{"product_id":"essentials-of-executive-functions-assessment-isbn-9780470422021","title":"Essentials of Executive Functions Assessment","description":"Written by experts in the area of executive functioning, \u003ci\u003eEssentials of Executive Functions Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e equips mental health practitioners (school, clinical, developmental\/pediatric, neuropsychologists, educational diagnosticians, and educational therapists) with all the information they need to administer, score, and interpret assessment instruments that test for executive functions deficits associated with a number of psychiatric and developmental disorders. Series Preface ix \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne A Multidimensional Model of Executive Functions 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Executive Functions and Related Psychological Constructs 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree A Framework for the Assessment of Executive Functions 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Assessment of Executive Functions Using Clinical Assessment Interviews, Records Review, and Behavior Observations 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive Assessment of Executive Functions Using Tests of Cognition 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSix Assessment of Executive Functions Using Tests of Academic Skills 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeven Assessment of Executive Functions Using Behavior Rating Scales 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEight Reporting Executive Functions Assessment Results 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the CD-ROM 399\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGEORGE McCLOSKEY, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor at and Director of School Psychology Research in the Psychology Department of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLISA A. PERKINS, PsyD,\u003c\/b\u003e is a school psychologist for the Westport, Connecticut, Public Schools and maintains a private practice at the Family Study Center, Inc., in Danbury, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to understand and assess children and adolescents struggling with executive functions deficits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssentials of Executive Functions Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e is designed for professionals who want to learn how to administer, score, and interpret popular assessments of executive functions, including the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (BRIEF, BRIEF-SR), the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS), and the NEPSY-II, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike all the volumes in the \u003ci\u003eEssentials of Psychological Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of major psychological assessment instruments. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExecutive functions experts George McCloskey and Lisa Perkins also provide general techniques that can be used to interpret aspects of executive functions using tests that are not specifically designed as measures of executive functions. The book's accompanying CD-ROM contains interview forms for parents and teachers, student observation forms, reference material on the BRIEF® and other rating scales, case-study reference material, and several sample psychoeducational assessment reports.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther titles in the \u003ci\u003eEssentials of Psychological Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssentials of Assessment Report Writing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssentials of WAIS-IV Assessment, Second Edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssentials of WISC-IV Assessment, Second Edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssentials of WIAT-III and KTEA-II Assessment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssentials of WJ III Cognitive Abilities Assessment, Second Edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssentials of Processing Assessment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Third Edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssentials of School Neuropsychological Assessment, Second Edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssentials of NEPSY-II Assessment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssentials of WMS-IV Assessment\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989160509669,"sku":"NP9780470422021","price":60.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470422021.jpg?v=1761783039","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/essentials-of-executive-functions-assessment-isbn-9780470422021","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}