Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents
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Written as a graduate-level training textbook, this work focuses on comprehensive psychological assessment methods relevant to the fields of school psychology, clinical child psychology, and special education. Merrell (education, U. of Oregon) first provides chapters a general foundation for assessment practice, covering basic professional and ethical issues, classification and diagnostic problems, and introductions to six primary assessment methods. Later chapters look at specific social-emotional behavior domains, including externalizing problems, internalizing problems, other problems, social skills and peer relationships, young children, and diverse cultural groups. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Preface1Foundations of Assessment32Assessment and Classification263Direct Behavioral Observation514Behavior Rating Scales775Interviewing Techniques1036Sociometric Techniques1387Self-Report Instruments1588Projective-Expressive Techniques1839Assessment of Externalizing Problems21710Assessment of Internalizing Problems24611Assessment of Other Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Problems28012Assessment of Social Skills and Peer Relations31113Assessing Social and Emotional Behavior of Young Children34014Assessment and Cultural Diversity364AppSources for Published Assessment Instruments398References404Author Index441Subject Index453
