Transcription of assess headss.htm HEADSS for Adolescents (HEADSS) …
1 File:///C|/CHIPTS_local/assessment/Asses sment_Instruments/Assessment_files_ for Adolescents ( HEADSS ) Keywords:AdolescentsBackground:This is an interview instrument for finding out about issues in Adolescents ' lives. It was developed by Cohen and colleagues (Cohen et al., 1991)Developer(s):Eric Cohen, Richard G. MacKenzie, and Gary L. YatesCopyright:Publisher: ElsevierAssessment:Homel Who lives with the young person? Where? l Do they have their own room? l What are relationships like at home? l What do parents and relatives do for a living?
2 L Ever institutionalized? Incarcerated? l Recent moves? Running away? l New people in home environment? Education and employment l School/grade performance--any recent changes? Any dramatic past changes? l Favorite subjects--worst subjects? (include grades) l Any years repeated/classes failed file:///C|/CHIPTS_local/assessment/Asses sment_Instruments/Assessment_files_ (1 of 3) [4/7/2003 11:40:55 AM]file:///C|/CHIPTS_local/assessment/As sessment_Instruments/Assessment_files_ Suspension, termination, dropping out? l Future education/employment plans?
3 L Any current or past employment? l Relations with teachers, employers--school, work attendance? Activities l On own, with peers (what do you do for fun?, where? when?) l With family? l Sports--regular exercise? l Church attendance, clubs, projects? l Hobbies--other activities? l Reading for fun--what? l TV--how much weekly--favorite shows? l Favorite music? l Does young person have car, use seat belts? l History of arrests--acting out--crime? Drugsl Use by peers? Use by young person? (include tobacco, alcohol) l Use by family members?
4 (include tobacco, alcohol) l Amounts, frequency, patterns of use/abuse, and car use while intoxicated? l Source--how paid for? Sexuality l Orientation? l Degree and types of sexual experience and acts? l Number of partners? l Masturbation? (normalize) l History of pregnancy/abortion? l Sexually transmitted diseases--knowledge and prevention? Contraception? Frequency of use? l Comfort with sexual activity, enjoyment/pleasure obtained? History of sexual/physical abuse? Suicide/Depressionl Sleep disorders (usually induction problems, also early/frequent waking or greatly increased sleep and complaints of increasing fatigue) file:///C|/CHIPTS_local/assessment/Asses sment_Instruments/Assessment_files_ (2 of 3) [4/7/2003 11:40:55 AM]file.
5 ///C|/CHIPTS_local/assessment/Assessment _Instruments/Assessment_files_ Appetite/eating behavior changes l Feelings of 'boredom' l Emotional outbursts and highly impulsive behaviorl History of withdrawal/isolation l Hopeless/helpless feelings l History of past suicide attempts, depression, psychological counselingl History of suicide attempts in family or peers l History of recurrent serious 'accidents' l Psychosomatic symptomologyl Suicidal ideation (including significant current and past losses) l Decreased affect on interview, avoidance of eye contact--depression posturing l Preoccupation with death (clothing, media, music, art).
6 References:l Goldenring, J, Cohen, E (1988) Getting into Adolescents heads. Contemporary Pediatrics, July: Cohen, E, MacKenzie, , Yates, (1991). HEADSS , a psychosocial risk assessment instrument: Implications for designing effective intervention programs for runaway youth. Journal of Adolescent Health 12 (7): this page as a PDF filefile:///C|/CHIPTS_local/assessment/A ssessment_Instruments/Assessment_files_ (3 of 3) [4/7/2003 11:40:55 AM]
