Books in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series

Federal laws such as No Child Left Behind mandate that schools demonstrate how federal funds are being spent on scientifically based programs, making it essential that practitioners know which procedures are most effective for improving academic performance.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(R) (MBTI) assessment is one of the best-known personality tools available, with more than two million assessments in 21 languages administered annually.

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Second Edition is used by a broad range of clinicians to assist with the diagnosis of mental disorders and the selection of appropriate treatment methods. To use it properly, professionals need an authoritative source for use of this test.

Improve academic learning outcomes with accurate working memory assessment and evidence-based interventions Essentials of Working Memory Assessment and Intervention is an accessible, practical guide to accurately and efficiently assessing working memory.

Part of the bestselling Essentials of Psychological Assessmentseries, Essentials of Conners RatingScalesTM Assessment is the firstand only state-of-the-art interpretive and administrative guide tousing the latest versions of the Conners RatingScales TM.

Significantly revised in 2009, the WMS-IV is now directly linked to the WAIS-IV the leading intelligence test and includes four new subtests. This latest volume in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, authored by the test's developers, covers every new update to the world's most widely used memory test.

Brue s Essentials Intellectual Disability is a concise, up-to-date overview of intellectual disability evaluation and assessment. This text offers a practical, concise overview of the nature of intellectual disability and adaptive skills functioning in children, adolescents, and adults.

The definitive guide to the latest edition of the Cognitive Assessment System Essentials of CAS2 Assessment is a comprehensive guide to the successful administration of the updated CAS2.

Designed to facilitate the Rorschach assessment process, this guidebook provides quick-reference information on administering, interpreting, and scoring the Rorschach. It walks both the new and experienced users through each step of Exner's Comprehensive System.

Complete coverage of the widely used 16PF?? measure of personality Essentials of 16PF?? Assessment is a valuable guide to administering, scoring, and interpreting this popular measure of normal personality.

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the PAI The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) provides critical information for psychologists about a client's psychopathology and constructs for effective treatment.

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the KABC-II Now designed for children aged three to eighteen, the KABC-II is among the top tier of children's tests of cognitive ability. Alan and Nadeen Kaufman, authors of the KABC-II, joined forces with Elizabeth Lichtenberger and Elaine Fletcher-Janzen to produce Essentials of KABC-II Assessment. The best source of information on the new edition of the K-ABC, Essentials of KABC-II Assessment provides students and practitioners with an unparalleled resource for learning and application, including expert assessment of the test's relative strengths and weaknesses, valuable advice on its clinical applications, and illuminating case reports. Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the 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.

This book provides all-encompassing coverage of administration, scoring, interpretation, and reporting of brief intelligence tests. It also points out both its uses and limitations and discusses past efforts to create short form tests.

Ted Millon is a leading figure in personality assessment, and his assessment measures are used widely by clinicians in a variety of settings. These instruments are often taught in courses on clinical and/or personality assessment at the graduate level, and Essentials of Millon Inventories Assessment, 3e is an ideal resource for instruction.

This new book provides practical, step-by-step instruction on accurately and effectively assessing creativity, a popular measure of cognitive ability correlated with intelligence. It provides useful information about assessing creativity from a solid theoretical and research base. .

Essentials of DAS-II Assessment is the best source of information on the new edition of the DAS instrument, providing you with illuminating case reports, expert assessment of the test?s relative strengths and weaknesses, and valuable advice on its clinical applications.

This new book in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series is the best and only resource for practical, step-by-step instruction on accurately and effectively administering and scoring the WNV, a test of cognition and its related constructs, including achievement, personality, and neuropsychological functioning.

Part of "Essentials of Psychological Assessment" series, this title covers the achievement tests used in educational planning, transitional programming for students with disabilities, and career/vocational planning - including the major individually administered tests such as the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT-II), and more.