This site includes information about the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (Child and Parent Versions), the Preschool Anxiety Scale, Adult Anxiety Scale - 15, Brief Emotional Distress Scale for Youth (BEDSY), and the Child and Adolescent Social and Adaptive Functioning Scale (CASAFS), plus other resources developed by the author and colleagues that you may find useful
about the author
DR SUSAN SPENCE
Dr Susan H. Spence, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia. Her research in the area of clinical psychology focuses on the causes, assessment, treatment and prevention of anxiety and depression in young people. She is the developer of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale that is widely used across the world and has been translated into over 20 languages.
You can read more about her work by clicking on the following links:-
Wikepedia
Experts - Griffith University
Research Gate
Social Sciences
You can read more about her work by clicking on the following links:-
Wikepedia
Experts - Griffith University
Research Gate
Social Sciences
USE
The scales are intended for research or for clinical use under the supervision and care of a trained mental health clinician. Their clinical use for any particular case is the responsibility of the clinician and the author does not accept any liability with respect to their use.
Information from the site, including the Spence Children's Anxiety Scales, may currently be downloaded and used free of charge by researchers and individual practitioners. Commercial organizations and for-profit clinical services should contact the author to discuss a commercial licence arrangement before use. Not-for-profit and government agencies should seek prior permission from the author to use the scale within their organizations, and a charge may apply.
Information from the site, including the Spence Children's Anxiety Scales, may currently be downloaded and used free of charge by researchers and individual practitioners. Commercial organizations and for-profit clinical services should contact the author to discuss a commercial licence arrangement before use. Not-for-profit and government agencies should seek prior permission from the author to use the scale within their organizations, and a charge may apply.
copyright
The scales are copyrighted to the author and may not be reprinted in full in any publication nor resold for commercial purposes. The scales are copyright documents and they are not in the public domain. They cannot be modified, such as changing the wording of questions, the response format, nor by adding or removing questions. The creation of translations of the scales into other languages or for conversion into electronic format requires prior approval from the author.