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Intelligence Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test Second Edition (K-BIT2) Luis’s K-BIT2 IQ composite score fell within the Average range (standard score of 97, 42nd percentile). Utilizing a 90% confidence interval, it was estimated the youth's true IQ score falls within the range of 90 to 104, which is in the Average range. Luis’s verbal abilities (word knowledge, range of general information, verbal concept formation and reasoning ability) fell within the Average range (standard score of 89, 23rdpercentile). His nonverbal analytic skills (ability to perceive relationships and complete visual analogies) fell within the Average range (standard score of 106, 66th percentile). There was a non-clinically significant difference of 17 points between …show more content…

According to Luis’s profile, there were elevations on the SASSI-A2. This was seen on scales which reflects: 1) the extent to which the adolescent is part of a social and/or family system likely to enable substance misuse, 2) the youth’s tendency to acknowledge characteristics commonly associated with substance abuse, 3) a scale which measures defensiveness and differentiates it from substance related dependence, 4) and disruptive behavior, which tends to be elevated among youth with a history of involvement with the judicial system. According to decision making rule on the SASSI-A2, the youth had a high probability of having a mild substance use disorder. Suicidal Ideation: About My Life, (SIQ) Form HS The SIQ, a self-report measure that assesses suicidal ideation in adolescents (Reynolds, 1987). Luis was administered this during the assessment. An adolescent who scores at or above a raw score of 41 on the SIQ-HS may necessitate a more extensive suicidal assessment. Luis’s raw score of “0” on this instrument was not indicative of a need for further assessment of suicide risk. Vocational: The Self-Directed Search Career Explorer …show more content…

This examiner administered the BASC-2 SRP to Luis in order to determine whether he was experiencing difficulties within the domains defined and assessed by this measure to be considered within the provision of therapeutic services. According to scores on the Validity Indices of the BASC-2 SRP, Luis attended to the items, and responded consistently to similarly worded test items. Additionally, he did not appear to respond in an overly positive or negative manner. Therefore, his profile was considered valid, and an accurate representation of the youth’s emotional and behavioral functioning. On the youth’s self report the Depression scale was clinically significant as he reported generally feeling sad, being misunderstood, and/or feeling that life is getting worse and

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