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Informationen zum Autor Lawrence G. Weiss, PhD is Vice President of Test Development for Pearson Clinical Assessment. He oversees a department of 150 professionals and is responsible for all research and test development activities related to the company’s psychological, educational, speech, language, and occupational therapy assessment products as well as post college admissions tests. He also advises on test development activities for the company’s international business partners around the globe including Pearson Clinical Assessment offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands, India, China, Spain, and Brazil. Dr. Weiss has presented widely on intelligence in more than a dozen countries. He has authored or co-authored the following 7 graduate level text books: • WISC-III Cross Cultural Analyses: Culture and Children’s Intelligence (2003) • WISC-IV Clinical Use and Interpretation (2005) • WISC-IV Advanced Clinical Interpretation (2006) • WISC-IV Clinical Use and Intervention (2008) • WAIS-IV Clinical Use and Interpretation (2010) • BAYLEY-III Clinical Use and Interpretation (2010) • Advanced Clinical Assessment with WAIS-IV and WMS-IV (2013) Some of his books have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Korean. In addition, he has authored or coauthored approximately 30 journal articles, 12 technical reports, and 10 other book chapters. Dr. Weiss holds a PhD degree in industrial and organizational psychology from Texas A&M University, and a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Trinity University. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife of 28 years, Judy Ann. The Weiss’ have two adult sons. Klappentext The most recent editions of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Memory Scale published in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Near the end of 2009, a new product called The Advanced Clinical Solutions for Use with the WAIS-IV/WMS-IV (ACS) published. The new product expands the construct coverage of the WAIS-IV/WMS-IV and provides additional procedures that improve the clinical utility of those instruments. This book provides WAIS-IV users with information on applying the WAIS-IV, including additional indexes and information regarding the use in special populations for advanced clinical use and interpretation. The book offers sophisticated users of the WAIS-IV and WMS-IV guidelines on how to enhance the clinical applicability of these tests. The first section of the book provides an overview of the WAIS-IV, WMS-IV, and new ACS. In this section, the examiner will understand:* when variability in WAIS-IV and WMS-IV scores is considered normal versus atypical* how many low scores are typical for healthy adults versus clinical populations* how to determine if an examinee performance represents a decline in functioning from a previous level* how to assess if results are due to suboptimal effort.This topic is discussed in the context of using demographically adjusted normative data, estimating premorbid intelligence and using reliable change scores and contrast scores. Finally, the new social cognition measures found in the ACS are presented. The second part of the book focuses on applying the topics in the first section to specific clinical conditions. This will include recommended protocols for specific clientele (e.g. using demographically adjusted norms when evaluated individuals with brain injury). Common clinical conditions will be discussed, including Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, traumatic brain injury, temporal lobe epilepsy, attention deficit disorder, autism, AspergeProvides users of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV) with information on applying the WAIS-IV, including additional indexes and information regarding use in special populations for advanced clinical use and interpretation. This book offers sophisticated users of the WAIS-IV and Wechsler Memory Scale (...
List of contents
Chapter 1 - Overview of the WAIS-IV/WMS-IV/ACS
Lisa Whipple Drozdick, James A. Holdnack, Lawrence G. Weiss, and Xiaobin Zhou
Chapter 2 - Understanding and Using Multivariate Base Rates with the WAIS-IV/WMS-IV
Brian L. Brooks, Grant L. Iverson and James A. Holdnack
Chapter 3 - Understanding Index and Subtest Scatter in Healthy Adults
Howard Oakes, David Lovejoy, Sarah Tartar and James A. Holdnack
Chapter 4 - Demographic Adjustments to WAIS-IV/WMS-IV Norms
James A. Holdnack and Lawrence G. Weiss
Chapter 5 - Predicting Premorbid Ability for WAIS-IV, WMS-IV and WASI-II
James A. Holdnack, Mike R. Schoenberg, Rael T. Lange and Grant L. Iverson
Chapter 6 - Serial Assessment with WAIS-IV and WMS-IV
James A. Holdnack, Lisa Whipple Drozdick, Grant L. Iverson and Gordon J. Chelune
Chapter 7 - Assessing Performance Validity with the ACS
James A. Holdnack, Scott Millis, Glenn J. Larrabee and Grant L. Iverson
Chapter 8 - Assessing Social Cognition Using the ACS for WAIS-IV and WMS-IV
Yana Suchy and James A. Holdnack
Chapter 9 - Assessing Cognition in Older Adults with the WAIS-IV, WMS-IV, and ACS
Lisa Whipple Drozdick, James A. Holdnack, Timothy Salthouse and C. Munro Cullum
Chapter 10 - Using the WAIS-IV/WMS-IV/ACS Following Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Grant L. Iverson, James A. Holdnack and Rael T. Lange
Chapter 11 - Assessing Individual's with Psychiatric and Developmental Disorders
Gerald Goldstein, Howard Oakes, David Lovejoy and James A. Holdnack
Report
"Some superb cases clearly illustrate advanced interpretation strategies, as well as common pitfalls for inexperienced examiners.This book truly provides an advanced look at the use and interpretation of these instruments that goes well beyond the simple cookbook-style offerings seen elsewhere. It is not geared towards beginning graduate students, but every practitioner should eventually read it to engage in competent assessment with these instruments." Rating: 5 Stars--Doody.com, March 21, 2014
"Mental health researchers and practitioners provide a detailed overview of the psychometric instruments Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV), the Wechsler Memory Scale - Fourth Edition (WMS-IV), Advanced Clinical Solutions (ACS), and the WMS-IV Flexible Approach. They also describe the cognitive abilities required to complete the tasks, and present normative data for new indexes."--Reference & Research Book News, October 2013
