Creating Connections. Changing Lives.

284 Pages·2010·11.5 MB·English

TM
Catalog of Professional
Testing Resources
April 2010 • Volume 33 • Number 2
Creating Connections.
Changing Lives.
See page 67. See pages 100-101. See page 93. See page 146.
Also Inside...
+ N ew PAR Assessment Toolkit™
for the iPhone® See page 18.
+ C oming Soon! SDS® Form R:
Mobile Version See page 247.
• 1.800.331.8378 • www.parinc.com
Screen for Cognitive
Impairment With a
Revised Version of
the Most Widely Used
Cognitive Status Exam...
Mini-Mental® State Examination, 2nd Edition™ (MMSE®-2™)
Marshal F. Folstein, MD and Susan E. Folstein, MD
User’s Manual by Marshal F. Folstein, MD, Susan E. Folstein, MD,
Travis White, PhD, and Melissa A. Messer, MHS
With a new standard version that is equivalent to the original MMSE and new brief and expanded forms,
the MMSE-2 retains clinical utility and efficiency while expanding its usefulness in populations with milder
forms of cognitive impairment, including subcortical dementia.
• The MMSE-2: Standard Version (MMSE-2:SV) is based on and equivalent to the original MMSE.
• An even briefer version, the new MMSE-2: Brief Version (MMSE-2:BV), is designed for rapid assessment in a
variety of settings.
• The MMSE-2: Expanded Version (MMSE-2:EV), a slightly longer version, is more sensitive to subcortical
dementia and to changes associated with aging, and is sufficiently difficult that it does not have a ceiling effect.
Equivalent, alternate forms (Blue and Red) of each MMSE-2 version have been developed to decrease
the possibility of practice effects that can occur over serial examinations. In addition, the Pocket Norms Foreign language translations,
Guide has been updated to include norms for all three versions of the MMSE-2 by age and education including Spanish for the US, German,
level, and it includes reliable change scores to facilitate serial testing with any of the MMSE-2 versions. and Italian, will soon be available. Visit
our Web site, www.parinc.com, for
more information on the availability of
Why Should I Use the MMSE-2? foreign language versions.
• Flexibility of administration. With three different versions available, you can select the one that best fts you
and your patients’ needs.
• Simplicity of scoring. Forms are user-friendly and easy to score.
• Portable Pocket Norms Guide. T-score conversion tables, reliable change scores, and mean raw score
tables are provided in both the User’s Manual and the handy Pocket Norms Guide.
• Brevity. Depending on the version you choose, administration takes between 5 and 20 minutes.
• Equivalent, alternate forms. Blue and Red Forms enable you to retest the same patient with reduced
practice effects.
• Simplicity of administration. All versions may be administered by anyone who has been trained to test
individuals with cognitive impairment and who is familiar with the administration instructions. No special
equipment is required.
• Clinical relevance. Items have obvious relationships to functional ability in daily life.
For more information on the MMSE-2, see pages 100-101.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
What’s New at PAR! ............................................... 3-17
PAR Resource Finder™ ........................................ 19-22
Personality/Counseling ........................................23-85
Neuropsychological Assessment ....................... 86-142
Forensic Resources ......................................... 143-158
Achievement/Development/Learning ............... 159-195
Intellectual/Ability/Cognitive .............................196-208
TM Behavior/Health ................................................209-240
Career Development and Business ................. 241-260
Creating Connections. Equipment and Reference Resources ............. 261-264
Discount Programs for Research and Training.......... 55
Changing Lives. Arranging a PAR Workshop .................................... 178
PAR QuickQuote ..................................................... 201
Permissions and Licensing ..............................266-269
Comprehensive Product Index .........................270-273
Index of Instrument Acronyms ......................... 274-276
PAR Qualifcation and Order Forms ................. 277-279
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Dear Colleague,
We live in an ever-changing and mobile world. At PAR, we remain committed to
meeting your needs with innovative new products that are geared to how you
work today. Therefore, I am excited to announce our frst two products designed
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specifcally for use on your mobile phones. The Self-Directed Search (SDS )
Form R: Mobile Version enables your clients to take the SDS, a comprehensive
career exploration tool, on most Internet-enabled mobile phones (see page 247). The
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new PAR Assessment Toolkit is a downloadable tool for iPhone users that puts
a score conversion calculator, a chronological age calculator, a stopwatch, a date
calculator, and more at your fngertips (see page 18).
