The Emotional Disturbance Decision Tree™–Self Report Form (EDDT™-SR) is the third tool in the acclaimed EDDT series, providing a standardized, norm-referenced assessment designed to assist in identifying children who qualify for the federal special education category of emotional disturbance (ED). The EDDT-SR allows children and adolescents ages 9-18 years to self-report their emotional and behavioral functioning, offering invaluable insights from their own perspective. Used in conjunction with the EDDT parent and teacher versions, it helps develop a comprehensive, well-rounded understanding of an individual's needs, making it an essential tool for therapists, educators, and parents.
Features
Standardized Self-Report: Allows children and adolescents to provide their own perspective on their emotional and behavioral functioning.
IDEA Criteria Alignment: Scales map directly onto the criteria presented in the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA), ensuring compliance and relevance.
Discrepancy and Change Scores: Additional analysis and scores, including base rates for discrepancies between raters and reliable change scores, enhance the assessment's utility.
Clinician Support: Includes brief vignettes to help clinicians troubleshoot issues with self-report measures and integrate self-report data with other assessment information.
Spanish Availability: Item Booklets and Response Booklets are available in Spanish, using English norms only, to accommodate diverse populations. Additional Information
Test Structure
Likert-style response format asks individuals to respond to 136 items.
Emotional Disturbance Characteristics scales include Inability to Build or Maintain Relationships, Inappropriate Behaviors or Feelings, Pervasive Mood/Depression, and Physical Symptoms or Fears.
Clusters include Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Possible Psychosis/Schizophrenia, and Social Maladjustment.
The Level of Severity Cluster indicates the severity of the emotional-behavioral problems a child is facing.
The Motivation cluster and Resilience scale measure student strengths, allowing the individual to communicate positive information about him- or herself and helping to give insight into mitigating factors that may help the child or adolescent.
Multi-Rater Summary Forms can be used in conjunction with the EDDT and EDDT-PF to review responses from multiple raters over time to create a well-rounded picture of an individual's functioning.
Technical Information
The normative sample of 614 children and adolescents was well matched to U.S. Census statistics. In addition, data were collected from 162 children with an ED diagnosis.
Internal consistency and test-retest reliability was high for the scales and clusters. Interrater reliability was good for the total score.
Convergent validity was examined with the BASC-2 SRP.
Validity samples were collected with four groups of children representing various special education exceptionalities, including specific learning disabilities, ADHD, psychosis, and social maladjustment.
Age Range: 9 years to 18 years
What's In The Box
EDDT-SR Introductory Kit: Includes EDDT-SR Professional Manual, 25 Response Booklets, 25 Reusable Item Booklets, and 25 Score Summary Booklets.
How To Use It The EDDT-SR is a paper-and-pencil assessment designed to be completed by the child or adolescent. It takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and 10 minutes to score. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the EDDT parent and/or teacher versions to develop a well-rounded picture of an individual's functioning.
