Psychological and Developmental Assessment : Children with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions

by Simeonsson, Rune J.; Rosenthal, Susan L.

• ISBN13: 9781572306455
• ISBN10: 1572306459
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-19
• Publisher: Guilford Press

Summary

This volume presents an integrative framework for conducting individualized assessments of children and adolescents with a wide range of disabilities and chronic conditions. Expert contributors first provide an overview of the field, reviewing general strategies and approaches to developmental assessment. The volume then addresses the issues that arise in working with young people with particular challenges, including motor impairments, auditory and visual impariments, autism, chronic health conditions, neurological problems, and exposure to trauma. Described are concepts and tools to guide the practitioner in deriving an accurate diagnosis, planning appropriate interventions in clinic or school, evaluating progress, and monitoring treatment outcomes. Structured in a cohesive format, chapters review the nature of each condition and its implications for health, development, and functioning at different ages and various domains. The uses of specific assessment instruments are considered, and needed modifications in settings, tasks, and procedures identified. Emphasizing methods that are flexible and multidimensional, the volume includes numerous illustrative case vignettes.

Author Biography

Rune J. Simeonsson, PhD, MSPH, is Professor of Education and Research Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Adjunct Professor of Medical Psychology at Duke University.

Susan L. Rosenthal, PhD, is Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Division of Psychology and Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Texas at Galveston.

Long versions:
Rune J. Simeonsson, PhD, MSPH, is Professor of Education and Research Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Adjunct Professor of Medical Psychology at Duke University. He teaches graduate courses in the areas of psychological assessment and child development and disability for students in school psychology and special education. His research interests are in the areas of child development, special education, and public health, focusing on the prevention of childhood disability and the promotion of child health and development. He currently has responsibilities as an investigator with several projects, and is actively involved in policy and research on the definition and classification of disability in the United States and internationally.

Susan L. Rosenthal, PhD, obtained her doctorate in psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She completed her pediatric psychology internship at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, and her postdoctoral fellowship in psychology at the Yale Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Rosenthal is currently Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Division of Psychology and Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Texas at Galveston. Before assuming her present position, she was Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati and Pediatric Psychologist at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her clinical practice focuses on helping adolescents and their families negotiate the developmental tasks of adolescence in the context of chronic illness, mood disorders, or other life stressors. Her research on adolescent psychosexual development has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, and she has authored numerous articles on adolescent psychological development and the role of the family in protecting adolescent girls from risk.

Table of Contents

Clinical Assessment of Children: An Overview	1	(16)
Rune J. Simeonsson
Susan L. Rosenthal
I Dimensions and Issues
Issues in Clinical Assessment	17	(15)
Rune J. Simeonsson
Anita Scarborough
Clinical Assessment in Planning and Evaluating Intervention	32	(21)
Rune J. Simeonsson
Janey Sturtz McMillen
II General Strategies and Measures
Quantitative Assessment	53	(30)
Rune J. Simeonsson
Carrie Cook
Sadarryle Hill
A Qualitative Developmental Approach to Assessment	83	(37)
Rune J. Simeonsson
Gail S. Huntington
J. Lytle Brent
Cassandre Balant
An Ecobehavioral Approach in Clinical Assessment	120	(21)
Rune J. Simeonsson
Elizabeth Kelley Boyles
Assessment of Family Context	141	(12)
Susan L. Rosenthal
Sheila S. Cohen
Rune J. Simeonsson
III Specialized Strategies and Measures
Assessment of Trauma and Maltreatment in Children with Special Needs	153	(23)
Barbara W. Boat
H. Jane Sites
Infant Assessment	176	(29)
Tina Smith
Rebecca Pretzel
Kristine Landry
Assessment of Children with Motor Impairments	205	(20)
Melissa R. Johnson
Cynthia Wilhelm
Deborah Eisert
Deborah L. Halperin-Phillips
Assessment of Children with Visual Impairment or Blindness	225	(23)
Naeela M. Chaudry
Philip W. Davidson
Assessment of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing	248	(19)
Rune J. Simeonsson
Tovah M. Wax
Kathleen White
Assessment of Children with Autism	267	(25)
Lee M. Marcus
Sally Flagler
Susan Robinson
Assessment of Children with Chronic Illness	292	(25)
Janet R. Schultz
Cheryl Chase-Carmichael
Assessment of Executive Functions in Children with Neurological Impairment	317	(40)
Gerard A. Gioia
Peter K. Isquith
Steven C. Guy
IV Ethical and Legal Issues
Ethical and Legal Issues in Assessment of Children with Special Needs	357	(20)
William A. Rae
Constance J. Fournier
Michael C. Roberts
Index	377