The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Second Edition (BRIEF-2) is an empirically supported tool designed to assess the executive functioning of children and adolescents aged 5 to 18 years. It provides an efficient, comprehensive evaluation of executive behaviors in home and school environments, identifying potential difficulties in the executive function processes that are crucial for daily life management. Executive functions are cognitive processes that include planning, organizing, problem-solving, working memory, and inhibitory control.

BRIEF-2 consists of three forms: the Parent Form, the Teacher Form, and the Self-Report Form, allowing for a multi-informant assessment approach that captures the child’s executive function across different contexts. The assessment covers various domains such as Inhibit, Self-Monitor, Shift, Emotional Control, Task Completion, Working Memory, Plan/Organize, and Organization of Materials. These domains help in identifying specific areas of strength and weakness in a child’s executive functioning.

The updated edition of BRIEF-2 includes enhancements for better sensitivity and specificity, updated norms, and new validity indices to help differentiate between typical executive function and clinical conditions. The tool is widely used by psychologists, clinicians, and educational professionals for various purposes, including screening for executive function difficulties, planning interventions, and monitoring progress or treatment outcomes.

For professionals and practitioners offering a platform to generate BRIEF-2 reports, the platform should provide an intuitive, secure, and efficient system for inputting assessment data and generating comprehensive reports. The ideal platform would feature automated scoring based on the latest normative data, insightful interpretative reports, and recommendations for intervention strategies. It would also ensure confidentiality and compliance with data protection regulations, making it a valuable resource for clinicians, educators, and researchers aiming to support children and adolescents with executive function challenges.