A PSC-17 results note has to say more than "positive" or "negative." That means reporting each subscale score against its own cutoff, naming which pattern of Internalizing, Externalizing, or Attention concerns drove the result, and tying the follow-up plan to that specific pattern. This page is a template for that write-up, not the checklist: the 17 items themselves are administered as published, in full.
What Every PSC-17 Results Note Needs
| Section | What it captures |
|---|---|
| Administration context | Who completed it (parent-report, or self-report for youth 11 and older) and when |
| Subscale scores | Internalizing, Externalizing, and Attention subscale scores |
| Total score and cutoff | Total score against the age-appropriate cutoff, and whether it screens positive |
| Clinical interpretation | What the pattern across subscales suggests, not just the total number |
| Follow-up plan | The next step on a positive screen: further evaluation, referral, or monitoring |
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Example of a Completed Results Summary
Illustrative only: these are hypothetical scores for a fictional child, not output from a real administration, and contain no protected health information.
- Internalizing: 4. Below the subscale cutoff.
- Externalizing: 3. Below the subscale cutoff.
- Attention: 6. At the subscale cutoff, the primary driver of the total score.
- Total: 13. Below this age band's overall cutoff of 15, but the elevated Attention subscale on its own warrants a closer look at classroom functioning.
How ClinicFrame Writes This Section
ClinicFrame is an ambient AI scribe built around custom note templates: you define the sections a PSC-17 results note needs, describe what belongs in each one, and generate a draft from your own summary of scores. You review and edit every entry before it becomes part of the record.
