Handbook of Psychological and Educational Assessment of Children, 2/e Personality, Behavior, and Context

by Reynolds, Cecil R.; Kamphaus, Randy W.

• ISBN13: 9781572308848
• ISBN10: 1572308842
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-29
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This copy covers both volumesNow in an extensively revised and updated second edition, these essential volumes cover all aspects of child and adolescent assessment. Leading clinical scientists summarize the state of the science of assessment paradigms, instruments, and methods. With an emphasis on practical clinical considerations, chapters also delve into issues related to test development, psychometrics, and bias. Conveniently designed for reference or text use, this vast knowledge base has been synthesized into two volumes which may be purchased separately or together. INTELLIGENCE, APTITUDE, AND ACHIEVEMENT surveys assessment of intelligence, learning styles, and academic achievement; covers historical issues and psychometric methods; and addresses diversity issues, ethical concerns, and special topics in mental testing. PERSONALITY, BEHAVIOR, AND CONTEXT reviews the use of projective methods, interviewing and observation, and objective methods of assessing personality and behavior; discusses the assessment of specific syndromes and symptoms; and presents tools for assessing adaptive skills and the family context. New in the Second EditionBoth volumes in the second edition have been substantially rewritten to include over a decade's worth of conceptual and empirical advances; numerous new and emerging applications; and the latest professional standards. Highlights of INTELLIGENCE, APTITUDE, AND ACHIEVEMENT include new chapters on applications of the KAIT and DAS, the value of multifactored and cross-battery ability assessments, assessment of memory and of writing skills, preschool intellectual assessment, and assessment of children with language impairments or traumaticbrain injury. PERSONALITY, BEHAVIOR, AND CONTEXT features new chapters on classroom observations, structured diagnostic interviewing, ADHD assessment, uses of the BASC and the ASEBA, assessment of childhood anxiety, and more

Author Biography

Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology, Professor of Neuroscience, and Distinguished Research Scholar at Texas A&M University. He is an author of over 300 scholarly publications; an author or editor of over 50 books; and a creator of numerous widely used psychological tests of behavior, cognition, and personality. Dr. Reynolds maintained a clinical practice treating trauma victims and individuals with traumatic brain injury for 25 years before retiring from clinical work. He is past president of the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN) and the American Psychological Association (APA) Divisions of Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics; Clinical Neuropsychology; and School Psychology. He serves on the editorial boards of 11 journals. Dr. Reynolds has been an editor or associate editor of several journals, and is currently editor-in-chief of Psychological Assessment. Dr. Reynolds has received numerous awards from NAN, APA, and other organizations.

Randy W. Kamphaus, PhD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia. A focus on issues related to clinical assessment has led him to pursue research in classification methods, differential diagnosis, test development, and learning disability and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment. Dr. Kamphaus has served as principal investigator, coinvestigator, or consultant on federally funded research projects dealing with early intervention and prevention, child classification methods, prevalence of ADHD and conduct disorder in Latin America, and aggression reduction in schools. As a licensed psychologist and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), he has contributed extensively to his profession, and he is past president of the APA’s Division of School Psychology. Dr. Kamphaus has also authored or coauthored five books, three psychological tests, more than 40 scientific journal articles, and more than 20 book chapters. He also participates in scholarship in the field through work as an editorial board member, associate editor, test reviewer, and newsletter editor.

Table of Contents

I. GENERAL ISSUES
Personality Assessment Research: Applying Criteria of Confidence and Helpfulness	3	(27)
David W. Barnett
Gregg M. Macmann
Francis E. Lentz, Jr.
Procedural Issues Associated with the Behavioral Assessment of Children	30	(21)
Christopher H. Skinner
Jennifer T. Freeland
Edward S. Shapiro
II. PROJECTIVE METHODS
The Projective Hypothesis and the Development of Projective Techniques for Children	51	(15)
Louis A. Chandler
Projective Storytelling Techniques	66	(25)
James L. Dupree
Frances Prevatt
Evaluation of Projective Drawings	91	(68)
Howard M. Knoff
The Sentence Completion as a Tool for Assessing Emotional Disturbance	159	(23)
Ruth Adlof Haak
Using the Rorschach with Children and Adolescents: The Exner Comprehensive System	182	(16)
Jerry C. Allen
Jillayne Hollifield
Use of the Holtzman Inkblot Technique with Children	198	(21)
Wayne H. Holtzman
Jon D. Swartz
III. INTERVIEWING AND OBSERVATIONS
Using the Clinical Interview to Assess Children's Interpersonal Reasoning and Emotional Understanding	219	(16)
Janet A. Welsh
Karen L. Bierman
Structured Diagnostic Interviewing	235	(13)
Bryan R. Loney
Paul J. Frick
Direct Behavioral Observation for Classrooms	248	(11)
Anne Pierce Winsor
IV. SPECIFIC SYNDROMES AND SYMPTOMS
Assessment of Childhood Depression	259	(32)
Margaret Semrud-Clikeman
Laura Bennett
Laura Guli
The Assessment of Attention via Continuous Performance Tests	291	(29)
Cynthia A. Riccio
Cecil R. Reynolds
Assessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	320	(17)
Shari Neul
Heather Applegate
Ron Drabman
V. OBJECTIVE METHODS
Multisource and Multidimensional Object Assessment of Adjustment: The Personality Inventory for Children, Second Edition; Personality Inventory for Youth; and Student Behavior Survey	337	(31)
David Lachar
Christian P. Gruber
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory---Adolescent	368	(19)
Ellen W. Rowe
The Behavior Assessment System for Children	387	(19)
Jennifer Thorpe
Randy W. Kamphaus
Cecil R. Reynolds
The Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment	406	(27)
Thomas M. Achenbach
Stephanie H. McConaughy
VI. ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTIVE SKILLS/BEHAVIOR
Assessing Social Competence in Children and Adolescents	433	(22)
Timothy A. Cavell
Barbara T. Meehan
Samuel E. Fiala
Adaptive Behavior Scales	455	(18)
Randy W. Kamphaus
VIII. ADVANCED TOPICS
Assessing the Family Context	473	(20)
Cindy I. Carlson
Issues in Child Custody Evaluation and Testimony	493	(15)
Patrice H. Butterfield
Assessment of Childhood Anxiety	508	(19)
Kelly Robinson
Index	527