Essentials of WAIS-IV Assessment (Essentials of Psychological Assessment)

Description

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer,
score, and interpret the WAIS®-IVCoauthored by Alan S. Kaufman, who was
mentored by David Wechsler―the creator of the Wechsler scales―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
Website containing scoring tables and case report material, the Second Edition
includes information and advice on how to administer Q-interactive™―the new
digital version of the test―for administration of the WAIS®-IV via iPad®
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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley; 2nd edition (December 4, 2012)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1118271882
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 89
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.3 x 1.1 x 8.3 inches
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