Child Trauma Assessment

Here are some of our favorite child trauma measures, along with varying amounts of information and a couple of links.
Note: This page is written for mental health professionals, researchers, and students in the field.

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Publications

Greenwald, R. (2004, September). Child trauma measures for research and practice. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Montreal.

Provides an overview of measurement issues for this population, as well as summaries of selected measures along with sample items and contact information.

Greenwald, R. & Rubin, A. (1999). Brief assessment of children's post-traumatic symptoms: Development and preliminary validation of parent and child scales. Research on Social Work Practice, 9, 61-75.

This preprint reports on the first validation studies for the Child Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms (CROPS) and the Parent Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms (PROPS). These are 1-page measures of broad-spectrum post-trauma & loss symptoms.

Greenwald, R., Rubin, A., Jurkovic, G. J., Wiedemann, J., Russell, A. M., O’Connor, M. B., Sarac, T., Morrell, T. R., & Weishaar, D. (2002, November). Psychometrics of the CROPS & PROPS in multiple cultures/translations. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore.

Data on the CROPS and PROPS in 5 different studies/settings.

Greenwald, R., Rubin, A., Russell, A. M., & O’Connor, M. B. (2002, November). Brief assessment of children's and adolescents' trauma/loss exposure. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore.

Data on the LITE in 3 different studies/settings.

Measures

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE MEASURES ARE AVAILABLE HERE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THEY SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR SELF-DIAGNOSIS. IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT YOURSELF OR A FAMILY MEMBER, PLEASE CONSULT WITH A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.

Child Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms (CROPS)
Parent Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms (PROPS)
Lifetime Incidence of Traumatic Events (LITE) - Student & Parent forms
Problem Rating Scale (PRS)
Impact of Events Scale - 8 child/adolescent items (IES-8)
SUDS and VoC Scale (SAVS) - Okay, that's "Subjective Units of Disturbance Scale" and "Validity of Cognition"

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The CROPS, PROPS, LITE, and PRS are published and distributed* by Child Trauma Institute.

Child Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms (CROPS) and Parent Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms (PROPS)

Language Options: English, Bosnian, Dutch, Finnish, [Canadian] French, German, Hindi (CROPS only), Italian, Kinyarwandan, Marathi (CROPS only), Persian, Spanish, Ugandan (PROPS only)

Lifetime Incidence of Traumatic Events (LITE) - Student & Parent forms

Language Options: English, Finnish, [Canadian] French, German, Persian, Swedish

Problem Rating Scale (PRS)

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Combine and save - CROPS & PROPS + LITE-S/P + PRS: $40
Combine and save - CROPS & PROPS + LITE-S/P + PRS with e-mail discount: $30
CROPS & PROPS: $20
CROPS & PROPS with e-mail discount: $15
LITE-S/P: $20
LITE-S/P with e-mail discount: $15
PRS: $10
PRS with e-mail discount: $6

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