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9780470597712

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

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    9780470597712

  • ISBN10:

    0470597712

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2009-10-01
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

A comprehensive guide to the practice of school neuropsychologyIt is an exciting time to specialize in school neuropsychology, with countless theoretically and psychometrically sound assessment instruments available for practitioners to use in their evaluations of children with special needs. Yet the field faces the challenges of establishing evidence-based linkages between assessment and interventions and of broadening its approaches to culturally diverse populations.Edited by a leading expert in school neuropsychology, Best Practices in School Neuropsychology: Guidelines for Effective Practice, Assessment, and Evidence-Based Intervention addresses these challenges and their solutions and provides learning specialists and school psychologists with clear coverage and vital information on this burgeoning area of practice within school psychology.This insightful reference features comprehensive discussion of:Current school neuropsychological assessment and intervention modelsBest practices in assessing cognitive processesAn overview of what neuroscience offers to the practice of school neuropsychologyHow school neuropsychology fits within a Response to Intervention (RTI) modelThe rationale for the importance of school psychologists' collaboration with parents, educators, and other professionals to maximize services to childrenClinical applications of school neuropsychology with special populations, academic disabilities, processing deficits, and medical disordersUnique challenges in working with culturally diverse populationsFeaturing contributions from internationally renowned school psychologists, neuropsychologists, clinicians, and academics, Best Practices in School Neuropsychology is the first book of its kind to present best practices and evidence-informed guidelines for the assessment and intervention of children with learning disabilities, as well as other issues practitioners working with children encounter in school settings.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
About the Editor
Contributors
Professional Issues in School Neuropsychology
School Neuropsychology, an Emerging Specialization
School Neuropsychology Training and Credentialing
Ethical and Legal Issues Related to School Neuropsychology
Multicultural School Neuropsychology
Practice Issues in School Neuropsychology
School Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention
Integrating Cognitive Assessment in School Neuropsychological Evaluations
The Application of Neuroscience to the Practice of School Neuropsychology
Linking School Neuropsychology with Response-to-Intervention Models
School Neuropsychology Collaboration with Home, School, and Outside Professionals
School Reentry for Children Recovering from Neurological Conditions
Clinical Applications of School Neuropsychology: Special Populations
Assessment and Intervention Practices for Children with ADHD and Other Frontal-Striatal Circuit Disorders
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Asperger's Disorder
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Developmental Delays
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Externalizing Disorders
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Internalizing Disorders
Assessing Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Assessing and Intervening with Visually Impaired Children and Adolescents
Clinical Applications of School Neuropsychology: Academic Disabilities
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Reading Disorders
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Written Language Disorders
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Math Disorders
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Speech and Language Disorders
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
Clinical Applications of School Neuropsychology: Processing Deficits
Assessing and Intervening in Children with Executive Function Disorders
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Memory and Learning Disorders
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Sensory-Motor Impairment
Assessing and Intervening with Chronically Ill Children
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Brain Tumors
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Seizure Disorders
Assessing and Intervening with Children with Traumatic Brain Injury
Appendix: Resources for School Neuropsychology
Author Index
Subject Index
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