Chapter 1 Rationale for the SCICA ‘The Semistructured Clinical Interview for Chil- dren and Adolescents (SCICA) is a standardized clinical interview for ages 6-18, We designed the SCICA as a component of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA). This is the second-edition of our Manual for the ‘Semistructured Clinical Interview for Children and Adolescents (MeConaughy & Achenbach, 1994). It describes the features and development of the interview protocol and rating forms, plus a second edition version of the scoring profile. The SCICA. Protocol outlines questions and tasks for interview- ing children and adolescents ages 6 to 18. (Forbrev- ity, we will use “children” to include ages 6 to 18.) ‘The SCICA Observation and Self-Report Forms list items for rating observations of children’s be- havior, affect, and interaction style, plus children’s own reports oftheir problems during the interview. ‘The SCICA Profile for Ages 6-18 (SCICA Pro- file/6-18) displays item scores, syndrome scale scores, and broader scale scores for agaregating in- terviewers’ ratings of observations and children’s self-reported problems. ‘The versions of the SCICA Protocol and SCICA Observation and Self-Report Forms described in this Manual ate essentially the same as the 1994 versions, except for minor changes in wording of some items and instructions. The SCICA Profile/ 6-18 is an entirely new version that provides sepa- rate scale scores for ages 6-11 and 12-18. The pre- vious 1994 SCICA Profile provided scale scores only for ages 6-12. To develop syndrome scales for the SCICA Profile/6-18, we conducted new factor analyses of item scores for separate samples of clinically referred children ages 6-11 and 12- 18, We also developed new scales that are consis- tent with diagnostic categories defined in the Ameri- can Psychiatric Association's (1994) Diagnostic and ‘Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edi- tion (DSM-IV). The SCICA Profile/6-18 can be hhand-scored or computer-scored. With the 2001 SCICA computer program, users can obtain scores on the SCICA Profile/6-18 from data previously entered with the 1994 SCICA computer program. STRUCTURE OF THIS MANUAL ‘This Manual describes the 2001 version of the SCICA for ages 6 to 18. In tis chapter, we discuss cour rationale for developing the SCICA within the context ofa multiaxial assessment model. Chapter2 covers administration of the SCICA Protocol and describes techniques for semistructured clinical in- terviewing of children. Chapter 3 teaches the scor- ing procedures for the SCICA Observation and Self- Report Forms. Chapter 4 describes the hand-scored version of the SCICA Profile/6-18 syndrome scales and broader scales for ages 6-11 and 12-18, while ‘Chapter 5 describes the DSM-oriented scales. Chap- ter 6 presents the computer-scored version of the ‘CICA Profile/6-18, which displays the same scales as are described in Chapters 4 and 5. Chapter 6 also describes our videotape training procedures for the SCICA. In Chapter 7, we provide guidelines and illustrations of practical applications of the SCICA in diverse settings, such as mental health, school, and forensic contexts, as well as research applications. ‘To further illustrate applications of the SCICA, we present cases in Chapter 8 in which the SCICA was ‘combined with other assessment procedures, includ ing parent and teacher reports, cognitive and achieve- ‘mentttesting, and other forms of direct assessment of the child, (Names and other details inthe case ilus- ‘tations are fictitious to protect contfidentiaity:) ‘The remaining chapters present technical details of our research to develop the SCICA rating forms and scoring profile. 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