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by Steve McCallum (Author), Bruce Bracken (Author), John Wasserman (Author)
Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidentlyadminister, score, and interpret nonverbal assessment tests
Essentials of Nonverbal Assessment covers the nine most widely usednonverbal assessment tests--the Comprehensive Test of NonverbalIntelligence (C-TONI); Tests of Nonverbal Intelligence-III(TONI-III); Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT); Leiter-R;Beta, Third Edition (Beta-III); Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT);General Ability Measure for Adults (GAMA); Naglieri NonverbalAbility Test, Multilevel Form (NNAT); and Raven's ProgressMatrices. To use the tests properly, professionals need anauthoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret these tests. Written by Drs. McCallum andBracken (creators of the UNIT) and Dr. Wasserman of the Universityof Tennessee, Essentials of Nonverbal Assessment is that source.Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessmentseries, this book is designed to help busy mental healthprofessionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need tomake optimal use of major psychological assessment instruments.Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlightingkey concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce yourgrasp of the information covered. Essentials of Nonverbal Assessment includes vital information abouteach of the nonverbal tests, including practical interpretationscales. The authors provide step-by-step guidance on testadministration, scoring, and interpretation, along with theirexpert assessment of the tests' relative strengths and weaknesses, valuable advice on their clinical applications, and severalilluminating case reports. Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessmentseries: Essentials of WAIS-III Assessmen Essentials of Bayley Scales of Infant Development-IIAssessment Essentials of WISC-III and WPPSI-R Assessment Essentials of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment Essentials of Rorschach Assessment Essentials of Career Interest Assessment Essentials of Cognitive Assessment with KAIT and Other KaufmanMeasures Essentials of Cross-Battery AssessmentBack Jacket
Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret nonverbal assessment tests
Essentials of Nonverbal Assessment covers the nine most widely used nonverbal assessment tests--the Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (C-TONI); Tests of Nonverbal Intelligence-III (TONI-III); Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT); Leiter-R; Beta, Third Edition (Beta-III); Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT); General Ability Measure for Adults (GAMA); Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, Multilevel Form (NNAT); and Raven's Progress Matrices. To use the tests properly, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret these tests. Written by Drs. McCallum and Bracken (creators of the UNIT) and Dr. Wasserman of the University of Tennessee, Essentials of Nonverbal 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 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 Nonverbal Assessment includes vital information about each of the nonverbal tests, including practical interpretation scales. The authors provide step-by-step guidance on test administration, scoring, and interpretation, along with their expert assessment of the tests' relative strengths and weaknesses, valuable advice on their clinical applications, and several illuminating case reports.
Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series:
Essentials of WAIS-III Assessmen
Essentials of Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II Assessment
Essentials of WISC-III and WPPSI-R Assessment
Essentials of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(R) Assessment
Essentials of Rorschach Assessment
Essentials of Career Interest Assessment
Essentials of Cognitive Assessment with KAIT and Other Kaufman Measures
Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment
Author Biography
STEVE McCALLUM, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee.BRUCE BRACKEN, PhD, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee.JOHN WASSERMAN, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee.
