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Essentials of Assessment Report Writing Essentials of Psychological Assessment Series Series Editors, Alan S. Kaufman and Nadeen L. Kaufman Essentials of 16 PF ® Assessment Essentials of MMPI‐A™ Assessment by Heather E.‐P. Cattell and James M. Schuerger by Robert P. Archer and Radhika Krishnamurth Essentials of ADHD Assessment for Children and Adolescents Essentials of MMPI‐2 ® Assessment, Second Edition by Elizabeth P. Sparrow and Drew Erhardt by David S. Nichols Essentials of Adaptive Behavior Assessment of Essentials of Myers‐Briggs Type Indicator ® Assessment, Neurodevelopmental Disorders Second Edition by Celine A. Saulnier and Cheryl Klaiman by Naomi Quenk Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Essentials of NEPSY ®‐II Assessment Difficulties by Sally L. Kemp and Marit Korkman by David A. Kilpatrick Essentials of Neuropsychological Assessment, Second Edition Essentials of Assessment Report Writing, Second Edition by Nancy Hebben and William Milberg by W. Joel Schneider, Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, Essentials of Nonverbal Assessment and Nancy Mather by Steve McCallum, Bruce Bracken, and John Wasserman Essentials of Assessment with Brief Intelligence Tests Essentials of PAI ® Assessment by Susan R. Homack and Cecil R. Reynolds by Leslie C. Morey Essentials of Autism Spectrum Disorders Evaluation and Essentials of Planning, Selecting, and Tailoring Interventions Assessment for Unique Learners by Celine A. Saulnier and Pamela E. Ventola by Jennifer T. Mascolo, Vincent C. Alfonso, and Dawn P. Essentials of Bayley Scales of Infant Development–II Assessment Flanagan by Maureen M. Black and Kathleen Matula Essentials of Processing Assessment, Second Edition Essentials of Behavioral Assessment by Milton J. Dehn by Michael C. Ramsay, Cecil R. Reynolds, and R. W. Essentials of Psychological Testing, Second Edition Kamphaus by Susana Urbina Essentials of Career Interest Assessment Essentials of Response to Intervention by Jeffrey P. Prince and Lisa J. Heiser by Amanda M. VanDerHeyden and Matthew K. Burns Essentials of CAS‐2 Assessment Essentials of Rorschach Assessment: Comprehensive System by Jack A. Naglieri and R‐PAS Essentials of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Second by Jessica R. Gurley Edition Essentials of School Neuropsychological Assessment, by Linda Wilmshurst Second Edition Essentials of Cognitive Assessment with KAIT and Other by Daniel C. Miller Kaufman Measures Essentials of Stanford‐Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5) Assessment by Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, Debra Broadbooks, by Gale H. Roid and R. Andrew Barram and Alan S. Kaufman Essentials of TAT and Other Storytelling Assessments, Essentials of Conners Behavior Assessments™ Second Edition by Elizabeth P. Sparrow by Hedwig Teglasi Essentials of Creativity Assessment Essentials of Temperament Assessment by James C. Kaufman, Jonathan A. Plucker, and John Baer by Diana Joyce Essentials of Cross‐Battery Assessment, Third Edition Essentials of Trauma‐Informed Assessment and Interventions by Dawn P. Flanagan, Samuel O. Ortiz, and Vincent C. Alfonso in the Schools Essentials of DAS‐II ® Assessment by Bettina Franzese and Kirby L. Wycoff by Ron Dumont, John O. Willis, and Colin D. Elliot Essentials of WAIS ®‐IV Assessment, Second Edition Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention by Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger and Alan S. Kaufman by Nancy Mather and Barbara J. Wendling Essentials of WIAT ®‐III and KTEA‐II Assessment Essentials of Evidence‐Based Academic Interventions by Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger and Kristina C. Breaux by Barbara J. Wendling and Nancy Mather Essentials of WISC ®‐V Assessment Essentials of Executive Functions Assessment by Dawn P. Flanagan and Vincent C. Alfonso by George McCloskey and Lisa A. Perkins Essentials of WISC ®‐V Integrated Assessment Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment, Second