Assessing Migrant and Refugee Children and Adolescents

CALD Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resource

eCALD Supplementary Resources

This section:

  • explores cultural differences in relation to child rearing practices and growth and development expectations for children and  young people
  • outlines cultural considerations in assessment, and information relating to intergenerational conflict
  • provides tools for assessing migrant and refugee children and adolescents including: validated screening tools; ethnic differences in DSM classifications; and the DSM V Cultural Formulation tool
  • provides a case scenario for discussion