Post by Admin on Jan 7, 2014 23:53:27 GMT -6
I was wondering how many school psychologists use the Mooney Problem Check Lists (MPCL)?
They have a version for Junior High or Middle School, and one for Senior High. If you haven't used this, it is helpful to use with teens who are quiet and relatively unresponsive when questioned. Basically, the MPCL has a number of short statements reflecting numerous types of problems typically facing youth in different categories (e.g., Health & Physical Development, Family Concerns, School & Learning, Peer Relationships, Boy-Girl Relationships, Personality Concerns, Religious Concerns, Money & Future, etc.). Each statement has a number in front of it. When I use the MPCL, I typically tell youths to read each statement and decide if it is true about them. If it is, they should circle the number in front of the statement. If the item is also something that bothers them to some degree, they should underline it. After the whole questionnaire is completed, I use a rating scale to determine how serious the concerns are that have been underlined. I show them a descriptive rating scale on a separate piece of paper with weather that starts out as mostly sunny and gradually progresses to an extreme storm cloud at the top. Underneath each picture is a label (e.g., Mild, Moderate, Serious, Very Serious, Extremely Serious) and a description of the severity of the concern . The youth is told to use a yellow highlighter to highlight concerns that are at least Moderate. Then, they are given a pink highlighter to highlight concerns that are at least Serious. Finally, they are given a red pencil to underline the pink highlighted concerns that are Very Serious to Extremely Serious. This is a great way to get at what is really troubling youth who do not like to talk about their problems. Sometimes, if I see they're quite reticent at the start, I might tell them not to say anything, but rather to use the form. So, if you haven't tried this questionnaire before, I think it's worth using to get at what's bothering a reluctant youth.
They have a version for Junior High or Middle School, and one for Senior High. If you haven't used this, it is helpful to use with teens who are quiet and relatively unresponsive when questioned. Basically, the MPCL has a number of short statements reflecting numerous types of problems typically facing youth in different categories (e.g., Health & Physical Development, Family Concerns, School & Learning, Peer Relationships, Boy-Girl Relationships, Personality Concerns, Religious Concerns, Money & Future, etc.). Each statement has a number in front of it. When I use the MPCL, I typically tell youths to read each statement and decide if it is true about them. If it is, they should circle the number in front of the statement. If the item is also something that bothers them to some degree, they should underline it. After the whole questionnaire is completed, I use a rating scale to determine how serious the concerns are that have been underlined. I show them a descriptive rating scale on a separate piece of paper with weather that starts out as mostly sunny and gradually progresses to an extreme storm cloud at the top. Underneath each picture is a label (e.g., Mild, Moderate, Serious, Very Serious, Extremely Serious) and a description of the severity of the concern . The youth is told to use a yellow highlighter to highlight concerns that are at least Moderate. Then, they are given a pink highlighter to highlight concerns that are at least Serious. Finally, they are given a red pencil to underline the pink highlighted concerns that are Very Serious to Extremely Serious. This is a great way to get at what is really troubling youth who do not like to talk about their problems. Sometimes, if I see they're quite reticent at the start, I might tell them not to say anything, but rather to use the form. So, if you haven't tried this questionnaire before, I think it's worth using to get at what's bothering a reluctant youth.