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In our previous catalog, we announced the upcoming release of the Mini-Mental
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State Examination, 2nd Edition (MMSE -2 ), which retains the clinical utility
and efficiency of the original version while expanding its usefulness in populations
with milder forms of cognitive impairment (see page 100), and the Structured R. Bob Smith III, PhD
Chairman and CEO
Inventory of Reported Symptoms, 2nd Edition (SIRS-2), which helps you
evaluate feigning in greater detail with expanded scoring and classifcation,
new scales and indexes, and a new Spanish Language Interview Booklet (see page 146). I am pleased to let
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you know that these fne products are now available, along with the NAB Orientation Test and the NAB
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Auditory Comprehension Test . The NAB Orientation Test asks examinees to respond to a series of questions
relating to self, time, place, and situation in order to assess disorientation (see page 114), while the NAB Auditory
Comprehension Test asks the examinee to respond to a variety of oral questions (see page 115).
If you have not yet had a chance to take a look at the recently released State-Trait Anger Expression
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Inventory-2 Child and Adolescent (STAXI-2 C/A) or the Tasks of Executive Control (TEC ), I encourage
you to do so. The STAXI-2 C/A helps you fnd out if a child or adolescent is harboring anger and how much he or
she is struggling to control his or her anger; it also helps you know if the anger is just a temporary state or more
like a trait, and thus, more concerning (see page 67). The TEC offers a unique approach to the assessment of
executive function by providing a standardized computer-administered measure of working memory and inhibitory
control; the software produces three types of comprehensive and useful reports (see page 93).
To fnd out more about our upcoming products and new releases, please visit us at www.parinc.com. And if you
haven’t already done so, become our friend on Facebook (facebook.parinc.com) for special limited-time offers,
information about upcoming conferences and workshops, and news about what’s happening at PAR.
Once again, I thank you for your business and support.
R. Bob Smith III, PhD, Chairman and CEO
P.S. Privately owned and operated, PAR is proud to offer the same No-Risk Guarantee we have honored since our
company began: If you are not completely satisfed with your purchase, we will accept the return of any item.
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PAR has evaluated its proprietary software for compatibility with the recently released Windows 7. Please visit
www.parinc.com to fnd out if the version of PAR software you are using is compatible with Windows 7. If you
have further questions, please call Technical Support at 1.800.899.8378.
Enter PAR’s 2010 Community PARtners Contest
and Earn the Chance to Win for Your Charity!
PAR has a long history of community involvement. Now, we’d like to hear what
you do to help others in your community. In 300 words or less, tell us how you
give back to others. PAR will make a donation to three winners’ charities of choice
(1st place—$500, 2nd place—$350, 3rd place—$250). Entries must be received
by 6:00 p.m. EST on July 1, 2010. Winners will be announced on our Web site on
July 30. Please see www.parinc.com for the official rules of the contest.
We look forward to PARtnering with you!
Cathy Smith, Vice President Community Relations
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WHAT’S NEW AT PAR!
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ASEBA Direct Observation Form
(DOF)
Now scored via computer with a new Assessment Data
™
Management (ADM ) module, the DOF is a standard-
ized form for rating observations of children’s behavior
in classrooms, at recess, and in other group settings.
During 10-minute periods, observers write narrative
descriptions of children’s behavior and rate on-task
behavior at 1-minute intervals. On-task and problem rat-
ings are displayed on profles of scale scores in relation
to gender-specifc norms for children ages 6-11 years.
See page 46.
State-Trait Anger Expression
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Inventory–2 Child and Adolescent
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(STAXI-2 C/A)
Adapted from the adult version of the STAXI-2, the
STAXI-2 C/A is a 35-item self-report instrument for
the detection of anger intensity over time in individu-
als ages 9-18 years. It is designed to be sensitive to
the developmental aspects of anger in children. The
STAXI-2 C/A is based on the Spielberger taxonomy of
anger—a widely recognized theoretical understanding
of the complex emotion of anger. With fve scales and
four subscales, the STAXI-2 C/A provides a compre-
hensive evaluation of anger expression and may pro-
vide a useful accompaniment to a threat evaluation.
See pages 67 and 236.
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WHAT’S NEW AT PAR!
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NEO Software System With NEO PI-R ,
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NEO-FFI , and NEO PDR Modules
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Expanded to include NEO Professional Develo pment Report (NEO PDR)
functionality, this modular system allows users to generate unlimited
Interpretive Reports with the added PDR module.
• The NEO PI-R Interpretive Report includes a global description of the Five Factors
with detailed individual facets and information about personality correlates with
possible implications.
• The NEO-FFI Form S Interpretive Report presents style graphs of the fve personality
domains in terms of 10 personality styles.
• The NEO PDR translates the client’s PI-R scores into practical, accurate, and user-
See pages friendly narrative reports about an individual’s personal and career development.
79 and 259.
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Tasks of Executive Control (TEC )
The TEC is a standardized computer-administered
measure of two fundamental aspects of executive
control processes (working memory and inhibitory
control) in children and adolescents ages 5 to 18 years
old. The program monitors accuracy and response
time throughout administration to produce six accuracy
scores, two response time scores, and two response
time variability scores for each of six tasks. Each task
consists of on-screen instructions, a set of practice
trials with feedback, and 100 timed-interval stimuli that
require responses.
