Essentials of WAIS-IV Assessment |
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| Author:
| Lichtenberger, Elizabeth O.
Kaufman, Alan S. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-282-36937-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $58.74 |
Book Description:
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"Essentials of WAIS(r)-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(r)-IV
Coauthored by Alan Kaufman, who was mentored by David Wechsler, the creator of the Wechsler scales, "Essentials of WAIS(r)-IV Assessment" provides beginning and seasoned...
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"Essentials of WAIS(r)-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(r)-IV
Coauthored by Alan Kaufman, who was mentored by David Wechsler, the creator of the Wechsler scales, "Essentials of WAIS(r)-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(r).
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(r)-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 e