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National Social Work Behavioral Health Forms & Assessments Directory

The INASW National Social Work Behavioral Health Forms & Assessments Directory is a searchable collection of official, standardized, validated, and professionally recognized behavioral health screenings, clinical assessments, examinations, substance-use instruments, and crisis, suicide, safety-planning, and violence-risk tools used in social work practice.

Official Form Available

A downloadable/official form is publicly available.

Official Access Page

Access the instrument via its official publisher page.

Listing Only — License/Training Required

Listed for reference; obtain from the publisher (license/training/purchase).

57 instruments

Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, 6-Item Screener

ASRS v1.1 Screener

ADHD

Official Access Page

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

Source: WHO / Harvard NCS

Access: Free for clinical use

Beck Anxiety Inventory

BAI

Anxiety

Listing Only — License/Training Required

AssessmentAdultSelf-report

Source: Pearson

Access: Copyrighted

Beck Depression Inventory-II

BDI-II

Depression

Listing Only — License/Training Required

AssessmentAdultSelf-report

Source: Pearson

Access: Copyrighted

Child Behavior Checklist

CBCL

General Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health

Listing Only — License/Training Required

AssessmentChildAdolescentSelf-report

Source: ASEBA

Access: Copyrighted

Children's Depression Inventory 2

CDI 2

Depression

Listing Only — License/Training Required

AssessmentChildAdolescentSelf-report

Source: MHS

Access: Copyrighted

Conners Rating Scales

Conners

ADHD

Listing Only — License/Training Required

AssessmentChildAdolescentSelf-report

Source: MHS

Access: Copyrighted

Eating Attitudes Test-26

EAT-26

Eating Disorders

Official Access Page

Screening toolAdultAdolescentSelf-report

Source: Developers (Garner et al.)

Access: Free for clinical use

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

EPDS

Depression

Listing Only — License/Training Required

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

Source: Royal College of Psychiatrists

Access: Permission conditions may apply

Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2

GAD-2

Anxiety

Official Access Page

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

Source: Pfizer (public use)

Access: Free for clinical use

Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7

GAD-7

Anxiety

Official Access Page

Screens for presence and severity of generalized anxiety (0–21).

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

Source: Pfizer (public use)

Access: Free for clinical use

Geriatric Depression Scale — Short Form

GDS-15

Depression

Official Access Page

Screening toolOlder adultSelf-report

Source: Stanford (Yesavage)

Access: Public domain

Life Events Checklist for DSM-5

LEC-5

Trauma and PTSD

Official Form Available

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

Source: U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs (PTSD)

Access: Public domain (U.S. Government)

Mood Disorder Questionnaire

MDQ

Bipolar Disorder and Mania

Official Access Page

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

Source: Developers (Hirschfeld et al.)

Access: Free for clinical use

Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory–Revised

OCI-R

Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms

Official Access Page

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

Source: Developers (Foa et al.)

Access: Free for clinical use

PTSD Checklist for DSM-5

PCL-5

Trauma and PTSD

Official Form Available

AssessmentAdultSelf-report

PCL-5 measures PTSD symptoms; may be used for screening/monitoring/provisional assessment but not as a final diagnosis by itself.

Source: U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs (PTSD)

Access: Public domain (U.S. Government)

Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents

PHQ-A

Depression

Listing Only — License/Training Required

Screening toolAdolescentSelf-report

Source: American Academy of Pediatrics / developers

Access: Free for clinical use

Patient Health Questionnaire-2

PHQ-2

Depression

Official Access Page

Two-item first-step screen for depressed mood/anhedonia.

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

Source: Pfizer (public use)

Access: Free for clinical use

Patient Health Questionnaire-9

PHQ-9

Depression

Official Access Page

Screens for presence and severity of depressive symptoms (0–27).

