The Assessment of child and adolescent personality
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The Assessment of child and adolescent personality
Guilford Press, c1986
Available at 25 libraries
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Includes bibliographies and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Now available in paper for the first time, this volume brings together leading contributors to provide a comprehensive review of theory, research, and practice in child and adolescent personality assessment. Organized for easy reference, the book is divided into four parts. Part I summarizes basic theories, issues, and concepts, setting forth a framework for assessment as a hypothesis- generating, problem-solving process. Part II describes and evaluates a wide range of relevant approaches, tests, and techniques, marshaling the available data and reviewing administration procedures, scoring, and interpretation. In Part III, the process by which personality assessment is translated into effective intervention strategies and programs for children is examined in depth. A summary of major perspectives and recommended practices is presented in Part IV, which also considers future needs and directions for the field.
Table of Contents
I.Theories, Issues, and Procedures in Personality Assessment
1.Identifying and Classifying Children and Adolescents Referred for Personality Assessment:
Theories, Systems, and Issues, Knoff
2.Legal and Ethical Issues in Child and Adolescent Personality Assessment, DeMers
3.A Conceptual Model and Pragmatic Approach toward Personality Assessment Referrals, Knoff
II.Personality Assessment Approaches and Techniques with Children and Adolescents
4.The Diagnostic Interview Process, Nuttall and Ivey
5.Assessing Children and Adolescents with the Rorschach, Weiner
6.Thematic Approaches to Personality Assessment with Children and Adolescents, Obrzut and Boliek
7.Projective Drawings, Cummings
8.The Sentence Completion Techniques, Hart
9.The Personality Inventory for Children: Approaches to Actuarial Interpretation in Clinic and School Settings, Lachar, Kline, and Boersma
10.Behavior Rating Scale Approaches to Personality Assessment in Children and Adolescents, Martin, Hooper, and Snow
11.Behavioral Observation Approaches to Personality Assessment, Keller
12.Family Assessment Approaches and Procedures, Brassard
13.Ecological Assessment Procedures,
Garbarino and Kapadia
14.Actuarial and Automated Assessment Procedures
and Approaches, Brown
III.Moving from Personality Assessment
to Intervention
15.The Personality Assessment Report and the Feedback and Planning Conference, Knoff
16.Intervention and the Change Process: Using the Theoretical Assessment Models and Consultation Processes, Knoff
17.Personality Assessment and Individual Therapeutic Interventions, Prout
IV.Summation and Integration
18.Conclusion and Future Needs in Personality Assessment, Knoff
?Appendix: A Summary of Selected Personality Assessment Tools Available to Mental Health Practitioners
by "Nielsen BookData"