Assessment Tools:

Handbook on Firesetting in Children and Youth, David Kolko http://www.pitt.edu/~kolko/

This multidisciplinary handbook is a comprehensive source of information on all topics relating to children who set fires. For more information about David Kolko’s research and to order this book, visit his website.

TAPP-C (Toronto Arson Prevention Program for Children) Fire Involvement Interview. Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, ON. http://www.firesafetycouncil.com/english/tapp-c.htm

The TAPP-C Fire Involvement Interview (MacKay, S., Hanson, M., Dickens, S., Henderson, J.) provides a structured format for obtaining information about the details of the fire incident, child’s fire history, and parent’s fire history for mental health professionals.

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