Essentials of Assessment Report Writing / Edition 1

by Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, Alan S. Kaufman, Nancy Mather, Nadeen L. Kaufman

Overview

Instructive guide to preparing informative and accurate assessment reports for a variety of individuals and settings

Assessment reports are central to the diagnostic process and are used to inform parents, clients, and clinicians, among others, about academic problems, personality functioning, neuropsychological strengths and weaknesses, behavioral problems, and the like. Essentials of Assessment Report Writing provides handy, quick-reference information, using the popular Essentials format, for preparing effective assessment reports.

This book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to write effective psychological assessment reports. 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.

This practical guide focuses on efficiently and effectively communicating referral and background information, appearance and behavioral observations, test results and interpretation, summary and diagnostic impressions, and treatment recommendations. The authors provide examples of both good and bad case report writing and highlight ethical issues and topics relevant to presenting feedback. Essentials of Assessment Report Writing is the only pocket reference illustrating how to prepare an effective assessment report.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471394877
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/28/2004
Series:	Essentials of Psychological Assessment Series , #22
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

W. JOEL SCHNEIDER, PHD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Studies in Education at Temple University, Philadelphia.

ELIZABETH O. LICHTENBERGER, PHD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in Carlsbad, California.

NANCY MATHER, PHD, is a Professor at the University of Arizona, in the Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies.

NADEEN L. KAUFMAN, EdD, is co-Series Editor with Alan S. Kaufman of the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series and is a Lecturer at the Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine.

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Table of Contents

	Series Preface	xi
1	Introduction and Overview	1
2	Technical Aspects of Writing	11
3	Referral and Background Information	31
4	Behavioral Observations	55
5	Test Results and Interpretation	82
6	Diagnostic Impressions Summary	105
7	Personality Assessment (by Rita W. McCleary)	120
8	Recommendations	153
9	Special Issues in Report Writing	183
10	Illustrative Case Reports	212
Appendix	Information About Tests Cited in the Text	268