Essentials of NEPSY-II Assessment / Edition 1

by Sally L. Kemp, Marit Korkman

Overview

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the NEPSY-II

The NEPSY-II is widely used by school psychologists, neuropsychologists, and research psychologists to assess children, ages three to sixteen, with neurological disorders and developmental disabilities and to develop effective intervention strategies. It provides comprehensive assessment over six functional domains: Attention/Executive Functioning, Language, Sensorimotor Functions, Visuospatial Processing, Memory and Learning, and Social Perception. Professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret the test to use it properly. Coauthored by two of the creators of the NEPSY-II, Essentials of NEPSY-II Assessment is that source.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals, and those in training, 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 NEPSY-II Assessment includes vital information about the NEPSY-II, including the advantage of being able to assess a child across functions and modalities. The authors provide step-by-step guidance on test administration, scoring, and interpretation and valuable advice on its clinical applications. Expert assessment of the test's relative strengths and weaknesses is also provided in a chapter contributed by Stephen R. Hooper.

Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series:

• Essentials of Assessment Report Writing
• Essentials of School Neurosychological Assessment
• Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions
• Essentials of Response to Intervention
• Essentials of Processing Assessment
• Essentials of Conners Behavior Assessments
• Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Second Edition
• Essentials of WISC-IV Assessment, Second Edition

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470436912
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	09/07/2010
Series:	Essentials of Psychological Assessment , #69
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

SALLY L. KEMP, PhD, is a developmental neuropsychologist with extensive experience in multidisciplinary pediatric practice and an adjunct professor in the Department of Health Psychology at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Dr. Kemp’s research has centered on neurodevelopmental disorders, especially autism, dyslexia, and ADHD. She is a coauthor of the NEPSY^® and NEPSY^®-II tests.

MARIT KORKMAN, PhD, is Professor of Neuropsychology at the University of Helsinki and chairs the National Finnish Postgraduate Specialization Program in Clinical Neuropsychology. Dr. Korkman’s research on children with various disorders and risk factors, especially very low birth weight, prenatal alcohol exposure, epilepsy, and learning/developmental disorders, is widely published. She is the senior author of the NEPSY^® and NEPSY^®-II tests.

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Table of Contents

Series Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

1 Overview 1

2 How to Administer the NEPSY®-II 34

3 How to Score the NEPSY®-II 128

4 How to Interpret the NEPSY®-II 186

5 Strengths and Weaknesses of the NEPSY®-II 227

6 Clinical Applications of the NEPSY®-II 250

7 Illustrative Case Reports 339

Appendix: NEPSY®-II Data Worksheet 433

References 441

Annotated Bibliography 461

About the Authors 463

Index 465