MFT-5103 v5

Williams, L., Edwards, T. M., Patterson, J., & Chamow, L. (2011). Essential assessment skills for couple and family therapists. The Guilford Press.
Read Chapters 3 and 4. The chapters review considerations for the initial interview and assessing adult functioning.

Machado, P. P. P., & Fassnacht, D. B. (2015). The Portuguese version of the Outcome Questionnaire (OQ-45): Normative data, reliability, and clinical significance cut-offs scores. Psychology & Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 88(4), 427-437.
This resource examines the use of the Portuguese version of the OQ-45 and whether it maintains parallel clinical utility as the original version.

Salamanca-Buentello, F., Seeman, M. V., Daar, A. S., & Upshur, R. E. G. (2020). The ethical, social, and cultural dimensions of screening for mental health in children and adolescents of the developing world. PloS One, 15(8), e0237853.
This article reviews the need for early screening of mental health needs, challenges to meeting these needs, and recommendations for how to best meet the needs of children and adolescents worldwide.

Shaun M., E., Jonathan B., S., & Catherine G., G. (2008). Screening for anxiety and depression in community mental health: The Beck anxiety and depression inventories. Community Mental Health Journal, 44(6), 465–474.
This article reviews the utility of the Beck measures as initial screening tools to support diagnostic accuracy.

Sample BDI-11. (n.d.). National University.
This resource is the Beck Depression Inventory that will be used to complete part of this week's assignment.

Sample of Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS). (n.d.). National University.
This resource is the Beck Hopelessness Scale that will be used to complete part of this week's assignment.

Sample of Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS). (n.d.). National University.
This resource is the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation that will be used to complete part of this week's assignment.

Sample of BAI (BAI). (n.d.). National University.
This resource is the Beck Anxiety Inventory that will be used to complete part of this week's assignment.

Sample of Outcome Questionnaire Self Report (OQ-45.2). (n.d.). National University.
This resource is an example of another commonly used screening and progress tracking measure.

Sample of the Youth Outcome Questionnaire Self-Report (Y-OQ-SR 2.0). (n.d.). National University.
This resource is an example of one type of screening tool that is commonly used with adolescents.

Scoring Instructions for the Beck Inventories. (n.d.) National University
This document will help you score and understand how to interpret the results of the Beck Inventories.

Sperry, L. (Ed.). (2019). Couple and family assessment: Contemporary and cutting‐edge strategies. ProQuest Ebook Central.
Chapter 8 Optional reading if you have an interest in learning more about individual assessment for children and adolescents.