Essentials of WAIS-IV assessment
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Essentials of WAIS-IV assessment
(Essentials of psychological assessment series)
John Wiley, c2013
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-447) and indexes
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the WAIS (R)-IV
Coauthored by Alan S. Kaufman, who was mentored by David Wechsler-the creator of the Wechsler scales-Essentials of WAIS (R)-IV Assessment, Second Edition is thoroughly revised and updated to provide beginning and seasoned clinicians with comprehensive step-by-step guidelines for effective use of the WAIS (R)-IV. This invaluable guide provides clinicians with a brand new interpretive process, overhauling its system of profile interpretation to be equally powerful across the entire WAIS (R)-IV age range.
Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the basic knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. 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.
The new edition explores timely topics including gender and ethnic differences, as well as the role of the Flynn Effect in capital punishment court cases. Along with an accompanying Website containing scoring tables and case report material, the Second Edition includes information and advice on how to administer Q-interactive (TM)-the new digital version of the test-for administration of the WAIS (R)-IV via iPad (R) Essentials of Assessment Report Writing
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Table of Contents
Series Preface xi
Preface to the Second Edition xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
One Introduction and Overview 1
Two How to Administer the WAIS-IV 53
Three How to Score the WAIS-IV 98
Four How to Interpret the WAIS-IV: Conceptual and Clinical Foundations 119
Five How to Interpret the WAIS-IV: Step-by-Step 150
Six Clinical Applications I: A Neuropsychological Approach to Interpretation of the WAIS-IV and the Use of the WAIS-IV in Learning Disability Assessments 216
George McCloskey, Emily S. Hartz, and Katherine Scipioni
Seven Clinical Applications II: Age and Intelligence Across the Adult Life Span 254
Eight Clinical Applications III: WAIS-IV Use With Special Groups, Practice Effects, and Gender Differences 299
Nine Strengths and Weaknesses of the WAIS-IV 332
Ron Dumont and John O. Willis
Ten Illustrative Case Reports 353
Eleven The Initial Digital Adaptation of the WAIS-IV 389
Tommie G. Cayton, Dustin Wahlstrom, and Mark H. Daniel
References 427
Annotated Bibliography 445
About the Authors 448
Author Index 449
Subject Index 455
About the CD-ROM 472
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