Behavioral, social, and emotional assessment of children and adolescents

Behavioral, social, and emotional assessment of children and adolescents Kenneth W. Merrell.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Merrell, Kenneth W.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 1999.
Series:	Ebsco e-book purchased.
Subjects:	Psychological tests for children. Child development > Testing. Behavioral assessment of children. Teenagers > Psychological testing. Behavioral assessment of teenagers. Electronic resources (E-books) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Click to view e-book Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:	Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community. This was purchased from Ebsco with a single user license.

Table of Contents:

Foundations and Methods of Assessment
Foundations of Assessment
Theoretical Foundations of Social and Emotional Behavior
Understanding and Clarifying Assessment Referrals
Assessment as a Problem-Solving Process
Legal and Ethical Issues in Assessment
Philosophical Foundations of Assessment
Designing a Multimethod, Multisource, Multisetting Assessment
Criteria for Inclusion of Assessment Methods and Instruments
Assessment and Classification
Why Classify?
Differential Diagnosis and Classification Error
Current Classification Systems
Multiple Gating in Assessment and Classification
Concluding Comments on Assessment and Classification
Direct Behavioral Observation
Behavioral Observation: Basic Principles and Concepts
Direct Behavioral Observation and Ecological Assessment
General Methods of Behavioral Observation
Observational Coding Procedures
Examples of Observational Coding Systems
Validity Issues in Direct Behavioral Observation
Direct Behavioral Observation and Functional Behavior Assessment
Direct Behavioral Observation and Decision Making
Behavior Rating Scales
Characteristics of Behavior Rating Scales
Review of Selected General Purpose Problem Behavior Rating Scales
Best Practices in Using Behavior Rating Scales
Behavior Rating Scales and Decision Making
Interviewing Techniques
Role of Interviews in Assessing Children and Adolescents
Developmental Issues in Interviewing
Factors That May Affect the Quality of the Interview.