Instrument/Tool Criteria:
For each assessment tool you select, you will identify an instrument and do the following:

Identify a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use      of the instrument.
Discuss if the instrument is appropriate for diagnosing the      condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument      reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment      for the disorder.
Describe whether the instrument can be used to measure patient      response to therapy/treatment.
Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including      reliability and validity.
Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.

Instruments/Tools for diagnosis of (one instrument/tool for each diagnosis):

Autism
Specific Learning Disabilities

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Instrument/Tool Criteria:
For each assessment tool you select, you will identify an instrument and do the following:
· Identify a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument.
· Discuss if the instrument is appropriate for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder.
· Describe whether the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment.
· Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity.
· Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.
Instruments/Tools for diagnosis of (one instrument/tool for each diagnosis):
· Autism
· Specific Learning Disabilities
Use the  Journal Template Assessment Tool  to complete the journal assignment. Your information can be in bulleted format or just a couple sentences for each criterion listed. However, you must use APA citations and references at the end. You are NOT required to write this in a paper format. Turn in one document for each of this week’s topics.

Anxiety and Related Disorders
Week X
DSM:

Instrument:

Article:

Appropriateness for Dx:

Response to Therapy/Treatment:

Psychometrics:

Limitations:

Journal Discussion from instructions:

References

Grading Rubric:

Criteria 1

Level III Max Points
Points: 5

Level II Max Points
Points: 4

Level I Max Points
Points: 3

Not Present
0 Points

Scholarly articles to support tool/instrument matched to a specific diagnosis

· Identifies scholarly/peer-reviewed articles for each instrument per assignment instructions
· Provides discussion of tool/instrument

· Provides information from a mixture of scholarly and non-scholarly/peer-reviewed sources
· Provides discussion of tool/instrument

· Provides information from a mixture of scholarly and non-scholarly/peer-reviewed sources
· Provides no discussion of tool/instrument

· Does not meet the criteria

Criteria 2

Level III Max Points
Points: 5

Level II Max Points
Points: 4

Level I Max Points
Points: 3

Not Present
0 Points

Discussion of attributes of the tool/instrument

Discusses attributes of all instruments required for this assignment:
· Is it designed to diagnose the condition, or is it to be used as part of the diagnostic process
· The instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment
· Psychometrics of the instrument, including reliability and validity
· Limitations associated with the use of the instrument

Discusses several attributes with one point being lost for each element omitted:
· Is it designed to diagnose the condition, or is it to be used as part of the diagnostic process (minus 1 point if omitted)
· The instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment (minus 1 point if omitted)
· Psychometrics of the instrument, including reliability and validity (minus 1 point if omitted)
· Limitations associated with the use of the instrument (minus 1 point if omitted)

Discusses a few attributes with one point being lost for each element omitted:
· Is it designed to diagnose the condition, or is it to be used as part of the diagnostic process (minus 1 point if omitted)
· The instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment (minus 1 point if omitted)
· Psychometrics of the instrument, including reliability and validity (minus 1 point if omitted)
· Limitations associated with the use of the instrument (minus 1 point if omitted)

· Does not meet the criteria

Maximum Total Points

10

8

6

0

Minimum Total Points

9 points minimum

5 points minimum

1 point minimum

0