The Neuropsychology Toolkit (eBook)

Richard Wanlass, Ph.D., is Chief Psychologist and Clinical Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of California, Davis, Medical Center, where he oversees and provides neuropsychological, psychological, and social services to patients with TBI, chronic pain, stroke, spinal cord injury, and other neurological and physical disabilities. In addition, he trains pre-doctoral psychology interns and post-doctoral neuropsychology fellows. Prior to joing UC-Davis, he directed neuropsychological and psychological services in a free-standing brain injury rehabilitation facility. Other previous activities include private practice, consultation, and service as an Expert Reviewer for the California Board of Psychology. Dr. Wanlass is a Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and a member of the American Psychological Association.

Part I: NeuRules: Guidelines for Improving Assessment and Reporting Chapter 1: Pre-Test
Chapter 2: Interacting with Others
Chapter 3: Managing Environmental Considerations 
Chapter 4. Obtaining and Reporting Background Information
Chapter 5: Selecting Tests and Categorizing Performance    
Chapter 6: Testing, Interpreting, and Reporting Results
Chapter 7: Reporting Conclusions, Diagnoses, and Recommendations       Chapter 8: Writing Effectively
Chapter 9: Controlling Quality
Chapter 10: Post-Test      
Part II: Formats: Questionnaires and Reports
Chapter 11 : Neuropsychological Questionnaire--Self-Report Version
Chapter 12 : Neuropsychological Questionnaire--Family Report Version
Chapter 13: Short Report Format
Chapter 14: Long Report Format
Part III: Language
Chapter 15: Validity
Chapter 16: Test Results
Chapter 17: Conclusions
Chapter 18: Recommendations
Appendix: Scoring Key
Index