Essentials of WAIS-IV Assessment

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the WAIS -IV Coauthored by Alan S. Kaufman, who was mentored by David Wechsler the creator of the Wechsler scales Essentials of WAIS -IV Assessment, Second Edition is thoroughly revised and updated to provide beginning and seasoned clinicians with comprehensive step-by-step guidelines for effective use of the WAIS -IV. This invaluable guide provides clinicians with a brand new interpretive process, overhauling its system of profile interpretation to be equally powerful across the entire WAIS -IV age range. Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the basic knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. 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. The new edition explores timely topics including gender and ethnic differences, as well as the role of the Flynn Effect in capital punishment court cases. Along with an accompanying Website containing scoring tables and case report material, the Second Edition includes information and advice on how to administer Q-interactive the new digital version of the test for administration of the WAIS -IV via iPad Essentials of Assessment Report Writing Essentials of WISC -IV Assessment, Second Edition Essentials of WMS -IV Assessment Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Third Edition Essentials of WJ III Tests of Achievement Assessment Essentials of WJ III Cognitive Abilities Assessment, Second Edition Essentials of Neuropsychological Assessment, Second Edition Visit us on the Web at: wiley.com/psychology

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the WAIS¯®-IVCoauthored by Alan S. Kaufman, who was mentored by David Wechsler--the creator of the Wechsler scales--Essentials of WAIS¯®-IV Assessment, Second Edition is thoroughly revised and updated to provide beginning and seasoned clinicians with comprehensive step-by-step guidelines for effective use of the WAIS¯®-IV. This invaluable guide provides clinicians with a brand new interpretive process, overhauling its system of profile interpretation to be equally powerful across the entire WAIS¯®-IV age range.Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the basic knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. 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.The new edition explores timely topics including gender and ethnic differences, as well as the role of the Flynn Effect in capital punishment court cases. Along with an accompanying Website containing scoring tables and case report material, the Second Edition includes information and advice on how to administer Q-interactive¯(TM)--the new digital version of the test--for administration of the WAIS¯®-IV via iPad¯®Essentials of Assessment Report WritingEssentials of WISC¯®-IV Assessment, Second EditionEssentials of WMS¯®-IV AssessmentEssentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Third EditionEssentials of WJ III¯(TM) Tests of Achievement AssessmentEssentials of WJ III¯(TM) Cognitive Abilities Assessment, Second EditionEssentials of Neuropsychological Assessment, Second EditionVisit us on the Web at: wiley.com/psychology

Series Preface xiPreface to the Second Edition xiiiAcknowledgments xviiOne Introduction and Overview 1Two How to Administer the WAIS-IV 53Three How to Score the WAIS-IV 98Four How to Interpret the WAIS-IV: Conceptual and Clinical Foundations 119Five How to Interpret the WAIS-IV: Step-by-Step 150Six Clinical Applications I: A Neuropsychological Approach to Interpretation of the WAIS-IV and the Use of the WAIS-IV in Learning Disability Assessments 216George McCloskey, Emily S. Hartz, and Katherine ScipioniSeven Clinical Applications II: Age and Intelligence Across the Adult Life Span 254Eight Clinical Applications III: WAIS-IV Use With Special Groups, Practice Effects, and Gender Differences 299Nine Strengths and Weaknesses of the WAIS-IV 332Ron Dumont and John O. WillisTen Illustrative Case Reports 353Eleven The Initial Digital Adaptation of the WAIS-IV 389Tommie G. Cayton, Dustin Wahlstrom, and Mark H. DanielReferences 427Annotated Bibliography 445About the Authors 448Author Index 449Subject Index 455About the CD-ROM 472