Evidence-based assessment
Hey there kiddo, today let's talk about evidence-based assessment. You know how when you go to the doctor, they check your temperature, blood pressure, weight and ask you questions about how you feel? That's because they want to know about your health and what could be affecting it. Evidence-based assessment is a lot like that, but instead of your health, it's used to figure out what could be affecting your thoughts, feelings or behaviors.
Let's say that you, as a 5-year-old, sometimes feel sad or worried. If you go to see a therapist, they might want to do an evidence-based assessment to figure out why you feel that way. They might ask you some questions, talk to your parents or teachers, and use some special tools to help them understand what's going on with you.
The idea behind evidence-based assessment is to use the best information we have about what works to help you feel better. Just like your doctor uses evidence-based practices to help you get better when you're sick, therapists use evidence-based assessments and treatments to help you feel better emotionally.
The evidence part of evidence-based assessment is really important because it means that we're using things that we know have been proven to work. We don't want to just guess or make things up when we're trying to help you feel better.
Overall, evidence-based assessment is just a fancy way of saying that therapists want to use the best and most effective methods to help you feel better. It's like taking your emotional temperature and finding the best way to help you get back to feeling good again.
Let's say that you, as a 5-year-old, sometimes feel sad or worried. If you go to see a therapist, they might want to do an evidence-based assessment to figure out why you feel that way. They might ask you some questions, talk to your parents or teachers, and use some special tools to help them understand what's going on with you.
The idea behind evidence-based assessment is to use the best information we have about what works to help you feel better. Just like your doctor uses evidence-based practices to help you get better when you're sick, therapists use evidence-based assessments and treatments to help you feel better emotionally.
The evidence part of evidence-based assessment is really important because it means that we're using things that we know have been proven to work. We don't want to just guess or make things up when we're trying to help you feel better.
Overall, evidence-based assessment is just a fancy way of saying that therapists want to use the best and most effective methods to help you feel better. It's like taking your emotional temperature and finding the best way to help you get back to feeling good again.