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

Source: Pfizer (public use)

Access: Free for clinical use

Pediatric Symptom Checklist

PSC-17 / PSC-35

General Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health

Official Access Page

Screening toolChildAdolescentSelf-report

Source: Massachusetts General Hospital

Access: Free for clinical use

Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale

PANSS

Psychosis

Listing Only — License/Training Required

AssessmentAdultClinician-administered

Source: MHS

Access: Training/licensing may apply

Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5

PC-PTSD-5

Trauma and PTSD

Official Form Available

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

The PC-PTSD-5 is a brief PTSD screening instrument; a positive screen indicates further assessment may be appropriate and is not a diagnosis.

Source: U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs (PTSD)

Access: Public domain (U.S. Government)

Prodromal Questionnaire–Brief Version

PQ-B

Psychosis

Official Access Page

Screening toolAdultAdolescentSelf-report

Source: Developers (Loewy et al.)

Access: Free for clinical use

SCOFF Questionnaire

SCOFF

Eating Disorders

Official Access Page

Screening toolAdultAdolescentSelf-report

Source: Developers (Morgan et al.)

Access: Free for clinical use

Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders

SCARED

Anxiety

Official Access Page

Screening toolChildAdolescentSelf-report

Source: University of Pittsburgh

Access: Free for clinical use

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

SDQ

General Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health

Official Access Page

Screening toolChildAdolescentSelf-report

Source: Youthinmind

Access: Free for non-commercial clinical use

Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Parent Rating Scale

Vanderbilt (Parent)

ADHD

Official Access Page

AssessmentChildSelf-report

Source: NICHQ

Access: Free for clinical use

Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale

Y-BOCS

Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms

Listing Only — License/Training Required

AssessmentAdultClinician-administered

Source: Developers

Access: Permission conditions may apply

Young Mania Rating Scale

YMRS

Bipolar Disorder and Mania

Listing Only — License/Training Required

AssessmentAdultClinician-administered

Source: Developers/publisher

Access: Permission conditions may apply

Clinical Global Impression–Severity Scale

CGI-S

Mental Status and Psychiatric Symptoms

Official Access Page

AssessmentAdultClinician-administered

Source: NIMH (public)

Access: Public domain

Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5

CAPS-5

Structured Diagnostic Interviews

Official Access Page

Structured interviewAdultClinician-administered

CAPS-5 is a structured clinician-administered PTSD assessment.

Source: U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs (PTSD)

Access: Access via developer

Mental Status Examination

MSE

Mental Status and Psychiatric Symptoms

Listing Only — License/Training Required

ExaminationAdultOlder adultAdolescentClinician-administered

The MSE is a recognized structured examination process, not one universally standardized national form. INASW does not present an independently created MSE template as an official national MSE form.

Source: Recognized clinical process (no single national form)

Access: Not a single standardized form

Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview

MINI

Structured Diagnostic Interviews

Listing Only — License/Training Required

Structured interviewAdultClinician-administered

Source: Developers (Sheehan)

Access: Licensing conditions apply

Mini-Cog

Cognitive Examinations

Official Access Page

Screening toolOlder adultClinician-administered

Source: Developers (Borson)

Access: Free for clinical/educational use

Mini-Mental State Examination

MMSE

Cognitive Examinations

Listing Only — License/Training Required

ExaminationOlder adultAdultClinician-administered

Source: PAR

Access: Copyrighted

Montreal Cognitive Assessment

MoCA

Cognitive Examinations

Listing Only — License/Training Required

ExaminationOlder adultAdultClinician-administered

Source: MoCA Cognition

Access: Certification/use requirements apply

Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination

SLUMS

Cognitive Examinations

Official Form Available

ExaminationOlder adultClinician-administered

Source: Saint Louis University

Access: Free for clinical use

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Disorders

SCID-5

Structured Diagnostic Interviews

Listing Only — License/Training Required

Structured interviewAdultClinician-administered

Source: American Psychiatric Association Publishing

Access: Copyrighted & professionally restricted

Symptom Checklist-90-Revised

SCL-90-R

Mental Status and Psychiatric Symptoms

Listing Only — License/Training Required

AssessmentAdultSelf-report

Source: Pearson

Access: Copyrighted

WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0

WHODAS 2.0

Disability and Functioning

Official Access Page

AssessmentAdultSelf-report

Source: World Health Organization

Access: Free for clinical use

Ask Suicide-Screening Questions

ASQ

Suicide Screening

Official Form Available

Screening toolAdultAdolescentChildClinician-administered

ASQ is a brief suicide-risk screening instrument. Follow official NIMH follow-up pathways.

