Psychological Assessment of Alleged Child Sexual Abuse Victims

Information Included in an Abuse Specific Psychological Report

There are many different formats for psychological reports. However, it may be helpful to review the sample report that follows (with identifying information removed for purposes of confidentiality):

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

I received background information on _______from her caseworker in Kansas, Ms._______________, and her local caseworker, Ms.______________. I also interviewed _________ foster mother,______________. Ms. _________sent me written documents on_______. I was asked to evaluate ________ and provide treatment recommendations.

I asked Ms. _________to complete the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist on_______. Results indicate that she sees ________as having problems in academic areas and in sexual behavior. Her clinical scales are all within normal limits, although the withdrawn scale and the attention problem scale are elevated. I also received an Achenbach Teacher Report Form on ______from her current teacher. Her teacher states that she does not know ______ well enough yet to comment on problems. Her clinical scales are all within normal limits, with the highest scales being the anxious/depressed scale, the attention problems scale, and the delinquent behavior scale.

I spoke with Ms. _____________on 9-01-00 to obtain information about ________. Ms. ____________ said ______has talked to her about her brother who died. She reportedly slept with this brother, but _____ had denied anything inappropriate occurred with him. Ms. ___________ said Ms. ________ had complied with every request the agency had made.

I spoke with Ms. ________ on 9-10-00. We discussed the testing needed by her agency. She was concerned about ________ sexual behaviors, since ______ has been out of her biological home for 2 years, and neither placement since then reported any sexual behaviors, until now.