Best Practices in School Neuropsychology : Guidelines for Effective Practice, Assessment, and Evidence-Based Intervention

by Miller, Daniel C.

• ISBN13: 9780470422038
• ISBN10: 0470422033
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-02
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Current brain research is reshaping how we view educational diagnoses and interventions, and there is a growing interest in how neuropsychology can be applied to educational practice. Best Practices in School Neuropsychology features guidelines from internationally renowned researchers and clinicians on evidence-based assessment and intervention techniques. This wellspring of information for school neuropsychologists, psychologists, child psychologists, special educators, learning specialists, educational diagnosticians, and graduate students covers every area of professional and practice issues, including assessing and intervening with special populations, students with academic disabilities, those with processing deficits, and those with medical disorders.

Author Biography

Daniel C. Miller, PhD, is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology and Philosophy at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. He is a former director of the School Psychology Graduate Training Programs and past president of the National Association of School Psychologists. He is the author of Essentials of School Neuropsychological Assessment. Dr. Miller is also the President and founder of KIDS, Inc., a company that specializes in early childhood education and screening products.

Table of Contents

Professional Issues in School Neuropsychology.

Best Practices in School Neuropsychology, an Emerging Specialization

Best Practices in School Neuropsychology Training and Credentialing

Best Practices in Ethical and Legal Issues Related to School Neuropsychology

Best Practices in Multicultural School Neuropsychology

Practice Issues in School Neuropsychology.

Best Practices in School Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention

Best Practices in Integrating Cognitive Assessment in School Neuropsychological Evaluations

Best Practices in the Application of Neuroscience to the Practice of School Neuropsychology

Best Practices in Linking School Neuropsychology with Response-to-Intervention Models

Best Practices in School Neuropsychology Collaboration with Home, School, and Outside Professionals

Best Practices in School Re-entry for Children Recovering from Neurological Conditions

Clinical Applications of School Neuropsychology: Special Populations.

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with ADD/ADHD Children and Children with Other Frontal-Striatal Circuit Disorders

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Asperger's Disorder

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Developmental Delays

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Externalizing Disorders

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Internalizing Disorders

Best Practices in Assessing Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Best Practice in Assessing and Intervening with Visually-Impaired Children and Adolescent

Clinical Applications of School Neuropsychology: Academic Disabilities.

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Reading Disorders

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Written Language Disorders

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Math Disorders

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Speech and Language Disorders

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities

Clinical Applications of School Neuropsychology: Processing Deficits.

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening in Children with Executive Function Disorders

Best Practice in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Memory and Learning Disorders

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Sensory-Motor Impairment

Clinical Applications of School Neuropsychology: Medical Disorders.

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Chronically Ill Children

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Brain Tumors

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Seizure Disorders

Best Practices in Assessing and Intervening with Children with Traumatic Brain Injury

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