Essentials of Processing Assessment / Edition 2

Essentials of Processing Assessment / Edition 2

by Milton J. Dehn
ISBN-10:
1118368207
ISBN-13:
9781118368206
Pub. Date:
12/16/2013
Publisher:
Wiley
ISBN-10:
1118368207
ISBN-13:
9781118368206
Pub. Date:
12/16/2013
Publisher:
Wiley
Essentials of Processing Assessment / Edition 2

Essentials of Processing Assessment / Edition 2

by Milton J. Dehn
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Overview

Step-by-step guidance and the latest research findings on the basics of processing assessment

Now in its Second Edition, Essentials of Processing Assessment provides critical information about this important aspect of cognitive functioning. This practical resource provides students and practitioners with the tools they need to accurately and efficiently assess an individual's ability to process information. As part of the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book provides information mental health professionals need to practice knowledgeably, efficiently, and ethically in today's behavioral healthcare environment.

  • Includes illustrative material, callout boxes highlighting key concepts, and "test yourself" question for gauging and reinforcing learning
  • Update throughout to include four new chapters and a new companion CD-ROM that includes all worksheets and testing charts
  • Packed with indispensable guidelines on organizing a processing assessment and interpreting results

Essentials of Processing Assessment, Second Edition, offers the best one-stop source of information to help students and practitioners identify processing strengths and weaknesses and plan appropriate interventions.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781118368206
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 12/16/2013
Series: Essentials of Psychological Assessment , #102
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 368
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

MILTON J. DEHN, EdD, NCSP, is the cofounder 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, associate professor, and director of a graduate training program in school psychology, he is the author of four 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. In addition, he is the author of a psychological test, the Children's Psychological Processes Scale (CPSS), an online teacher-rating scale designed to identify children with psychological processing deficits.

Table of Contents

Series Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

One: Introduction and Overview 1

Two: Psychological Processes and Learning 25

Three: The Neuroanatomy of Psychological Processes 61

Four: Strategies for Assessing Processing 75

Five: Assessing Processing With Cognitive Scales 107

Six: Assessing Memory 135

Seven: The Children's Psychological Processes Scale (CPPS) 175

Eight: Using Scales Designed to Assess Processing 207

Nine: Analyzing Test Results and Determining SLD 225

Ten: Evidence-Based Interventions for Psychological Processing Deficits 261

Eleven: Illustrative Case Study 291

References 319

Annotated Bibliography 335

About the Author 339

Index 341

About the CD-ROM 349

Note: All Appendixes are on the CD.

Appendix A Selective Testing Tables for Processing and Memory

Appendix B Batteries, Composites, and Subtests That Measure Specific Processes

Appendix C Interview Items

Appendix D Observation Items

Appendix E Processing and Memory Assessment Forms

Appendix F Children's Psychological Processes Scale

Appendix G Psychological Processing Analyzer

Appendix H Statistical Tables

Appendix I Processing Assessment Report Template

Appendix J Self-Monitoring Sheet

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From the Publisher

"...one of the clearest expositions of the assessment process that I've ever seen."
—Robert Gore, Ph.D., Associate Director of Clinical Training, USC Ph.D. Program in Psychological Clinical Science

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