Essentials of behavioral assessment / Michael C. Ramsay, Cecil R. Reynolds, R.W. Kamphaus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramsay, Michael C.

Contributor:

Reynolds, Cecil R., 1952-

Kamphaus, Randy W.

Series:

Essentials of psychological assessment series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Behavioral assessment of children.

Behavioral assessment of teenagers.

Physical Description:

x, 195 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : J. Wiley & Sons, [2002]

Summary:

This book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of major psychological assessment instruments. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Essentials of Behavioral Assessment is the first book to provide state-of-the-art interpretive and administrative guidelines to using the BASC, CRS-R (Conners' Rating Scales-Revised), and CBCL (Achenbach Child Behavior Checklists), the leading and most highly recognized behavioral assessment tests used in the field. The authors also offer expert assessment of the tests' merits and include classroom observations.

Contents:

1 Approaches to Standardized Behavioral Assessment 1

2 Merits of the Inventories 21

3 The Behavior Assessment System for Children 53

4 The Child Behavior Checklist and Related Instruments 94

5 Conners' Rating Scales

Revised 120

6 Classroom Observations 143.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-183) and index.

ISBN:

0471353671

OCLC:

48098381