BASC-3 Flex Monitor

Audience

This fully on demand training is designed for professionals working within Education or Health environments who are currently a User level A and would like to begin using our User Level B assessments. It is highly recommended for professionals interested in mental health concerns and are interested in using the BASC family of assessments, or other User Level B assessments, in their practice

Course Structure

The training is comprised of three units.  We suggest you allow 8-15 hours to complete on-demand units.  This time will vary based on the User Level B assessment category and the number of on-demand units.   

Unit 1 – Introduction to Statistical Concepts  

Unit 1 will focus on introducing statistical concepts and principles that underpin all User Level B assessments. This unit will specifically discuss:

• Sets of scores and how to describe them
• The measures of central tendency
• Standard deviation and measures of spread
• Ordinal and categorical data
• Converting raw scores to z and t scores
• Interpretation considerations  

Unit 2 – Understanding User Level B Assessments

Unit 2 will focus on improving your understanding of the User Level B assessment portfolio and your capacity in using User Level B assessments in context. The unit will specifically discuss:

• Developing an assessment hypothesis based on a referral
• User Level B assessment categories
• User Level B direct assessment administration principles
• Reporting considerations  

Unit 3 – BASC-3 Identifying and Supporting Students' Mental Health Needs

Unit 3 will focus on contextualising the statistical principles you have learned through the introduction to one of our leading User Level B assessments, the BASC 3. The unit will specifically discuss:

• Overview of the BASC-3 family of assessments
• Understanding the BASC-3 assessment family
• Scoring the BASC-3
• Interpretation considerations when using the BASC-3  

Learning Outcomes

After undertaking this training, participants will be able to:

Unit 1

• Use and interpret both descriptive and inferential statistics
• Compare sets of scores in classroom
• Interpret and describe measures of spread, deviation scores and standard deviation 
• Use and interpret the foundations of standard scores, including z and t scores and the normal distribution 

Unit 2

• Develop a testable hypothesis based on a referral
• Describe and detail the various assessments that comprise the User Level B portfolio
• Describe the difference between direct and indirect assessments 
• Undertake a User Level B direct assessment ensuring that best practice guidelines are understood and adhered to 
• Generate an assessment report

Unit 3

• Discuss the current mental health challenges facing our students
• Identify how behavioural and mental health assessments can be used to address these challenges
• Apply the BASC–3 model, employing the rating scales and self-report
• Use the BASC–3 model in the process of identifying social, emotional, and behavioural challenges
• Demonstrate how results and reports can be interpreted and used diagnostically
• Formulate how student results can be used in the selection and application of BASC–3 interventions and supports  

Once you’ve completed the training, you’ll be able to purchase all our gold-standard User Level B assessments and will have one month of free digital access to the following test manuals and stimulus books:

• Vineland-3
• PEDI-CAT
• Sensory Profile 
• EVT-3 
• MABC-2   
• BOT-2
• WIAT-III A&NZ
• BASC BESS
• Bracken School Readiness Assessment  

Prerequisites

To attend our User Level B (Mental Health) training, you will need to;
•    Register on our website
•    Have a tertiary degree level education

While it is no longer mandatory to acquire an “approved mentor” to supervise your scoring and reporting of User Level B practice assessments, we would strongly recommend that you do so to ensure your administration and practice of assessment usage is accurate.  
 
Your mentor should be an existing User Level B or C and have at least 6-12 months experience using User Level B assessments.