The neuropsychology toolkit: guidelines, formats, and language

This book provides information, guidelines, and materials to help future neuropsychology supervisees identify, understand, and avoid some of these problemsand pitfalls. Also included are a neuropsychological questionnaire, short- and long-report formats, and sample statements that can be used to help with wording sections of the report that are particularly challenging to write. Concise, practical manual for improving the quality of neuropsychological evaluations. Long and short report formats and sample wording are tremendous time savers. Fills the gap between academic neuropsychology instruction and real-world practice. Appendices include neuropsychological questionnaire, short- and long-report formats, and sample statements for sections of the neuropsychological report that are especially challenging to write. INDICE: Part I: NeuRules: Guidelines for Improving Assessment and Reporting. Chapter 1: Pre-Test. Chapter 2: Interacting with Others. Chapter 3: Managing Environmental Considerations. Chapter 4. Obtaining and Reporting Background Information.- Chapter 5: Selecting Tests and Categorizing Performance. Chapter 6: Testing, Interpreting, and Reporting Results. Chapter 7: Reporting Conclusions, Diagnoses, and Recommendations. Chapter 8: Writing Effectively. Chapter9: Controlling Quality. Chapter 10: Post-Test. Part II: Formats: Questionnaires and Reports. Chapter 11 : Neuropsychological Questionnaire--Self-Report Version. Chapter 12 : Neuropsychological Questionnaire--Family Report Version. Chapter 13: Short Report Format. Chapter 14: Long Report Format. Part III: Language. Chapter 15: Validity. Chapter 16: Test Results. Chapter 17: Conclusions.Chapter 18: Recommendations. Appendix: Scoring Key. Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4614-1881-8
• Editorial: Springer New York
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 168
• Fecha Publicación: 28/02/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés