Bayley-III Clinical Use and Interpretation

This book serves as a clinical resource guide for practitioners. It utilizes a scientist-practitioner approach that translates the science of test design, scale psychometrics, and peer-reviewed research studies evaluating clinical utility of the Bayley III into practical, user-friendly language. It provides succinct research summaries, detailed profiles of typically developing children, case studies, clinical profiles, and parent recommendations that the busy clinician can readily understand and apply in clinical practice. The clinical professional who is new to the Bayley III can use this book to gain more confidence in their use of the Bayley III and their interpretation of scores. The seasoned and sophisticated Bayley user will welcome the thorough explanation of the Bayley III's features, the detailed description of the richness of information that can aid interpretation, and the extensive guide for intervention.

One of the most widely used assessments of infants and toddlers, the Bayley-III measures the major areas of development including cognitive, language, motor, social-emotional, and adaptive functioning. This book provides an introduction into use of the Bayley-III in these five areas.

Autorentext

Lawrence G. Weiss, PhD is Vice President of Test Development for Pearson Clinical Assessment. He oversees a department of 150 professionals and is responsible for all research and test development activities related to the company's psychological, educational, speech, language, and occupational therapy assessment products as well as post college admissions tests. He also advises on test development activities for the company's international business partners around the globe including Pearson Clinical Assessment offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands, India, China, Spain, and Brazil. Dr. Weiss has presented widely on intelligence in more than a dozen countries. He has authored or co-authored the following 7 graduate level text books: . WISC-III Cross Cultural Analyses: Culture and Children's Intelligence (2003) . WISC-IV Clinical Use and Interpretation (2005) . WISC-IV Advanced Clinical Interpretation (2006) . WISC-IV Clinical Use and Intervention (2008) . WAIS-IV Clinical Use and Interpretation (2010) . BAYLEY-III Clinical Use and Interpretation (2010) . Advanced Clinical Assessment with WAIS-IV and WMS-IV (2013) Some of his books have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Korean. In addition, he has authored or coauthored approximately 30 journal articles, 12 technical reports, and 10 other book chapters. Dr. Weiss holds a PhD degree in industrial and organizational psychology from Texas A&M University, and a master's degree in clinical psychology from Trinity University. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife of 28 years, Judy Ann. The Weiss' have two adult sons.

Inhalt
Overview and Introduction to the Bayley-III;
Becoming Proficient with Bayley-III Administration;
Development of the Bayley-III;
Cognitive Development;
Language Deelopment;
Motor Development;
Social-Emotional Development;
Adaptive Behavior Development;
Use and Interpretation of the Bayley-III with Exceptional Children;
Placing Scores in Context: Integrating Information from the Bayley-III;
From Interpretation to Intervention; Next Steps