Tests Alphabetically Listed: Visitors, who know the name of the test they are looking
for, can click on the Adult Tests Alphabetically listed link and scroll down the list of tests, until they come to
the Test they are searching for. Clicking on a test name takes you to that test's webpage, which describes the test,
presents an example report, and links to the test's "Training Manual" and research.
Tests Functionally Grouped: Visitors, who do not have a test's name, can begin their
test search by clicking on the Adult Tests Functionally Grouped webpage link. Tests are grouped according to
their function, or purpose. For example, test groups include intake programs, counseling, outpatients, inpatients,
defendants, probationers, and inmates, (prisons). Specialty groups include anger management, DUI/DWI screenings,
driver's license reinstatement, substance (alcohol and other drugs) abuse, gambler addiction, suicide screening,
courts, drug courts, domestic violence perpetrators, welfare recipient screening, sex offenders, treatment intake
and counseling, or treatment outcome.
Automated Testing
Our automated tests can be administered using the paper-pencil, test booklet format. Test users can then,
at their convenience, enter the answer sheet responses into their computer, for scoring and printing reports,
within two to three minutes. Our automated tests can also be administered and scored directly on the computer.
When the 25 or 50 tests on a diskette are used, client names are deleted with a few keystrokes (HIPAA
compliant), and the used diskettes are returned to Behavior Data Systems (BDS) for ongoing research.
Unique Test Features
Behavior Data Systems (BDS) develops, standardizes, and publishes automated (computer scored) tests, for a variety
of different, assessment purposes. BDS' test menu consists of over 40, adult and juvenile assessment instruments.
All, BDS tests have a built-in, Truthfulness Scale, which measures how truthful the client/patient/offender was while
completing the test. Another, distinctive, BDS test feature is the tests' multiple scales. Each scale (measure)
represents an area of inquiry. It is the test's scales that define that test's scope and purpose. That is why
each test's scales are listed in the following, test descriptions. It is a test's scales (measures) that obtain
information, relevant to the test assessment purpose.
Selecting an Adult Test
Behavior Data Systems' (BDS) website is designed to assist evaluators, assessors, or screeners, to find tests that
best meet their assessment needs. To make test searches easier, BDS has organized its tests into different,
alphabetized lists.
BDS staff members are available to discuss your questions and assessment needs. Our e-mail address is bds@bdsltd.com,
our fax number is (602)266-8227, and our telephone number is (602)234-3506.
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