See page 93.
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WHAT’S NEW AT PAR!
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Mini-Mental State Examination, 2nd Edition
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(MMSE -2 )
With a new standard version that is equivalent to the original MMSE and new
brief and expanded forms, the MMSE-2 retains clinical utility and efficiency
while expanding its usefulness in populations with milder forms of cognitive
impairment, including subcortical dementia. The MMSE-2: Standard Version
(MMSE-2:SV) is equivalent to the original MMSE. An even briefer version, the
MMSE-2: Brief Version (MMSE-2:BV), is designed for rapid assessment in a
variety of settings. The MMSE-2: Expanded Version (MMSE-2:EV), a slightly
longer version, is more sensitive to subcortical dementia and to changes
associated with aging and is sufficiently difficult that it does not have a ceiling
effect. Equivalent, alternate forms (Blue and Red) of each MMSE-2 version
have been developed to decrease the possibility of practice effects that can
occur over serial examinations.
See pages 100 -101.
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NAB Naming Test
Now available as a stand-alone assessment, the NAB
Naming Test helps you quickly identify defcits in visual
confrontation naming skills and facilitates the diagno-
sis of aphasia and related disorders. Taken from the
NAB Language Module, this instrument uses digital
pictures rather than line drawings, leading to greater
ecological validity. Excellent for use with clients who
have traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, or
other neurological impairments, this brief test allows
clinicians to repeat testing with an equivalent alternate
form, thereby reducing practice effects and enabling
easy progress monitoring.
See page 109.
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WHAT’S NEW AT PAR!
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NAB Memory Module Kit
Now available with all relevant information in a
stand-alone Professional Manual, the NAB Memory
Module consists of four tests that help you to
quickly identify defcits in an individual’s learning
and memory skills, thus facilitating diagnoses of
dementia, traumatic brain injury, and other neuro-
logic disorders. Two parallel, equivalent forms allow
you to repeat testing, reducing practice effects while
enabling progress monitoring over time. The NAB
Memory Module provides a marker of an individual’s
verbal explicit learning, visual explicit learning,
verbal delayed free recall, visual delayed recognition
memory, and verbal explicit learning. A new Scoring
Program and Training DVD also are available to aid
in quick administration and scoring of the measure.
See page 110.
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NAB Mazes Test
Now available as an independent instrument, the NAB
Mazes Test helps you quickly assess planning and
organizational defcits in individuals with frontal systems
dysfunction. This can be helpful for evaluating people with
a variety of neurologic disorders, including traumatic brain
injury, stroke, tumor, and degenerative diseases. Easily
portable, the NAB Mazes Test is ideal for use with clients
in rehabilitation, long-term care, and other settings. Two
equivalent forms reduce practice effects to allow for ease
of retesting.
See page 111.
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WHAT’S NEW AT PAR!
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NAB Categories Test
Previously available only as part of the NAB Executive
Functions Module, the NAB Categories Test helps you
to quickly assess concept formation, cognitive fexibility,
and problem-solving abilities. Examinees are asked to
generate as many two-group categories as possible
within a given time frame based on attractive and
engaging visual stimuli. In just 10 to 15 minutes, you can
evaluate skills associated with frontal systems dysfunc-
tion and gain information about an examinee’s response
style and abilities.
See page 111.
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NAB Visual Discrimination Test
The NAB Visual Discrimination Test is an 18-item task that
asks the examinee to match a target visual design from an
array of similar designs. The task evaluates defcits in visual
perception using stimuli that are not easily verbally encoded.
Colorful abstract designs maintain examinee engagement
and a detailed Record Form guides the examiner through the
measure.
See page 112.
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WHAT’S NEW AT PAR!
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NAB Design Construction Test
Originally part of the NAB Spatial Module, the NAB Design Construction Test
enables you to identify difficulties with visuoconstruction skills involving diverse
areas of the brain. This brief eight-item assembly task requires examinees to
use plastic geometric shapes, or tans, to reproduce each two-dimensional
stimulus, or tangram. An equivalent parallel form allows for ease of retesting.
See page 112.
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NAB Numbers & Letters Test
Once only available as part of the NAB Attention Module,
the NAB Numbers & Letters Test is now available as a
stand-alone measure of attention, inhibition, and impulsivity.
Incorporating both letter cancellation and counting tasks, the
four subtests were developed to measure sustained attention,
psychomotor speed, selective attention, divided attention,
information processing speed, impulsivity, and disinhibi-
tion. Scoring Templates help examiners to quickly score the
measure.
See page 113.
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