PIC™-2

The PIC-2 administrative booklet consists of 275 items that are to be completed by the parent of the child or another individual that knows the child well. The assessment takes approximately 40 minutes to complete.

When a shorter administration time is needed, the PIC-2 offers a Behavioral Summary, which is comprised of the first 96 items of the test. The Behavioral Summary only takes 15 minutes to administer, and can be used for screening, research, or monitoring behavior change. It includes 8 of the Adjustment Scales (all except Cognitive Impairment), each shortened to just 12 items. The Behavioral Summary Profile provides scores for the 8 scales, as well as a Total Score and 3 Composites—Externalization, Internalization, and Social Adjustment. Because the items on this short form are all in the present tense and all focused on conditions and behaviors that are responsive to relatively brief intervention, the Behavioral Summary is especially helpful in designing and evaluating individual treatment plans. It can be used on its own, or scored as part of the full test.

The normative data for the PIC-2 consists of two distinct samples. The first includes 2,306 parents of boys and girls in kindergarten through 12th grade. The sample was drawn from 23 schools in 12 states, and is representative of the population in regard to socioeconomic levels and ethnicity. The second sample includes the parents of 1,551 children that had been referred for educational or clinical intervention.