Essentials of PAI Assessment
Essentials of PAI Assessment

Author: Leslie C. Morey

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2003-03-17

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 0471084638

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Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the PAI The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) provides critical information for psychologists about a client's psychopathology and constructs for effective treatment. To use this test properly, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret the test. Written by the developer and foremost authority on the PAI, Essentials of PAI Assessment is that source. Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of major psychological assessment instruments. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Essentials of PAI Assessment is the only concise book of its kind to provide state-of-the-art interpretive and administrative guidelines to using this popular self-administered personality test.

Essentials of MMPI-2 Assessment
Essentials of MMPI-2 Assessment

Author: David S. Nichols

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-03-23

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1118037391

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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Second Edition is used by a broad range of clinicians to assist with the diagnosis of mental disorders and the selection of appropriate treatment methods. To use it properly, professionals need an authoritative source for use of this test. This thoroughly updated and revised second edition of Essentials of MMPI-2 Assessment provides that resource. In addition to comprehensive updates to the research and literature throughout, the new edition will include information on other versions of the test, including the MMPI-2 RC and the MMPI-2-RF. Clinical and school psychologists are provided with information on administering, interpreting, and scoring this most widely used test for assessing personality.

Clinical Applications of the Personality Assessment Inventory
Clinical Applications of the Personality Assessment Inventory

Author: Mark A. Blais

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-01-11

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1135151253

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Clinical Applications of the Personality Assessment Inventory demonstrates the broad clinical utility of this modern multi-scale self-report measure of psychological functioning. By bringing together leading experts in psychological assessment from diverse applied settings, the book illustrates the impressive range of current Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) applications while providing recommendations for expanding the instrument’s research base and clinical use. Many authors also present population specific PAI reference data. In this timely volume, experts from specialized areas of psychological assessment integrate the relevant research with their extensive clinical knowledge of the PAI, making this a valuable text for practitioners, students, and researchers.

Essentials of Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5) Assessment
Essentials of Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5) Assessment

Author: Gale H. Roid

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2004-10-06

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0471681881

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Essentials of Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales(SB5) Assessment provides comprehensive instructions on optimal use of the Stanford-Binet, including helpful step-by-step administration, scoring, and interpretation guidelines. Using the popular Essentials format, this handy resource also covers test strengths and weaknesses, reliability, and validity, and describes clinical applications of its use. Students in courses on psychological assessment and appraisal will find this to be an indispensable tool to understanding and utilizing this popular measure of intelligence.

Essentials of Millon Inventories Assessment
Essentials of Millon Inventories Assessment

Author: Stephen Strack

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-03-03

Total Pages: 8

ISBN-13: 0470168625

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Fully revised and updated, Essentials of Millon Inventories Assessment, Third Edition will help readers to quickly acquire the knowledge and skills needed to confidently administer, score, and interpret the full battery of Millon personality assessment tests.

Essentials of MCMI-IV Assessment
Essentials of MCMI-IV Assessment

Author: Seth D. Grossman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-02-06

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1119236428

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Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to administer, score, and interpret the MCMI ®-IV Essentials of MCMI ®-IV Assessment is the definitive source of up-to-date, practical information for clinicians and students using the MCMI®-IV inventory. Step-by-step guidelines walk you through the process of administering the assessment, with a profile and demonstration of the clinical process from administration to treatment. Expert discussion helps inform higher-quality therapeutic interventions. The link between assessment and intervention is emphasized throughout, as well as coverage of relevant populations and clinical applications, to provide a well-rounded understanding while illuminating the uses of the MCMI ®-IV. This book provides instruction and clarification from the foremost experts to help you achieve better outcomes for your clients. Follow step-by-step guidelines for administering the MCMI ®-IV Recognize the connection between data and intervention Improve quality and accuracy of therapeutic applications Gain a more practical understanding of the MCMI ®-IV assessment process The MCMI ®-IV assesses a wide range of information related to a client's personality, emotional adjustment, test-taking approach, and other critical information. Interpretation and reporting serve as a basis from which therapeutic interventions are designed, so quality and accuracy is of utmost importance every step of the way. Essentials of MCMI ®-IV Assessment is the most authoritative, up-to-date resource in the field, and a must-have reference for anyone who uses the test.

Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment
Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment

Author: Dawn P. Flanagan

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-03-06

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 1118234561

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The most up-to-date resource of comprehensive information for conducting cross-battery assessments The Cross-Battery assessment approach—also referred to as the XBA approach—is a time-efficient assessment method grounded solidly in contemporary theory and research. The XBA approach systematically integrates data across cognitive, achievement, and neuropsychological batteries, enabling practitioners to expand their traditional assessments to more comprehensively address referral concerns. This approach also includes guidelines for identification of specific learning disabilities and assessment of cognitive strengths and weaknesses in individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Third Edition is designed to help busy practitioners quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of psychological assessment instruments. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you to gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Third Edition is updated to include the latest editions of cognitive ability test batteries , such as the WISC-IV, WAIS-IV, and WJ III COG, and special purpose cognitive tests including the WMS-IV and TOMAL-II. This book now also overs many neuropsychological batteries such as the NEPSY-II and D-KEFS and provides extensive coverage of achievement batteries and special purpose tests, including the WIAT-III, KM-3, WRMT-3 and TOWL-4. In all, this book includes over 100 psychological batteries and 750 subtests, all of which are classified according to CHC (and many according to neuropsychlogical theory. This useful guide includes a timesaving CD-ROM, Essential Tools for Cross-Battery Assessment (XBA) Applications and Interpretation, which allows users to enter data and review results and interpretive statements that may be included in psychological reports. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Essentials of KABC-II Assessment
Essentials of KABC-II Assessment

Author: Alan S. Kaufman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2005-01-21

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0471710997

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Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidentlyadminister, score, and interpret the KABC-II Now designed for children aged three to eighteen, the KABC-II isamong the top tier of children's tests of cognitive ability. Alanand Nadeen Kaufman, authors of the KABC-II, joined forces withElizabeth Lichtenberger and Elaine Fletcher-Janzen to produceEssentials of KABC-II Assessment. The best source of information on the new edition of the K-ABC,Essentials of KABC-II Assessment provides students andpractitioners with an unparalleled resource for learning andapplication, including expert assessment of the test's relativestrengths and weaknesses, valuable advice on its clinicalapplications, and illuminating case reports. Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessmentseries, this book is designed to help busy mental healthprofessionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need tomake optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument.Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlightingkey concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material,as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce yourgrasp of the information covered.

Essentials of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment
Essentials of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment

Author: Naomi L. Quenk

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-07-21

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0470504188

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Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the MBTI In order to use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) appropriately and effectively, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret this test. Written by Naomi Quenk—who coauthored the 1998 revision of the MBTI Manual and the MBTI Step II Manual—Essentials of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment, Second Edition is that source. Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy practitioners, and those in training, to quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of major psychological assessment instruments. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Completely revised and up to date with discussion of new versions of the MBTI, such as MBTI Step II and MBTIComplete, Essentials of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment, Second Edition provides expert assessment of the instrument's relative strengths and weaknesses, valuable advice on its clinical applications, and several illuminating case reports.

Essentials of WISC-V Assessment
Essentials of WISC-V Assessment

Author: Dawn P. Flanagan

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-03-20

Total Pages: 656

ISBN-13: 1118980875

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The comprehensive reference for informative WISC-V assessment Essentials of WISC-V Assessmentprovides step-by-step guidance for administering, scoring, and interpreting the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V). Packed with practical tips for more accurate assessment, this informative guide includes numerous case studies that illustrate a range of real-world issues. Special attention is devoted to the assessment of individuals who have significant learning difficulties, such as learning disabilities, and who speak English as a second language. The WISC-V is a valuable assessment tool, but it must be administered and scored appropriately to gain meaning from score interpretation. This book gives you an in-depth understanding of the WISC-V assessment and interpretive process to assist practitioners in: Conducting efficient and informative WISC-V assessments Utilizing WISC-V in cross-battery and neuropsychological assessment Applying WISC-V in the identification of specific learning disabilities Utilizing WISC-V in nondiscriminatory assessment of English language learners Writing theory-based WISC-V reports Linking WISC-V findings to interventions based on individual performance As the world's most widely-used intelligence test for children, the WISC-V is useful in diagnosing intellectual disabilities and specific learning disabilities, as well as in identifying giftedness. In this volume, sample reports demonstrate how WISC-V assessment results may be linked to interventions, accommodations, modifications, and compensatory strategies that facilitate positive outcomes for children. Essentials of WISC-V Assessment is the all-in-one practical resource for both students and practitioners. The book can be used on its own or with companion software (purchased separately) that provides a user-friendly tool for producing psychometrically and theoretically defensible interpretations of WISC-V performance, and may be used to develop interventions based on each child's strengths and weaknesses.