Written by experts in the area of executive functioning, Essentials of Executive Functions Assessment equips mental health practitioners (school, clinical, developmental/pediatric, neuropsychologists, educational diagnosticians, and educational therapists) with all the information they need to administer, score, and interpret assessment instruments that test for executive functions deficits associated with a number of psychiatric and developmental disorders.
By:
G McCloskey,
Lisa A. Perkins,
John Wasserman,
Alan S. Kaufman
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 212mm,
Width: 141mm,
Spine: 29mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780470422021
ISBN 10: 0470422025
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 26 November 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Series Preface ix Acknowledgments xi One A Multidimensional Model of Executive Functions 1 Two Executive Functions and Related Psychological Constructs 45 Three A Framework for the Assessment of Executive Functions 82 Four Assessment of Executive Functions Using Clinical Assessment Interviews, Records Review, and Behavior Observations 107 Five Assessment of Executive Functions Using Tests of Cognition 131 Six Assessment of Executive Functions Using Tests of Academic Skills 188 Seven Assessment of Executive Functions Using Behavior Rating Scales 248 Eight Reporting Executive Functions Assessment Results 319 References 377 About the Authors 387 Index 389 About the CD-ROM 399
GEORGE McCLOSKEY, PhD, is Professor at and Director of School Psychology Research in the Psychology Department of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. LISA A. PERKINS, PsyD, is a school psychologist for the Westport, Connecticut, Public Schools and maintains a private practice at the Family Study Center, Inc., in Danbury, Connecticut.
