A BRIEF GUIDE TO COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS

This brief guide aims to provide a snapshot of
the different types of screening and assessment
tools for cognitive impairment, including
information on the:
Time required to administer the tool
Cost of the tool to your service
Qualifications required to administer the tool
Availability in community languages.
Although none of the tools in this list were
specifically validated for use with ATSI or CALD
populations, careful use of these tools with these
populations may still be valid. When unsure
about the interpretation of results, its always
best to seek the opinion of a neuropsychologist.
This list is not exhaustive. The cost to services,
training required and availability in community
languages and validation of tools in CALD and/
or Indigenous communities may change over
time. Before selecting a tool for implementation
in your service, consult a specialist to discuss
your service needs. If youre concerned about
which tool might best suit your client group, talk
to a specialist. BIA NSW will be able to help you
link to an appropriate specialist. Call BIA NSW on
(02) 3868 5261 or free call 1800 802 840.

Name of tool
Cognitive Failures
Questionnaire (CFQ)
Acquired Brain Injury
(ABI) Screening Tool
www.arbias.org.au
Type of tool
Screening questionnaire1
Screening questionnaire1
Time to administer Cost to your service Training required/ Available in community
qualification required languages
510 mins Free No qualifications or No
www.yorku.ca/rokada/ specific training
psyctest/cogfail.pdf
5 mins Licensing agreement with No minimum qualification No
arbias ($100 per annum) but training is required on
the use of the tool

Neuropsychological Screening questionnaire1 510 mins http://neurotreatment.com. No qualifications or No

Assessment Need au/neuropsychological- specific training
Tool (NANT) assessment-need-tool.aspx
www.neurotreatment.com.au

Hayes Ability Screening Screening questionnaire 510 mins $215.20 for complete set No particular CALD status is taken
Index (HASI) for intellectual disability2 qualifications or training into account. The tool is
http://sydney.edu.au/ required available in Dutch, English
medicine/bsim/hasi/index.php and French (Canadian)

Scales of Independent
Behaviour Revised
(SIB-R)
Assessment of adaptive 1520 mins Available from $559.00 Available to professionals Version available for use
and maladaptive (includes manual, with accredited training with the visually impaired
behaviour interview book and in psychology, health
25 short forms) sciences, counselling,
https://shop.acer.edu.au/ special education,
acer-shop/group/SIB/13;j medicine and other
sessionid=5274462C341C specialist areas
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 Name of tool Type of tool Time to administer Cost to your service Training required/ Available in community
qualification required languages
Instrument for the Functional assessment 70 mins $550 sign-up fee plus Training is required No
Classification and of adults with diverse $22 per assessment (approx $2,000 per
Assessment of Support disabilities 20 staff)
Needs (I-CAN)
www.i-can.org.au

Repeatable Battery Screening test2 30 mins $650 Allied health or special Available in: Afrikaans,
for the Assessment of (from Pearson PsychCorp education professional Bulgarian, Czech, English,
Neuropsychological www.pearsonpsychcorp. Estonian, French, German,
Status (RBANS) com.au/productdetails/172) Greek, Italian, Korean,
www.rbans.com Polish, Russian, Spanish
Addenbrookes Cognitive Screening test2 15 mins Free No specific qualification.3 No
Examination-III (ACE-III) http://www.neura.edu. Administration and
au/frontier/research/test- scoring guide available
downloads/ at: www.neura.edu.au/
frontier/research/test-
downloads
Montreal Cognitive Screening test2 10 mins Free for non- No specific qualifications.3 Available in: English
Assessment (MoCA) commercial use Administration and (3 versions), Arabic,
www.mocatest.org/ www.mocatest.org/ scoring guide available at: Afrikaans, Chinese, Czech,
pdf_files/test/MoCA-Test- www.mocatest.org/pdf_ Croatian, Danish, Dutch,
English_7_1.pdf files/instructions/MoCA- Estonian, Filipino, Finnish,
Instructions-English_2010.pdf French, German, Greek,
Hebrew, Italian, Japanese,
Korean, Persian, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian,
Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovak,
Spanish. A version is
available for use with the
visually impaired
Abbreviated Brief neuropsychological 1 hour face to face $275 Clinical neuropsychologist CALD status is taken into
Neuropsychological testing4 www.neurotreatment. account
Testing com.au
contact Advanced
Neuropsychological
Treatment Services
www.neurotreatment.com.au

2 NADA network of alcohol & drug agencies

 Name of tool
Clinical
neuropsychological
assessment
contact BIA NSW for a list of
clinical neuropsychologists in
your area www.biansw.org.au
Type of tool Time to administer Cost to your service Training required/ Available in community
qualification required languages
Neuropsychological 34 hours face to face $600$2,000 Clinical neuropsychologist CALD status is taken into
assessment (varies depending on the account
case and the provider)

Notes
1 Screening
questionnaires. The recommended time for use of screening questionnaires
is on entry to a program or service. It is recommended that all clients of a program or
service are given a screening questionnaire.
2 Screeningtests. In a drug and alcohol service it is not valid to use these tools
during periods of intoxication or withdrawal. As such, a rule of thumb of 23 weeks
abstinence is optimal. It is recommended to choose a time of day when the client feels
most alert and rested.
3
Although the ACE-III and MoCA do not require specific qualifications for users,
familiarisation of administration and scoring is highly recommended; 23 hour
workshops are conducted by Jamie Berry, Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist
(www.neurotraining.net.au).
4
Brief/abbreviated neurological testing may be possible where a comprehensive
neuropsychological assessment is impractical or unaffordable. However, this is no
substitute for a formal comprehensive neuropsychological assessment.

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