Edition by Susan Engi Raiford by Marc J. Ackerman Essentials of WJ‐IV ® Cognitive Abilities Assessment Essentials of Gifted Assessment by Fredrick A. Schrank, Scott L. Decker, and John M. by Steven I. Pfeiffer Garruto Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals Essentials of WJ‐IV ® Tests of Achievement Assessment by Guy McBride, Ron Dumont, and John O. Willis by Nancy Mather and Barbara J. Wendling Essentials of Individual Achievement Assessment Essentials of WMS ®‐IV Assessment by Douglas K. Smith by Lisa Whipple Drozdick, James A. Holdnack, and Robin C. Essentials of Intellectual Disabilities Assessment and Hilsabeck Identification Essentials of WNV ™ Assessment Alan W. Brue and Linda Wilmshurst by Kimberly A. Brunnert, Jack A. Naglieri, and Steven T. Essentials of KABC‐II Assessment Hardy‐Braz by Alan S. Kaufman, Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, Elaine Essentials of Working Memory Assessment and Intervention Fletcher‐Janzen, and Nadeen L. Kaufman by Milton J. Dehn Essentials of MCMI ®‐IV Assessment Essentials of WPPSI ™‐IV Assessment by Seth D. Grossman and Blaise Amendolace by Susan Engi Raiford and Diane Coalson Essentials of Millon™ Inventories Assessment, Third Edition Essentials of WRAML2 and TOMAL‐2 Assessment by Stephen Strack by Wayne Adams and Cecil R. Reynolds Essentials of Assessment Report Writing Second Edition W. Joel Schneider Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger Nancy Mather Nadeen L. Kaufman This edition first published 2018 © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Edition History 1st edition: paperback: Lichtenberger/9780471394877/Assessment Report Essentials All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by law. 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[et al.]. 2004. | Includes index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2018016665 (print) | LCCN 2018017651 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119218746 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119218753 (enhanced ePub) | ISBN 9781119218685 (paperback) Subjects: LCSH: Psychodiagnostics. | Report writing. | Clinical psychology–Authorship. | BISAC: PSYCHOLOGY / Assessment, Testing & Measurement. Classification: LCC RC469 (ebook) | LCC RC469 .E875 2018 (print) | DDC 616.89/075–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018016665 Cover image: © Greg Kuchik/Getty Images Cover design by Wiley Set in 9.5/11.5pt Adobe Garamond by SPi Global, Pondicherry, India Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Renée …whose primary mission is to help others help others. Time and again, and in diverse ways, Renée gave of her time and talent to help make this book do likewise.—WJS To my dear Aunt Elaine—Thank you for reminding me that the simple things in life, like seeing a twinkle in your eye when I walk in the room, sharing a bag of potato chips, and singing a song together, are joyous moments that I am grateful for sharing with you.—EOL To all the many dedicated professionals who take the time to learn to interpret tests and then derive meaningful recommendations that are designed to enhance the lives of others.—NM On every tree there sits a bird, singing a song of love … This is my song of love to my dearest Alan: Wherever and whenever you go, I go … Hi Lili, Hi Lili, Hi Lo.—NLK CONTENTS Series Preface ix Preface to the Second Edition xi Acknowledgements xiii One Introduction and Overview 1 Two Make Your Reports Classy and Gorgeous 11 Three Writing with Clarity, Style, and Purpose 30 Four Introductory Sections of the Report 73 Five Behavioral Observations 97 Six Communicating Test Results 128 Seven Diagnostic Impressions and Summary 157 Eight Personality Assessment (by Rita W. McCleary) 166 Nine Recommendations 197 Ten Special Issues in Report Writing 230 Eleven Tips for Writing Evaluation Reports (by John O. Willis) 249 Twelve Annotated Case Reports 260 References 445 Index 452 vii
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