Pearson - Clinical and Talent Assessment - Australia and New Zealand

With the growing importance of early intervention comes the need to identify emerging social-emotional problems in infants and toddlers.

The BITSEA is an effective screening test of children ages 12 to 36 months. BITSEA quickly determines the possibility of a problem or delay.

• Cost-effective routine screener – ideal for monitoring progress over time

• Quick and easy to administer

• 42-item Parent Form completed on-site or in family environment

• Child Care Provider Form to look at behaviour across settings

• Especially suited for settings with limited time, resources, and/or technical training

If social-emotional and competency developmental delays are identified, the clinician can follow-up with ITSEA for further assessment.

Unique, Dual Solution

The ITSEA/BITSEA is unique in that it focuses on competencies, as well as deficits, and relies on input from the parent and child care provider.

Benefits of ITSEA/BITSEA

• Assesses competencies that may positively infl uence treatment outcome

• Family-centred assessment — relies on parent/caregiver input and level of concern

• Can be administered as a structured interview or take home questionnaire

• As part of a comprehensive assessment, the ITSEA can help identify children at risk for autism, anxiety disorders, depression etc.

The psychometrically sound ITSEA/BITSEA is highly targeted to the subtle growth and developmental stages of infants with norms presented in 6-month age bands.Validation studies include ABAS-II and Greenspan Social-Emotional Growth Chart.

 

Comprehensively assess social-emotional and behavioural problems in the young child