Handbook of Psychological and Educational Assessment of Children, 2/e (eBook)

Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology, Professor of Neuroscience, and Distinguished Research Scholar at Texas A&M University. He is an author of over 300 scholarly publications; an author or editor of over 50 books; and a creator of numerous widely used psychological tests of behavior, cognition, and personality. Dr. Reynolds maintained a clinical practice treating trauma victims and individuals with traumatic brain injury for 25 years before retiring from clinical work. He is past president of the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN) and the American Psychological Association (APA) Divisions of Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics; Clinical Neuropsychology; and School Psychology. He serves on the editorial boards of 11 journals. Dr. Reynolds has been an editor or associate editor of several journals, and is currently editor-in-chief of Psychological Assessment. Dr. Reynolds has received numerous awards from NAN, APA, and other organizations. Randy W. Kamphaus, PhD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia. A focus on issues related to clinical assessment has led him to pursue research in classification methods, differential diagnosis, test development, and learning disability and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment. Dr. Kamphaus has served as principal investigator, coinvestigator, or consultant on federally funded research projects dealing with early intervention and prevention, child classification methods, prevalence of ADHD and conduct disorder in Latin America, and aggression reduction in schools. As a licensed psychologist and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), he has contributed extensively to his profession, and he is past president of the APA’s Division of School Psychology. Dr. Kamphaus has also authored or coauthored five books, three psychological tests, more than 40 scientific journal articles, and more than 20 book chapters. He also participates in scholarship in the field through work as an editorial board member, associate editor, test reviewer, and newsletter editor.

I. General Issues1. Personality Assessment Research: Applying Criteria of Confidence and HelpfulnessDavid W. Barnett, Gregg Macmann, and Francis E. Lentz, Jr.2. Procedural Issues Associated with the Behavioral Assessment of ChildrenChristopher H. Skinner, Jennifer T. Freeland, and Edward S. ShapiroII. Projective Methods3. The Projective Hypothesis and Development of Projective Techniques for ChildrenLouis A. Chandler4. Projective Storytelling TechniquesJames L. Dupree and Frances Prevatt5. Evaluation of Projective DrawingsHoward M. Knoff6. The Sentence Completion as a Tool for Assessing Emotional DisturbanceRuth Adlof Haak7. Using the Rorschach with Children and Adolescents: The Exner Comprehensive SystemJerry C. Allen and Jillayne Hollifield8. Use of the Holtzman Inkblot Technique (HIT) with ChildrenWayne H. Holtzman and Jon SwartzIII. Interviewing and Observations9. Using the Clinical Interview to Assess Children's Interpersonal Reasoning and Emotional UnderstandingJanet A. Welsh and Karen Lin Bierman10. Structured Diagnostic InterviewingBryan R. Loney and Paul J. Frick11. Direct Behavioral Observation for ClassroomsAnne Pierce WinsorIV. Specific Syndromes and Symptoms12. Assessment of Childhood DepressionSemrud-Clikeman, Laura Bennett, and Laura Guli13. The Assessment of Attention via Continuous Performance TestsCynthia A. Riccio and Cecil R. Reynolds14. Assessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderShari Neul, Heather Applegate, and Ron DrabmanV. Objective Methods15. Multisource and Multidimensional Object Assessment of Adjustment: The Personality Inventory for Children, Second Edition; Personality Inventory for Youth; and Student Behavior SurveyDavid Lachar and Christian P. Gruber16. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--AdolescentEllen W. Rowe17. The Behavior Assessment System for ChildrenJennifer Thorpe, Randy W. Kamphaus, and Cecil R. Reynolds18. The Achenbach System of Empirically Based AssessmentThomas M. Achenbach and Stephanie McConaughyVI. Assessment of Adaptive Skills/Behavior19. Assessing Social Competence in Children and AdolescentsTimothy A. Cavell, Barbara T. Meehan, and Samuel E. Fiala20. Adaptive Behavior ScalesRandy W. KamphausVII. Advanced Topics21. Assessing the Family ContextCindy I. Carlson22. Issues in Child Custody Evaluation and TestimonyPatrice H. Butterfield23. Assessment of Childhood AnxietyKelly RobinsonI. General Issues1. Personality Assessment Research: Applying Criteria of Confidence and HelpfulnessDavid W. Barnett, Gregg Macmann, and Francis E. Lentz, Jr.2. Procedural Issues Associated with the Behavioral Assessment of ChildrenChristopher H. Skinner, Jennifer T. Freeland, and Edward S. ShapiroII. Projective Methods3. The Projective Hypothesis and Development of Projective Techniques for ChildrenLouis A. Chandler4. Projective Storytelling TechniquesJames L. Dupree and Frances Prevatt5. Evaluation of Projective DrawingsHoward M. Knoff6. The Sentence Completion as a Tool for Assessing Emotional DisturbanceRuth Adlof Haak7. Using the Rorschach with Children and Adolescents: The Exner Comprehensive SystemJerry C. Allen and Jillayne Hollifield8. Use of the Holtzman Inkblot Technique (HIT) with ChildrenWayne H. Holtzman and Jon SwartzIII. Interviewing and Observations9. Using the Clinical Interview to Assess Children's Interpersonal Reasoning and Emotional UnderstandingJanet A. Welsh and Karen Lin Bierman10. Structured Diagnostic InterviewingBryan R. Loney and Paul J. Frick11. Direct Behavioral Observation for ClassroomsAnne Pierce WinsorIV. Specific Syndromes and Symptoms12. Assessment of Childhood DepressionSemrud-Clikeman, Laura Bennett, and Laura Guli13. The Assessment of Attention via Continuous Performance TestsCynthia A. Riccio and Cecil R. Reynolds14. Assessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderShari Neul, Heather Applegate, and Ron DrabmanV. Objective Methods15. Multisource and Multidimensional Object Assessment of Adjustment: The Personality Inventory for Children, Second Edition; Personality Inventory for Youth; and Student Behavior SurveyDavid Lachar and Christian P. Gruber16. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--AdolescentEllen W. Rowe17. The Behavior Assessment System for ChildrenJennifer Thorpe, Randy W. Kamphaus, and Cecil R. Reynolds18. The Achenbach System of Empirically Based AssessmentThomas M. Achenbach and Stephanie McConaughyVI. Assessment of Adaptive Skills/Behavior19. Assessing Social Competence in Children and AdolescentsTimothy A. Cavell, Barbara T. Meehan, and Samuel E. Fiala20. Adaptive Behavior ScalesRandy W. KamphausVII. Advanced Topics21. Assessing the Family ContextCindy I. Carlson22. Issues in Child Custody Evaluation and TestimonyPatrice H. Butterfield23. Assessment of Childhood AnxietyKelly Robinson