Essentials of WAIS-IV Assessment

by Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, Alan S. Kaufman

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the WAIS®-IV

Coauthored by Alan S. Kaufman, who was mentored by David Wechsler—the creator of the Wechsler scales—Essentials of WAIS®-IV Assessment, Second Edition is thoroughly revised and updated to provide beginning and seasoned clinicians with comprehensive step-by-step guidelines for effective use of the WAIS®-IV. This invaluable guide provides clinicians with a brand new interpretive process, overhauling its system of profile interpretation to be equally powerful across the entire WAIS®-IV age range.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the basic 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 new edition explores timely topics including gender and ethnic differences, as well as the role of the Flynn Effect in capital punishment court cases. Along with an accompanying CD-ROM containing scoring tables and case report material, the Second Edition includes information and advice on how to administer Q-interactive™—the new digital version of the test—for administration of the WAIS®-IV via iPad®.

Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series:

Essentials of Assessment Report Writing

Essentials of WISC®-IV Assessment, Second Edition

Essentials of WMS®-IV Assessment

Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Third Edition

Essentials of WJ III™ Tests of Achievement Assessment

Essentials of WJ III™ Cognitive Abilities Assessment, Second Edition

Essentials of Neuropsychological Assessment, Second Edition

Genres: Psychology

770 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 28, 2009

Reviews

[Mark Rizk Farag · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful for the testing and scoring process of the WAIS. Described as an 'idiots guide' colloquially by some professionals, and as someone who certainly feels like an idiot when administering these tests I can corroborate this.

The interpretation section however was not great. Overly complicated, not fit for use in the UK and too keen to be trailblazing.

[Reading · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit wordy, to the point of ridiculousness, but overall very helpful in learning how to administer and interpret the WAIS

[Linda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Did not correspond all that well with the layout of the class; could be an effect of the class or the book, not sure which.

[Lindsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good guide to the instrument and a handy reference for interpretation.

[Carolyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better then other interpretations,