{"product_id":"essentials-of-wais-iv-assessment-isbn-9781118271889","title":"Essentials of WAIS-IV Assessment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the WAIS\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e-IV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoauthored by Alan S. Kaufman, who was mentored by David Wechsler—the creator of the Wechsler scales—\u003ci\u003eEssentials of WAIS\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e-IV Assessment, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is thoroughly revised and updated to provide beginning and seasoned clinicians with comprehensive step-by-step guidelines for effective use of the WAIS\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e-IV. This invaluable guide provides clinicians with a brand new interpretive process, overhauling its system of profile interpretation to be equally powerful across the \u003ci\u003eentire\u003c\/i\u003e WAIS\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e-IV age range. \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 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/i\u003e includes information and advice on how to administer Q-interactive\u003csup\u003e™\u003c\/sup\u003e—the new digital version of the test—for administration of the WAIS\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e-IV via iPad\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e Essentials of Assessment Report Writing\u003cbr\u003e Essentials of WISC\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e-IV Assessment, Second Edition\u003cbr\u003e Essentials of WMS\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e-IV Assessment\u003cbr\u003e Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Third Edition\u003cbr\u003e Essentials of WJ III\u003csup\u003e™\u003c\/sup\u003e Tests of Achievement Assessment\u003cbr\u003e Essentials of WJ III\u003csup\u003e™\u003c\/sup\u003e Cognitive Abilities Assessment, Second Edition\u003cbr\u003e Essentials of Neuropsychological Assessment, Second Edition\u003cbr\u003e Visit us on the Web at: wiley.com\/psychology \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Preface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne Introduction and Overview 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo How to Administer the WAIS-IV 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree How to Score the WAIS-IV 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour How to Interpret the WAIS-IV: Conceptual and Clinical Foundations 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive How to Interpret the WAIS-IV: Step-by-Step 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSix Clinical Applications I: A Neuropsychological Approach to Interpretation of the WAIS-IV and the Use of the WAIS-IV in Learning Disability Assessments 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge McCloskey, Emily S. Hartz, and Katherine Scipioni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeven Clinical Applications II: Age and Intelligence Across the Adult Life Span 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEight Clinical Applications III: WAIS-IV Use With Special Groups, Practice Effects, and Gender Differences 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNine Strengths and Weaknesses of the WAIS-IV 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRon Dumont and John O. Willis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTen Illustrative Case Reports 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEleven The Initial Digital Adaptation of the WAIS-IV 389\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTommie G. Cayton, Dustin Wahlstrom, and Mark H. Daniel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Bibliography 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the CD-ROM 472\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eELIZABETH O. LICHTENBERGER, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD,\u003c\/b\u003e is a licensed clinical psychologist residing in Carlsbad, California. She has coauthored several Essentials books, including \u003ci\u003eEssentials of Assessment Report Writing\u003c\/i\u003e (with Nancy Mather, Nadeen Kaufman, and Alan Kaufman). She and Alan Kaufman are coauthors of \u003ci\u003eAssessing Adolescent and Adult Intelligence,\u003c\/i\u003e now in its third edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALAN S. KAUFMAN, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD,\u003c\/b\u003e 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 tests—such as KABC-II and KTEA-II, which he co-created with Nadeen Kaufman—reflect an integration of psychometric, theoretical, and clinical perspectives. Alan and Nadeen are the Series Editors of Wiley’s \u003ci\u003eEssentials of Psychological Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e series.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the WAIS\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e-IV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoauthored by Alan S. Kaufman, who was mentored by David Wechsler—the creator of the Wechsler scales—\u003ci\u003eEssentials of WAIS\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e-IV Assessment, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is thoroughly revised and updated to provide beginning and seasoned clinicians with comprehensive step-by-step guidelines for effective use of the WAIS\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e-IV. This invaluable guide provides clinicians with a brand new interpretive process, overhauling its system of profile interpretation to be equally powerful across the \u003ci\u003eentire\u003c\/i\u003e WAIS\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e-IV age range. \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 basic knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. 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