A critical handbook for practitioners and clinicians engaged in processing assessments In the newly revised third edition of Essentials of Processing Assessment, a team of distinguished practitioners delivers an expert framework for planning, conducting, and interpreting an assessment of psychological processes. Emphasizing a pattern-of-strengths-and-weaknesses (PSW) perspective, the book offers an overview of evidence-based interventions for various psychological processes. In the book, readers will review cognitive processing theories, apply a PSW model for specific learning disability (SLD) identifications, review the relationships between psychological processes and specific kinds of achievement, and detailed information on how to assess 14 different processes covered in the model. Readers will also find: Step-by-step guidelines and worksheets that walk readers through the analysis and interpretation of test resultsStrategies for identifying students with specific learning disabilitiesInformation about major cognitive and memory scales, as well as scales designed for processing assessment An essential handbook for psychologists and other practitioners and clinicians engaged in processing assessments of children and adults, Essentials of Processing Assessment, 3rd Edition will earn a place in the libraries of anyone seeking to make more accurate diagnoses and identify more effective treatments.
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Series Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv About the Companion Website xvii One Introduction and Overview 1 Two Psychological Processes and Achievement 27 Three The Neuropsychology of Psychological Processes 69 Four Planning, Organizing, and Conducting a Processing Assessment 89 Five Analyzing and Interpreting Test Results 127 Six Identifying PSW and SLD with the PPA and MPA 157 Seven Using the CPPS to Screen Psychological Processes 169 Eight Recommended Batteries and Scales 189 Nine Assessing Memory 229 Ten Evidence-Based Interventions for Processing Deficits 267 Eleven Illustrative Case Study 309 References 343 Annotated Bibliography 355 About the Author 357 Index 359 Note: All appendices are available online Appendix A Selective Testing Tables for Processing and Achievement Testing Appendix B Selective Testing Table for Memory Testing Appendix C Parent Interview Items for Processing Assessment Appendix D Teacher Interview Items for Processing Appendix E Behaviors Indicative of Specific Processing Weaknesses Appendix F Classroom Behaviors Indicative of Working Memory Problems Appendix G Classroom Behaviors Indicative of Long-Term Memory Problems Appendix H Psychological Processing Assessment Planner Appendix I PSW Analysis Worksheet (Hand Computation) Appendix J PSW Analysis Worksheet (Excel) Appendix K Memory Assessment Planner Appendix L PSW Analysis Worksheet for Memory (Hand Computation) Appendix M PSW Analysis Worksheet for Memory (Excel) Appendix N T-Score to Standard Score Conversion Table Appendix O Scaled Score to Standard Score Conversion Table Appendix P Long-Term Memory Interview Items Appendix Q Self-Monitoring Sheets: Paying Attention and Staying on Task
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781119691334
Publisert
2022-09-22
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Vekt
386 gr
Høyde
213 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Dybde
31 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
384

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Biographical note

MILTON J. DEHN, EdD, is the co-founder and Program Director of Schoolhouse Tutoring, an agency that provides assessment, tutoring, and instructional support for students of all ages and abilities. Formerly a practicing school psychologist, an associate professor, and a director of a graduate training program in school psychology, Dr. Dehn is the creator of the Children’s Psychological Processes Scale (CPSS), an online teacher-rating scale designed to identify children with psychological processing deficits. He is the author of several books, including Working Memory and Academic Learning: Assessment and Intervention, Long-Term Memory Problems in Children and Adolescents, and Helping Students Remember: Exercises and Strategies to Strengthen Memory.