The BERS-2 measures personal strengths and competencies in children 5-18. The BERS-2 is a multi-modal assessment system that measures the child's behavior from three perspectives: the child (Youth Rating Scale), parent (Parent Rating Scale), and teacher or other professional (Teacher Rating Scale). The BERS-2 measures six aspects of a child's strength: interpersonal strength, involvement with family, intrapersonal strength, school functioning, affective strength, and career strength.
Content
Interpersonal strength, Involvement with family, Intrapersonal strength, School functioning, Affective strength, Career strength.
Administration Information
Access and Use
Starter pack: includes Examiner's Manual, 25 Parent Rating Scales, 25 Teacher Rating Scales, 25 Youth Rating Scales, and 50 Summary Forms ($208)
Examiner's Manual ($73)
25 Parent Rating Scales ($39)
25 Student Rating Scales ($39)
25 Teacher Rating Scales ($39)
50 Summary Forms ($39)
15 Spanish Parent Scales ($34)
15 Spanish Student Scales ($34)
15 Spanish Teacher Scales ($34)
Anthony, E. K., Krysik, J., & Kelly, C. (2019). Social-emotional well-being among youth living in out-of-home care. Children and Youth Services Review, 96, 381-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.12.007
Lappalainen, K., Savolainen, H., Kuorelahti, M., & Epstein, M. H. (2009). An international assessment of the emotional and behavioral strengths of youth. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 18(6), 746-753. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-009-9287-5
Sointu, E. T., Savolainen, H., Lappalainen, K., & Epstein, M. H. (2012). Parent, teacher and student cross informant agreement of behavioral and emotional strengths: Students with and without special education support. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 21(4), 682-690. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-011-9520-x
Uhing, B. M., Mooney, P., & Ryser, G. R. (2005). Differences in strength assessment scores for youth with and without ED across the youth and parent rating scales of the BERS-2. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral disorders, 13(3), 181-187. https://doi.org/10.1177/10634266050130030601
Wisner, B. L., & Norton, C. L. (2013). Capitalizing on behavioral and emotional strengths of alternative high school students through group counseling to promote mindfulness skills. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 38(3), 207-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/01933922.2013.803504
Psychometrics
Buckley, J. A., & Epstein, M. H. (2004). The Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2 (BERS-2): Providing a comprehensive approach to strength-based assessment. The California School Psychologist, 9(1), 21-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03340904
Buckley, J. A., Ryser, G., Reid, R., & Epstein, M. H. (2006). Confirmatory factor analysis of the behavioral and emotional rating scale–2 (BERS-2) parent and youth rating scales. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 15(1), 27-37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-005-9000-2
Epstein, M. H., Mooney, P., Ryser, G., & Pierce, C. D. (2004). Validity and reliability of the behavioral and emotional rating scale: Youth rating scale. Research on Social Work Practice, 14(5), 358-367. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731504265832
Harniss, M. K., Epstein, M. H., Ryser, G., & Pearson, N. (1999). The Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: Convergent validity. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 17(1), 4-14. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F073428299901700101
Mooney, P., Epstein, M. H., Ryser, G., & Pierce, C. D. (2005). Reliability and validity of the behavioral and emotional rating scale-: Parent rating scale. Children & Schools, 27(3), 147-155. https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/27.3.147