Bayley Essentials (Essentials of Psychological Assessment) - Softcover

M. Black, Maureen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471326518 ISBN 13: 9780471326519

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1999

Synopsis

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidentlyadminister, score, and interpret the Bayley Scales

The Bayley Scales measure the mental and motor development and testbehavior of infants from one to forty-two months of age. The Scalesmay be used to describe the current developmental functioning ofinfants and to assist in diagnosis and treatment planning forinfants with developmental delays or disabilities. In order to usethem properly, professionals need an authoritative source of adviceand guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret thesetests. Essentials of Bayley Scales of Infant Development IIAssessment is the first and only book to provide state-of-the-artguidelines for the Bayley Scales.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessmentseries, this book is designed to help busy clinicians andresearchers quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need tomake optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument.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.

The initial chapters of Essentials of Bayley Scales of InfantDevelopment II Assessment provide step-by-step instruction on testadministration, scoring, and interpretation. In the followingchapters, the authors provide expert assessment of the relativestrengths and weaknesses of the Bayley Scales, valuable advice ontheir clinical applications, and several illuminating casereports.

Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessmentseries:

Essentials of WAIS-III Assessment

Essentials of CAS Assessment

Essentials of Millon Inventories Assessment

Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment

Essentials of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment

Essentials of WISC-III and WPPSI-R Assessment

About this title

About the Author

MAUREEN M. BLACK, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, University ofMaryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

KATHLEEN MATULA, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, University of TexasHealth Science Center, San Antonio, Texas

From the Back Cover

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the Bayley Scales

The Bayley Scales measure the mental and motor development and test behavior of infants from one to forty-two months of age. The Scales may be used to describe the current developmental functioning of infants and to assist in diagnosis and treatment planning for infants with developmental delays or disabilities. In order to use them properly, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret these tests. Essentials of Bayley Scales of Infant Development?II Assessment is the first and only book to provide state-of-the-art guidelines for the Bayley Scales.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy clinicians and researchers quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. 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.

The initial chapters of Essentials of Bayley Scales of Infant Development?II Assessment provide step-by-step instruction on test administration, scoring, and interpretation. In the following chapters, the authors provide expert assessment of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Bayley Scales, valuable advice on their clinical applications, and several illuminating case reports.

Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series:

Essentials of WAIS-III Assessment

Essentials of CAS Assessment

Essentials of Millon Inventories Assessment

Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment

Essentials of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator? Assessment

Essentials of WISC-III and WPPSI-R Assessment

The Bayley Scales measure the mental and motor development and test behavior of infants from one to forty-two months of age. The Scales may be used to describe the current developmental functioning of infants and to assist in diagnosis and treatment planning for infants with developmental delays or disabilities. In order to use them properly, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret these tests. Essentials of Bayley Scales of Infant Development?II Assessment is the first and only book to provide state-of-the-art guidelines for the Bayley Scales.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy clinicians and researchers quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. 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.

The initial chapters of Essentials of Bayley Scales of Infant Development?II Assessment provide step-by-step instruction on test administration, scoring, and interpretation. In the following chapters, the authors provide expert assessment of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Bayley Scales, valuable advice on their clinical applications, and several illuminating case reports.

Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series:

Essentials of WAIS-III Assessment

Essentials of CAS Assessment

Essentials of Millon Inventories Assessment

Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment

Essentials of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Assessment

Essentials of WISC-III and WPPSI-R Assessment

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471326518
• ISBN 13: 9780471326519
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 180