Source: National Institute of Mental Health

Access: Public domain (U.S. Government)

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale — Full Scale

C-SSRS Full

Suicide-Risk Assessment

Official Access Page

AssessmentAdultAdolescentClinician-administered

Source: Columbia University (CSSRS)

Access: Register with source

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale — Screener

C-SSRS Screener

Suicide Screening

Official Access Page

Screening toolAdultAdolescentClinician-administered

Different C-SSRS versions exist (recent, lifetime, since last contact, children, ED). Use the appropriate official version.

Source: Columbia University (CSSRS)

Access: Free for many uses; register with source

Danger Assessment

Violence and Aggression Risk

Listing Only — License/Training Required

AssessmentAdultClinician-administered

Source: Johns Hopkins (Campbell)

Access: Training/certification conditions apply

Historical Clinical Risk Management-20, Version 3

HCR-20 V3

Violence and Aggression Risk

Listing Only — License/Training Required

AssessmentAdultClinician-administered

Requires professional training, official manuals, and/or certification.

Source: Simon Fraser University / developers

Access: Training & manual required

Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Item 9

PHQ-9 Item 9

Suicide Screening

Official Access Page

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

PHQ-9 Item 9 may identify a possible concern but must not be used as a complete suicide-risk assessment.

Source: Pfizer (public use)

Access: Free for clinical use

Reasons for Living Inventory

RFL

Protective Factors

Official Access Page

AssessmentAdultSelf-report

Source: Developers (Linehan)

Access: Free for clinical use

Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention

Stanley-Brown

Safety Planning

Official Form Available

Safety-planning toolAdultAdolescentClinician-administered

Source: Stanley & Brown

Access: Free for clinical use

Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage

SAFE-T

Suicide-Risk Assessment

Official Form Available

AssessmentAdultClinician-administered

Source: SAMHSA

Access: Public domain (U.S. Government)

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

AUDIT

Alcohol

Official Form Available

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

Source: World Health Organization

Access: Free for clinical use

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test–Consumption

AUDIT-C

Alcohol

Official Form Available

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

Source: U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs

Access: Public domain (U.S. Government)

CAGE Questionnaire

CAGE

Alcohol

Official Access Page

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

Source: Developer (Ewing)

Access: Free for clinical use

CRAFFT 2.1

CRAFFT

Adolescents

Official Form Available

Screening toolAdolescentSelf-report

Source: Boston Children's Hospital (CeASAR)

Access: Free for clinical use

Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol, Revised

CIWA-Ar

Alcohol Withdrawal

Official Access Page

AssessmentAdultClinician-administered

Source: Developers (Sullivan et al.)

Access: Free for clinical use

Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale

COWS

Opioids

Official Form Available

AssessmentAdultClinician-administered

Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse

Access: Public domain (U.S. Government)

Drug Abuse Screening Test-10

DAST-10

General Substance Use

Official Access Page

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

Source: NIDA / developer (Skinner)

Access: Free for clinical use

Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence

FTND

Tobacco and Nicotine

Official Access Page

Screening toolAdultSelf-report

Source: Developer (Fagerström)

Access: Free for clinical use

NIDA-Modified ASSIST

NM-ASSIST

General Substance Use

Official Access Page

Screening toolAdultClinician-administered

Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse

Access: Public domain (U.S. Government)

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Professional and Copyright Notice: This directory is provided for informational and professional-reference purposes. Inclusion does not establish that an instrument is appropriate for every social worker, client, diagnosis, setting, or jurisdiction. Users are responsible for following applicable laws, professional scope-of-practice requirements, employer policies, publisher restrictions, training requirements, licensing terms, and administration and scoring instructions. Screening results do not independently establish a diagnosis. INASW does not reproduce or distribute proprietary instruments without authorization.