Book description
Essentials of WAIS®-IV Assessment
:
- Complete coverage of administration, scoring,interpretation, and reporting
- Expert advice on avoiding common pitfalls
- Conveniently formatted for rapid reference
Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently
administer, score, and interpret the WAIS®-IV
Coauthored by Alan
Kaufman, who was mentored by David Wechsler, the creator of the
Wechsler scales, Essentials of WAIS®-IV Assessment provides
beginning and seasoned clinicians with comprehensive step-by-step
guidelines to administering, scoring, and interpreting this latest
revision of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale®.
Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment
series, this book is designed to help busy mental health practitioners
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.
Offering a clinically rich and innovative theory-based interpretive
system, as well as a neuro-psychologically based interpretive approach
articulated in detail by Dr. George McCloskey in an invited chapter,
this book offers state-of-the-art interpretation of the most popular
intelligence test for adults. In addition, the book is packaged with
an accompanying CD-ROM containing scoring tables, case report
material, worksheets, and a user-friendly software program that fully
automates the interpretive system, making Essentials of WAIS®-IV
Assessment the best and most authoritative resource of information
on this test.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not
included as part of eBook file.
Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist
residing in Carlsbad, California. She has coauthored several
Essentials books, including Essentials of Assessment Report Writing
(with Nancy Mather, Nadeen Kaufman, and Alan Kaufman). She and Alan
Kaufman are coauthors of Assessing Adolescent and Adult Intelligence,
now in its Third Edition.
Alan S. Kaufman, PhD, a leading expert on intelligence testing, is
Clinical Professor of Psychology at the Child Study Center at the Yale
University School of Medicine. His books, tests, and intelligent
testing approach have had worldwide impact on clinical assessment. Dr.
Kaufman's approach to test interpretation and his tests (e. g.,
KABC-II and KTEA-II), which he co-created with his wife Nadeen,
reflect an integration of psychometric, theoretical, and clinical
perspectives. Alan and Nadeen are the Series Editors of Wiley's
Essentials of Psychological Assessment series.
