Essentials of WAIS (r)-IV Assessment: * Complete coverage of administration scoring interpretation & reporting* Expert advice on avoiding common pitfalls* Conveniently formatted for rapid reference Quickly acquire the knowledge & skills you need to confidently administer score & interpret the WAIS (r)-IV Coauthored by Alan Kaufman who was mentored by David Wechsler the creator of the Wechsler scales Essentials of WAIS (r)-IV Assessment provides beginning & seasoned clinicians with comprehensive step-by-step guidelines to administering scoring & interpreting this latest revision of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (r). Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series this book is designed to help busy mental health practitioners quickly acquire the basic knowledge & 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 & extensive illustrative material as well as test questions that help you gauge & reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Offering a clinically rich & innovative theory-based interpretive system as well as a neuro-psychologically based interpretive approach articulated in detail by Dr. George Mc Closkey in an invited chapter this book offers state-of-the-art interpretation of the most popular intelligence test for adults. In addition the book is packaged with an accompanying CD-ROM containing scoring tables case report material worksheets & a user-friendly software program that fully automates the interpretive system making Essentials of WAIS (r)-IV Assessment the best & most authoritative resource of information on this test. Note: CD-ROM/DVD & other supplementary materials are not included as part of e Book file.