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Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent Personality and Behavior (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 3rd ed. 2010)
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Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent Personality and Behavior (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 3rd ed. 2010)
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Psychologists offer an increasing variety of services to the
public. Among these services, psychological assessment of
personality and behavior continues to be a central activity. One
main reason is that other mental health professionals often do not
possess a high level of competence in this area. And when dealing
with children and adolescents, psychological assessment seems to
take on an even greater role. Therefore, it follows that
comprehensive graduate-level instruction in assessment should be a
high priority for educators of psychologists who will work with
these youth. This textbook is organized into three sections,
consistent with the authors' approach to teaching. Part I provides
students with the psychological knowledge base necessary for modern
assessment practice, including historical perspectives, measurement
science, child psychopathology, ethical, legal, and cultural
issues, and the basics of beginning the assessment process. Part II
gives students a broad review of the specific assessment methods
used by psychologists, accompanied by specific advice regarding the
usage and strengths and weaknesses of each method. In Part III, we
help students perform some of the most sophisticated of assessment
practices: integrating and communicating assessment results and
infusing assessment practice with knowledge of child development
and psychopathology to assess some of the most common types of
behavioral and emotional disorders in youth. A text focusing on
assessment practices must be updated every four to six years to
keep pace with advances in test development. For example, several
of the major tests reviewed in the text, such as the Behavioral
Assessment System for Children and the Child Behavior Checklist,
have undergone major revisions since the publication of the last
edition making the current content outdated. Further, another major
test, the Conners' Rating Scales, is undergoing substantial
revisions that should be completed before publication of the next
edition. Finally, the evidence for the validity of the tests and
the recommendations for their appropriate use evolve as research
accumulates and requires frequent updating to remain current. For
example, there was a special issue of the Journal of Clinical Child
and Adolescent Psychology published focusing on evidenced-based
assessment of the major forms of childhood psychopathology that
will need to be integrated into the chapters in Part 3. This latter
point reflects an important trend in the field that should
influence the marketing of the book. That is, there are several
initiatives being started in all of the major areas of applied
psychology (e.g., school, clinical, and counseling) to promote
evidenced-based assessment practices. These initiatives have all
emphasized the need to enhance the training of graduate students in
this approach to assessment. This has been the orientation of this
textbook from its first edition: that is, Clinical Assessment of
Child and Adolescent Personality and Behavior has focused on using
research to guide all recommendations for practice. The ability of
the textbook to meet this training need should be an important
focus of marketing the book to training programs across all areas
of applied psychology.
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