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The Behavior Assessment System for Children Third Structured Developmental History (BASC-3) was administered to Mrs. X and AH on February 21 to fulfill a graduate course requirement for the Queen’s College School Psychology Program.
Evaluation Procedures: Evaluation of AH was conducted based on a parent interview given to AH’s mother Mrs. H based on the BASC3 SDH and a behavior assessment on AH was done simultaneously while conducting an interview on her as well.
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AH is in 12th grade at the Professional Performing Arts High School. Mrs. H, AH’s mother, reported that she had a full term pregnancy. She did not take pain medication during her pregnancy but she did experience excessive vomiting and abnormal …show more content…

In middle school she attended Tompkins Square Middle School. AH currently attends Professional Performing Arts High School in Manhattan. According to Mrs. H, AH has several friends, with whom she hangs out with after school. Her friends are all interested in the same things she is interested in such as singing, dancing and acting. School beings September and ends in June. Her day begins from 9am-3:00pm. After school she attends a program titled “Rosie’s Theater Kids” which is a non-profit organization where she has electives and receives coaching in acting, singing and dancing. Mrs. H reported that AH has done lots of work with this company including having a lead part out of three-student choir, who sung for Obama, twice on two separate occasions and performing at Martha’s Vineyard two years in a row. Mrs. H states that teachers have never complained about AH work habits and behaviors. She receives A’s and B’s in her classes taken in school. Her favorite class is acting because it is her passion. Her least favorite class is stage tech because she feels it lots a lot of tedious work. She is very outgoing and has great social skills. She doesn’t have problems meeting new people and enjoys helping others. Mrs. H states that one of her favorite qualities about her daughter is that she is very …show more content…

I met AH at her house in Queens as she returned from Rosie’s, her after school program. After changing and eating a snack she assured me that she was ready for the interview. AH’s family had previously assisted me in a previous assignment however, to assure rapport was still present I began by talking about a recent trip to Pennsylvania she was on. Afterwards, I assured AH that the interview was only for practice purpose and we began. During the interview, I observed as AH would pause for certain questions and look around thinking thoroughly for the correct answer. For example, when questioned about what she would do with three wishes, she thought hard about each one. From time to time she would pick up her phone and respond to a text in which she later informed me was her

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