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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction A Brief History of Psychological Testing and Assessment and Some Definitions Difficulties in Mastering Psychological Assessment Purpose and Goals of This Book How to Use This Book Chapters and Their Contents Conclusion Chapter 2: Context ? The Framework for the Report Initiation and Funding of the Assessment Why Was the Client Referred? Implicit and Explicit Reasons for Referral Primary and Secondary Audiences for the Findings Client and Clinician Attributes Systems Issues How Do These Factors Frame the Report? Chapter 3: Gathering Information The Functions of Information Challenges in Gathering Information Limitations of the Clinician Limitations of the Tests and Techniques Steps in Gathering Information Identify the Referral Questions Learn About the Problem Review Records Identify the Domains of Functioning That Need to Be Assessed Select Tests and Other Assessment Procedures Administer, Score, and Interpret Tests Determining Reliability, Validity, and Usefulness of the Data Case Example Chapter 4: Gathering Information: Measures of Intellectual, Academic, and Neuropsychological Functioning Intelligence Tests Defining Intelligence Wechsler Intelligence Tests Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales Other Tests of Intelligence Achievement Tests Wechsler Individual Achievement Test ? Second Edition Wide Range Achievement Test ? Fourth Edition Other Achievement Tests Neuropsychological Tests Brief Neuropsychological Screens Wechsler Memory Scale ? Third Edition Factors in Selecting Tests of Intelligence, Achievement, and Neuropsychological Functioning The Referral Question The Client?s Culture and Language The Client?s Age Time Restrictions What to Include in the Assessment Report, and How to Include It Chapter 5: Gathering Information: Measures of personality Objective Personality Tests Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ? Second Edition (MMPI-2) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ? Adolescent (MMPI-A) Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory ?Third Edition (MCMI-III) NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO-PI-R) California Psychological Inventory ? Third Edition (CPI-III) Projective Personality Tests Rorschach Inkblot Method Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank (RISB) Kinetic Family Drawing Factors in Selecting Tests The Referral Question The Client?s Culture and Language The Client?s Age Time Restrictions What to Include in the Assessment Report, and How to Include It Chapter 6: Gathering Information: Clinical Interviews, Review of Records, and Measures of Behavioral and Emotional Functioning Clinical Interviews Interviewing Parents and Guardians Interviewing Collateral Informants Review of Records Symptom and Behavior Checklists Broad-Based Symptoms and Behavior Checklists Symptom Checklist 90 ? revised (SCL-90 ?R) Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) Targeted Symptom and Behavior Checklist Beck Depression Inventory ?II (BDI-II) Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Conners? Rating Scales ?Revised (CRS-R) Eating Disorder Inventory -3 (EDI-3) Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 2nd Edition (Vineland-II) Behavior Assessment System for Children ? 2nd Edition (BASC-2) Behavioral Assessment Factors in Selecting Tests The Referral Question The Client?s Culture and Language The Client?s Motivation The Likelihood of the Assessor Conducting Therapy With the Client The Client?s Age Time Restrictions What to Include in the Assessment Report, and How to Include It Chapter 7: Drawing Conclusions Find the Focus Identify the Domains of Functioning Organize and Integrate the Data Deal With Disparities Deal With Incidental Findings Answer Referral Questions Develop Recommendations Chapter 8: Form and Content of the Assessment Report Form Content Identifying Information Reason for Referral Procedures Background Information Behavioral Observations an Mental Status Test Results and Interpretation Reporting Interpretations of Tests Scores and Other Test Data Summary and Recommendations Chapter 9: Writing Style Clarity Grammar Wording Readability Accuracy Test Administration Interview and Record Review Scoring and Interpretation Reporting Persuasiveness Making Your Writing a Pleasure to Read and Finding Your Voice Chapter 10: Ethics of Assessment and Report-Writing Competence in Assessment Confidentiality in Assessment Obtaining Informed Consent to Assessment Selecting Assessment Techniques Drawing Conclusions and Communicating Results Test Security Issues References Index About the Authors