Author: Ed NeukrugPublisher:
ISBN: 9781473735804
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Author: Edward S. NeukrugEssentials of Testing and Assessment
Author: Ed NeukrugPublisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
This undergraduate textbook examines how formal and informal tests are created, scored, and interpreted by mental health professionals when evaluating clients, and surveys the various techniques commonly used for assessing educational ability, intelligence, career and occupational aptitude, and clinical issues.
Essentials of Testing and Assessment: A Practical Guide for Counselors, Social Workers, and Psychologists, Enhanced
Author: Edward S. NeukrugPublisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781285454245
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Comprehensive and easy to read, Neukrug and Fawcett's ESSENTIALS OF TESTING AND ASSESSMENT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR COUNSELORS, SOICAL WORKERS, AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, ENHANCED, 3rd Edition, introduces learners to the concepts and applications of assessment and testing. Case vignettes, samples of real tests, and additional activities and exercises increase understanding. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Where to Start and What to Ask: An Assessment Handbook
Author: Susan LukasPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393707016
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A "sink or swim" philosophy frequently prevails in mental health settings today. As a life raft for beginners and their supervisors, Where to Start and What to Ask provides all the necessary tools for garnering information from clients. Lukas also offers a framework for thinking about that information and formulating a thorough assessment. This indispensable book helps therapeutic neophytes organize their approach to the initial phase of treatment and navigate even rough clinical waters with competence and assurance.
Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Problems
Author: Carolyn S. SchroederPublisher: Guilford Publications
ISBN: 1462530729
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 665
Book Description
This highly accessible work, now thoroughly revised, has shown thousands of students and clinicians how to assess and treat children's emotional and behavioral difficulties from a developmental perspective. The authors provide a sound understanding of typical development (ages 2–12) and the risk and protective factors for psychopathology. Chapters on common psychological disorders and family stressors describe the nature of each problem, review evidence-based treatments, and offer step-by-step guidelines for intervention, illustrated with helpful case examples. A comprehensive framework for assessing children and planning treatment is used throughout. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the book's 24 reproducible forms and handouts in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. New to This Edition: *Chapters on developmental disabilities and trauma. *Significantly revised to reflect advances in assessment, treatment, and developmental psychopathology research. *Additional material on pharmacological treatments in each disorder-specific chapter. *Sibling rivalry chapter expanded to include difficulties with peers. *Updated for DSM-5.
Psychological Testing and Assessment
Author: Ronald Jay CohenPublisher:
ISBN: 9780071272230
Category : Psychological tests
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
This edition examines the philosophical, historical and methodological foundations of psychological testing, assessment and measurement, while helping students appreciate their benefits and pitfalls in practice.
Assessment in Counseling
Author: Richard S. BalkinPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190672757
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
This book focuses on the application of the theoretical and measurement concepts of assessment in counseling. The authors use a conversational style of writing and emphasize the skills used in assessment. They present theoretical basis of assessment and emphasize the practical components to enhance practice in counseling.
Assessment for Counseling in Christian Perspective
Author: Stephen P. GreggoPublisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830897119
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Assessment in counseling is an ongoing and dynamic routine to encourage movement in a productive direction toward what is truly best. In this Christian perspective on assessment, Stephen P. Greggo equips counselors to put assessment techniques into practical use, charting a course for care that brings best practices of the profession together with practices of Christian discipleship.
The World of the Counselor
Author: Ed NeukrugPublisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Neukrug's comprehensive introductory text gives students an unparalleled look into the practicalities of the counseling profession, providing them with a broad overview of the field including a firm foundation in the skills, theories, and day-to-day realities of the job. Thorough and research based, the book presents the key concepts and material about the counseling profession with great clarity and insight, while keeping readers engaged through the many illustrative case examples and personal narratives. To ensure that students are thoroughly prepared to further their studies and careers, Neukrug has structured around the eight core CACREP curriculum areas, while enhancing his discussion with insightful coverage of salient topics surrounding such important issues as specializations within counseling, finding a counseling job, and future trends in counseling.
