Christner, a clinical and school psychologist who teaches at Walden U., et al. offer a guide for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, physicians, students, and others working with children and adolescents to conducting early psychological evaluations that are user-friendly and informal and meant to aid in making preliminary diagnoses and referrals to qualified professionals. They present assessment tools and screeners for use with students ages two to 16 in a variety of settings, including interviews, observation forms, and motor coordination exercises, and assessments for mental status, physical and sensory functioning, executive functions and attention, memory, speech and language, academic achievement, emotional and behavioral functioning, personality, risk and resiliency, and adaptive behaviors. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
An essential reference for quick and accurate child and adolescent patient assessment.
Initial patient intake and assessment is a vital aspect of working in hospitals, mental health facilities, and psychiatric wards. This pocket guide (one of a pair) provides clinical evaluation tools, performance norm references, and intake and triage information for doctors, social workers, psychiatrists, and residents and students of these specialties.
