Practitioner's Guide to Developmental and Psychological Testing / Edition 1

by Glen P. Aylward

Overview

The practice of primary health care has expanded beyond the "traditional" medical model. Primary-care physicians and allied professionals are called upon more frequently to address parental concerns about developmental delays, poor school performance, or behavioral problems. As a result, pediatricians, family practitioners, pediatric nurses, social workers, and speecManguage specialists are faced with the issue of developmental and psychological testing. The degree of the clinician's involvement in testing varies from interpretation of reports to performing screening or assessments. In many cases, the primary health care professional assumes the role of case manager. Unfortunately, cooperation between disciplines often has been lim­ ited because of poor communication, particularly in regard to developmental and psychological testing, where acronyms, statistics, and jargon abound. Even professionals from mental health disciplines such as child psychiatrists or psychiatric social workers sometimes are overwhelmed. The purpose of this book, therefore, is to provide the clinician with practical information regarding developmental and psychological testing, thereby making the health care professional an "educated consumer. " This text does not simply describe how psychologists perform testing; rather, it provides information to help clinicians understand what the tests con­ tain, what their strengths and limitations are, and how they can be incorporated into practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306446894
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	08/31/1994
Series:	Critical Issues in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Edition description:	1994
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

I. Developmental Assessment.- 1. Introduction and Terminology.- 2. Overview of Evaluation Considerations.- 3. Evaluation of Language Function.- 4. Evaluation of Behavioral/Adaptive Functioning.- 5. Summary of Developmental Assessment.- II. Evaluation of School Performance Problems.- 6. Overview of School Performance Problems.- 7. Assessment of Cognitive/Intellectual Functioning.- 8. Assessment of Academic Achievement.- 9. Attention/Concentration.- 10. Behavioral Assessment.- 11. Visual—Motor/Visual—Perceptual Function.- 12. Assessment of School-Performance Problems.- 13. Additional Considerations.- Appendixes.- A. Sources for Selected Screening and Evaluation Instruments.- B. Additional Sources for Rating Scales.

Editorial Reviews

This spiral-bound handbook presents practical information on developmental and psychological tests for primary care physicians and allied health professionals, enabling clinicians to understand what areas of function require assessment, how psychologists perform testing, strength and limitations of individual tests, and how to incorporate tests into office practice. It provides an overview of learning disabilities, attention deficits, and language disorders, and includes decision trees and diagnostic algorithms for patient evaluation. Includes b&w photos. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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