Book description
Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently
administer, score, and interpret the WAIS®-IV
Coauthored by Alan S. Kaufman, who was mentored by David
WechslerÂ-the creator of the Wechsler scalesÂ-Essentials of
WAIS®-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®-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®-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 CD-ROM containing
scoring tables and case report material, the Second Edition
includes information and advice on how to administer Q-interactiveÂ
Â-the new digital version of the testÂ-for administration of the
WAIS®-IV via iPad®.
Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series:
Essentials of Assessment Report Writing
Essentials of WISC®-IV Assessment, Second Edition
Essentials of WMS®-IV Assessment
Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Third Edition
Essentials of WJ IIIÂ Tests of Achievement Assessment
Essentials of WJ IIIÂ Cognitive Abilities Assessment, Second Edition
Essentials of Neuropsychological Assessment, Second Edition
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 testsÂ-such as
KABC-II and KTEA-II, which he co-created with Nadeen KaufmanÂ-reflect
an integration of psychometric, theoretical, and clinical
perspectives. Alan and Nadeen are the Series Editors of Wiley's
Essentials of Psychological Assessment series.
