-aged child spends over $100 on school supplies. By participating in the back-to-school program, we alleviate some of that stress.”
The final 8 questions of both versions ask the respondent to rate the child's performance in school and his or her interactions with others on a 1–5 scale, with 1–2 meaning "above average", 3 meaning "average", and 4–5 meaning "problematic".
Other tools, for example the Age and Stages Questionnaires, depend on parent report. As of 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends developmental and behavioral screening for all children during regular well-child visits at 9, 18, and 30 months of age.